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During this time the Tin Man General Store was born and it
provided loggers and the locals with a convenient shop for
food items, tools and odds and ends. The demand from
loggers for accommodation on a seasonal basis led to the
erection of small cabins in the area. Dams were built
that generated electricity, and the Trent Severn
Waterway - construction of which began in 1833 - was
completed.
Decades later as logging came to an end, the
next stage of Forest Glen's history was just beginning.
With it's natural beauty, the site became a focus for
tourism. The original Tin Man General Store was
completely rebuilt and expanded, and a meeting room and
conference facility was developed.
In 2004, Lee and Debra Nefsky, who had a
special affinity for Muskoka, and who work closely with
persons with disabilities, redevelop the historic Forest Glen
site into the first privately owned, fully accessible and
barrier-free family resort in Ontario, all the while,
preserving its natural beauty. Even now, that
sense of history is palpable; every year people arrive to take
pictures of their grandchildren alongside the Tin Man, just as
they had been photographed with him when they were kids.
Forest Glen is today, as it has always been; a
crown jewel on the Trent Severn Waterway in the heart of the
Ontario Cottage Country, just waiting to be explored.
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