Other Commemorations
At least two organisations have been inspired by and named after Izaak Walton. Inspired by The Compleat Angler, advertising mogul and land developer Barron Collier founded the Izaak Walton Fly Fishing Club in 1908 at his Useppa Island resort near Fort Myers, Florida. It was considered one of the most exclusive sporting clubs in the world. The Izaak Walton League is an American association of sportsmen that was formed in 1922 in Chicago, Illinois to preserve fishing streams. He was inducted into the American National Fresh Water Fishing Hall of Fame.
The 17th century Izaak Walton Hotel at the south end of Dovedale commemorates his close association with that river—the hotel also owns the fishing rights on the Staffordshire bank of the Dove.
The Izaak Walton Inn at the Essex BNSF railroad depot on the west side of the Continental Divide, was so named to encourage use by fishermen and tourists. The inn was built to house 30 Great Northern Railway employees needed to keep the line open during the annual 8 months of winter before heavy mechanized equipment. The Izaak Walton Inn is on the National Register of Historic Places.
There is another Izaak Walton Inn in Embu, Kenya.
The Compleat Angler hotel also exists in Marlow, England since 1640. Source John Crampton at www.HeritageWorldMedia.com
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