Pelican Lake 

In the years before the Second World War, treatment for tuberculosis, also referred to as "consumption," consisted of “rest, good food, and fresh air.” Following this recommended treatment was the Ninette Sanatorium on 143 acres of land on the shores of Pelican Lake. Patient rooms had windows that faced either the lake or valley, with balconies. Additionally, there was a large veranda where patients could lie in beds while sitting by the lake.

Caregivers at the Ninette Sanatorium aimed to:

“give the best known treatment to early and curable cases of consumption, irrespective of class, creed or financial standing; to lessen the ravages of consumption; to cure or arrest the disease or at least to start patients on the road to cure; to restore their wage-earning capacity; to teach them how to take care of themselves and remain well ; and send them out into the community to demonstrate the bene­fits of hygienic living and to teach the communicability, prevention and cure of consumption.” (The Ninette Sanatorium: Its Object and the Good it is Doing, 1912)