Torbay Cottages

The way we were...

1939 - 2009
70 years of service in the tourism industry

The original lodge (above) was built in 1939 and was destroyed by fire
some time before the early 1950's. 

Torbay used to be much much bigger than it is today, in it's early days encompassing the lodge above and some 24  cottages on about 2.5 acres of land.   In the image above, taken from a post card, the caption reads "Torbay Lodge on Lake Nipissing, No. 11 Highway, 2 1/2 Miles South of North Bay, Ont., Canada (149)". From what I have been able to learn, the 49 would be 1949...  Today, Torbay is only 1/2 acre in size, and has only six cottages and two efficiency units plus owners quarters.

View toward Lake Nipissing with original cottages (now replaced with #1 & #2) by the beach. (1960's photo). These cottages were replaced first in 1978 when #1 was built, then in 1987 #2 was constructed.

1960's photo of #4 & #5 viewed from Banner Ave. These two cottages were built in 1957. Both of the cottages have been renovated several times and both used to have 'side' doors from the kitchen to the outside.

Summer view from Banner Avenue in the mid 1970's

This is the only photo we have of the beach, with the old #2 cottage partially visible. This picture was taken in the early 1970's we believe.

This is another shot of  #2 (originally #18) from back in the 1970's

View from road to lake (1970's). Cottages by the water were later replaced, but #4 to the right still stands.

Here is a great shot of the beach and old #1
(then #19) also from the late 70's ?  This cottage was replaced in1978

The Office in 1990

...now converted to our
linen shed (1996)

#1 in 1990
(new in 1978)

1996

#2 in 1990
(new in 1987)

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#3 in 1990
(new in 1979)

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#4 in 1990

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#5 in 1990

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#6 in 1990

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#7 / #8 in 1990

1996