At the turn of the century, the Restigouche River was the area where wealthy businessmen had the spirit of adventure. One of those individuals was Sir Isaak Walton Killam (IWK Hospital). A native of Nova Scotia, Sir Killam was considered as one of Canada’s wealthiest businessmen at the time and was among the first Canadians to be part of the famous Restigouche Salmon Club.

In 1911, he acquired the ‘Brunswick Lodge’ in Flatlands, as well as the right to fish many salmon pools on the Restigouche River. Among the influential people of this era who visited the Lodge were the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, local politicians and famous businessmen.

Sir Isaak Walton Killam and his wife, Dorothy, would receive guests in this pristine part of the world, with gardeners, chefs and waiters occupying the eastern part of the lodge. After his death in 1955, the Lodge was sold to various families over the years. Among those were Bensinger, Mill, Poley, Riley, Cormier and now Hackett & Bisson.