The first property developers agreed to preserve and protect all the graves from desecration and to let Chief John Bigwin be buried here with his ancestors after he died.

It was an exclusive summer destination for tourists from Toronto and the US eastern seaboard, and was developed by Charles Orlando Shaw, a Huntsville businessman.

Leslie operated on a non-profit basis and was successful in attracting entertainers to Bigwin, it was popular as a result, but due to illness he had to sell the hotel in the 1960s.

The west lodge, dance pavilion, ferry house, kitchens, golf clubhouse, staff bungalows, stables, rotunda and Mohawk Belle hull have been demolished.

Though the rotunda fireplaces survive (except for one that obstructed a golf course view), plans for a boutique hotel onsite and extensive back lot condominium development are said to have been shelved.

Perimeter island lots continue to sell and the Bigwin Inn dining room and tea house are restored to service.

Supported by cross beams to dock cribbing, it survived for many years with bow, stern and bridge remaining above water.

Ownership of the east lodge, main dock, pavilion and boat house is with another company Muskoka Condo Corp 1 (MCC1).