Sold to Columbia Cellulose in the 1940s for logging, the eastern shore part became a piece of the provincial park.

[3] In the early 1920s, George Cobb established a hotel as a roadhouse, which catered to miners, homesteaders, and pole cutters, who travelled northward to the lake and beyond.

[4] The Kalum Lake Transfer, a rudimentary motor vehicle, carried passengers and freight to Cobb's Landing.

In 1928, Ethel and Everett Dix, with daughter Vivian, nicknamed Dixie, arrived and the family bought the hotel.

That year, they extensively upgraded the lodgings to attract local residents and as a destination for wealthy American tourists drawn by the abundant hunting and fishing.

Needing a building to house artifacts, the group inspected the abandoned Kalum Lake Hotel, which was experiencing vandalism.

[9] The unusual features of the dance hall, which was also acquired, comprise vertical logs, a hip roof, and an orchestra pit.

A pit toilet is provided, but potable water, firewood, picnic tables, or shelters are not present.