The Gananoque Inn  

"The Gananoque Inn occupies what was originally the Gananoque Carriage Works, a business founded in the 1870s by George and Charles Taylor. A child's cutter built on the premises, is on display in the Inn lobby. In 1885, the company was purchased by George Burrows of the Standard Wagon Company of Cincinnati. By 1894, the operation had been moved to Brockville, Ontario. The picturesque location of the former Gananoque Carriage Works, the substantial character of the building, and its location in the midst of the most charming part of the Thousand Islands suggested the idea of converting the property into a summer hotel. The Gananoque Inn was opened in June of 1896 and remained under the ownership of the Brockville Carriage Company until March 1906 when Archibald Welsh of Montreal became the first private owner of the inn."