The Taylors traveled from England after the first World War with their young family. They decided to build a haven, a quiet refuge in the Wild West, a land of peace, "the land of honey" as they called it.

Colonel Taylor had survived the first war and wanted to rebuild. He did that with the help of strong men and women, strong horses and sternwheelers. The house of generous proportions was built in 1920 and called Pibrac, after a French castle.

The work was endless, the soil poor and rocky, they planted many trees and the yields from the orchards were often disappointing but they carried on their hard work and believed in their dream.

Involved in the Capitol Theater, A.N. Taylor was known for his charisma, generous spirit and also for loving to entertain his friends. They were the first on the North shore to have a telephone and domestic electricity powered by their own hydroelectric plant on the creek just above the lodge.

The powerhouse and the sternwheelers are long gone and the trees have grown much taller. However the peaceful timelessness still resides and the flow and gentle sound of the Shannon creek lives on. The lodge has been lovingly restored and offers an exceptionally quiet and romantic location for the discerning traveler.

"I know that somewhere out there-The Colonel is so happy for the work and wisdom that you and the Dodsworth’s did -to finish what he started and worked so hard for. It does not seem now to be a waste of his dream. Thanks."
        - Pam Taylor, youngest of the Taylor’s.

Pam celebrated her eighty-sixth birthday with us in July 2001. We were honored to have her as a guest and blessed to get original photographs for our archives. Please feel free to click on any of the pictures in the header or footer to see a larger version. Use the back button on your browser to return to this page.