The Telegraph House, built in 1861, is owned and operated by the fourth and fifth generations of the Dunlop Family. As once contained the office of the first Trans-Oceanic Cable Company, some of the first telegraph messages in North America were sent from the office in the "Telegraph House".

Alexander Graham Bell's 'Bell room no.1' is preserved in much the same style and charm as it was when staying here in the late 1880's.

A reception was held at our establishment in honor of his royal highness, Prince Michael, brother of the Duke of Kent, on February 23, 1984, on the occasion of the 75th anniversary flight of the Silver Dart.

This historic flight which took place in Baddeck in 1909, with J.A.D. McCurdy at the controls, was made possible by the Aerial Experimental Association under the direction of Alexander Graham Bell. They started with a man-carrying kite, the Cygnet; afterwards a flying machine, the Silver Dart, the last of the four machines built by the A.E.A.. It was tried out on the icy Bras d'Or lake at Baddeck and on Feb.23, 1909 McCurdy flew the Silver Dart a distance of half a mile in the presence of all the townspeople of Baddeck.

"We came into a straggling villiage that we could see by the starlight. But we stopped at the door of a very unhotel-like appearing hotel. It had in front a flower garden. It was blazing with welcome lights. It opened hospitable doors and we were received by a family who expected us..., (extract from "Baddeck and that Sort of Thing", published 1896)