Garryowen, near the narrows on the southeast shore of Lake of Bays, originated in the 1880s with a land grant to Charles Brown. In the early 1900s Shirley and Elizabeth Ball bought a block of that land. They established the Garryowen resort, “a camp in the woods” that offered hunting and fishing. Guests stayed at the lodge, in pagodas and in tents. By the time Shirley Ball passed away in 1938 much of the property had been divided into parcels and sold to family and friends. In 2013 Garryowen cottage was registered under the protection of the Ontario Heritage Trust. This amazing 4.13 acre community is a time capsule of early Muskoka settlement.