Comments on: A postcard from the Wigwam Inn https://evelazarus.com/the-wigwam-inns-swedish-connection/ Tue, 31 Mar 2026 23:18:46 +0000 hourly 1 By: Bob Gamon https://evelazarus.com/the-wigwam-inns-swedish-connection/#comment-64518 Tue, 02 Dec 2025 03:45:18 +0000 https://evelazarus.com/?p=15057#comment-64518 In reply to Jeanette Mooney.

Its owned by the Royal Van Yacht club

]]> By: Teresa McLennan https://evelazarus.com/the-wigwam-inns-swedish-connection/#comment-64276 Mon, 13 Oct 2025 03:22:14 +0000 https://evelazarus.com/?p=15057#comment-64276 We took a trip on my dad’s boat in 1982 (I think) on Thanksgiving weekend . It was a cold and wet weekend as the six of us trudged up the inlet past the electric powerhouse and up to Wigwahm Inn. I was about 21 yrs old and was fasicnatied by the whole trip. Wet and cold we docked our boat at the wharf and went in and had a big bowl of soup. my Dad’s boat wasn’t very big 6 seats and 3 of us were big boned if you know what I mean! We had a great time!

]]> By: John Gary McBain https://evelazarus.com/the-wigwam-inns-swedish-connection/#comment-61632 Thu, 26 Sep 2024 16:29:57 +0000 https://evelazarus.com/?p=15057#comment-61632 took a boat with family up to the inn in the early 60’s with my irish grandfa t her. Have to hunt for the photo. That’s all I remember of the trip
JOHN

]]> By: Anita Kling https://evelazarus.com/the-wigwam-inns-swedish-connection/#comment-61605 Sun, 22 Sep 2024 22:29:19 +0000 https://evelazarus.com/?p=15057#comment-61605 my father Tony Casano brought it hoping to bring it back to the beautiful place it once was he managed to built new wharfs and had quite a few boaters using it but the job was too much for one person we as a family spent allot of time up there in the summer months the grandkids loved it its nice to see the Vancouver yacht club now has it which is lovely the sad part is if you do not belong you can not go on the beautiful grounds

]]> By: bruce stewart https://evelazarus.com/the-wigwam-inns-swedish-connection/#comment-61591 Sat, 21 Sep 2024 21:00:36 +0000 https://evelazarus.com/?p=15057#comment-61591 In reply to Eve Lazarus.

When I was a wee lad of thirteen, I took a trip in heavy rain to the Wigwam Inn with my family as guests of people my dad knew at Island Tug and Barge (before it was Seaspan). I remember it as being a spooky kind of place, right out of a Miss Marple Mystery. Curious older people in wing back chairs reading odd books from their library.
Lunch was roast beef which gave us all tummy ‘issues’ but for me, as I had prawns! I remember the lights were flickering as they were running on DC current back in the day. Later, the place was raided owing to ‘illegal activities’, as noted. I suppose I was fortunate to be there as a thirteen year old, soaking up the ‘atmosphere’. Sorry, no pictures taken that day! Cheers/bruce

]]> By: Jeanette Mooney https://evelazarus.com/the-wigwam-inns-swedish-connection/#comment-61589 Sat, 21 Sep 2024 16:20:20 +0000 https://evelazarus.com/?p=15057#comment-61589 So I’m wondering what happened to the Wigwam Inn eventually after the government took it over? I’d think being right by the water, time would have done much wear and tear. Very interesting story. Thank you.

]]> By: Kelvin https://evelazarus.com/the-wigwam-inns-swedish-connection/#comment-61585 Sat, 21 Sep 2024 15:13:24 +0000 https://evelazarus.com/?p=15057#comment-61585 Cool.

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