Hoist Bay
Hoist Bay is a testament to the region's industrial history as well as the beginnings of the local tourism industry.
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Hoist Bay Details
Hoist Bay is a testament to the region's industrial history as well as the beginnings of the local tourism industry. In the late 1800s and early 1900s, Hoist Bay was a railroad station for the Virginia and Rainy Lake Lumber Company. Lumber company employees loaded logs from the lake onto trains for transport to sawmills around the country. When the lumber company left in the late 1930s, Ted and Fern Monson bought the property and turned it into a resort. Old lumber-camp buildings were razed, and new guest cabins erected. The resort was a popular getaway for middle-class tourists until 1973, when it closed and the National Parks Service absorbed the property. The 1930s were a time when increased highway construction was improving access to the lakes region. Many guest resorts were built during this time. Today, you can paddle to Hoist Bay and enjoy a picnic or see the pilings that still remain from the old railroad station.
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