Ilahee Lodge was used in the 1950's as a summer camp for boys and girls from southern Ontario with medical needs such as diabetes and heart conditions. There were a lot of us and although we did not all sleep in the house, we had all our meals in the dining room. It is difficult to believe the house is as small as it looks in this photograph.

The front veranda, facing south to the lake, was higher off the ground than is indicated here. Among my very poor black and white photos from that time, one shows 8 or 9 grand, - perhaps 12 feet wide - veranda steps, with 23 children and counselors sitting on them but only occupying about 60% of the area. I recall the veranda being maybe 4 to 5 feet off the ground. I have many fond memories of Ilahee Lodge as a grand old mansion and I am happy to see it has been preserved.