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Taylor acquired the land on which the cabin stands in late 1905 or 1906. His reason given to the Land Agent for the purchase includes the following,“There is a nice little clump of trees which faces an arm of Cooking lake, which would make a very nice little place to build a Summer Cottage……… for my family to reside in during the summer months”. In 1918 Taylor built a new summer cottage at Plover Point, South Cooking lake and possibly stopped using the older cabin. In Nov, 1923 Taylor made the final payment on the original purchase. He also filed a quit claim deed to Justice David Lynch Scott for an undivided half interest in the parcel. In Feb 1924 a patent is issued in the names of Hedley Clarence Taylor and David Lynch Scott for S1/2 and NW ¼ 32-51-21 W4. David Lynch Scott died at Cooking Lake in July 1924 and owned both properties.

Description: The cabin is a single storey structure built of round spruce logs with a stone fireplace and a covered front veranda. It originally stood north-east of its current location, at the top of the high bank overlooking a bay of Cooking Lake. The name Wooden Pan Lodge was carved in the bottom window sill of the front window. On the 1914 Township Survey conducted by DLS Soars, the bay in front of the Taylor/Scott cabin was referred to as Wooden Pan Bay. The property is now owned by the Birch Bay Ranch. The cabin was moved from its original location in the 1970s (Figure 2). The fireplace fell apart during the move and the hole was filled with new logs. The original veranda was also lost. Some other logs have been replaced. A new metal roof has been added. It is currently used as a “tack” store …