Cottage of the Week: $4 million for a two-cottage compound on Little Lake Joseph
ADDRESS: 75 Old Portage Road
NEIGHBOURHOOD: Rosseau, Ontario
AGENT: Jamie Blair and Tom McDonald, Chestnut Park Real Estate Ltd., Brokerage and Richard Scully, Harvey Kalles Real Estate Ltd., Brokerage
PRICE: $3,995,000
THE PLACE: Situated on Little Lake Joseph, this Muskoka compound includes two individual cottages and a bunkhouse on the property.
BRAGGING RIGHTS: The cottage has the same rustic elegance as an ad for Ralph Lauren Home—the handy work of Lisa Stevens, head of Lisa Stevens and Co., a Distillery District interior design firm.
BIG SELLING POINT: The compound is made for a large family to share, with seven bedrooms split over three separate sleeping areas.
POSSIBLE DEAL BREAKER: If you and your siblings are the type to squabble over splitting the check, going in on a multimillion-dollar property is probably not in your best interests.
BY THE NUMBERS:
• $3,995,000
• $20,519 in 2010 taxes
• 728 feet of shoreline
• 7 total bedrooms
• 5 total bathrooms
• 5.5 acres of land
• 2 cottages
• 1 tennis court
• 1 boathouse
• 1 bunkhouse
87292 75 Old Portage Road https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/sept11HOTWOldPortage_intro-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/sept11HOTWOldPortage_intro.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/sept11HOTWOldPortage_intro.jpg 656 375 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/cottage-of-the-week-75-old-portage-road/slide/sept11hotwoldportage_intro/ sept11hotwoldportage_intro 0 0
87293 75 Old Portage Road https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/sept11HOTWOldPortage_1-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/sept11HOTWOldPortage_1.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/sept11HOTWOldPortage_1.jpg 624 420 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/cottage-of-the-week-75-old-portage-road/slide/sept11hotwoldportage_1/ sept11hotwoldportage_1 0 0
87294 Loft sitting room 75 Old Portage Road https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/sept11HOTWOldPortage_2-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/sept11HOTWOldPortage_2.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/sept11HOTWOldPortage_2.jpg 624 420 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/cottage-of-the-week-75-old-portage-road/slide/sept11hotwoldportage_2/ sept11hotwoldportage_2 0 0
Loft sitting room
87295 Upstairs sitting room 75 Old Portage Road https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/sept11HOTWOldPortage_3-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/sept11HOTWOldPortage_3.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/sept11HOTWOldPortage_3.jpg 624 420 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/cottage-of-the-week-75-old-portage-road/slide/sept11hotwoldportage_3/ sept11hotwoldportage_3 0 0
Upstairs sitting room
87296 Arty sitting room 75 Old Portage Road https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/sept11HOTWOldPortage_4-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/sept11HOTWOldPortage_4.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/sept11HOTWOldPortage_4.jpg 624 420 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/cottage-of-the-week-75-old-portage-road/slide/sept11hotwoldportage_4/ sept11hotwoldportage_4 0 0
Arty sitting room
87297 75 Old Portage Road https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/sept11HOTWOldPortage_5-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/sept11HOTWOldPortage_5.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/sept11HOTWOldPortage_5.jpg 624 420 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/cottage-of-the-week-75-old-portage-road/slide/sept11hotwoldportage_5/ sept11hotwoldportage_5 0 0
87298 Sitting room that leads onto the porch 75 Old Portage Road https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/sept11HOTWOldPortage_5b-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/sept11HOTWOldPortage_5b.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/sept11HOTWOldPortage_5b.jpg 400 602 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/cottage-of-the-week-75-old-portage-road/slide/sept11hotwoldportage_5b/ sept11hotwoldportage_5b 0 0
Sitting room that leads onto the porch
87299 Kitchen 75 Old Portage Road https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/sept11HOTWOldPortage_6-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/sept11HOTWOldPortage_6.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/sept11HOTWOldPortage_6.jpg 624 420 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/cottage-of-the-week-75-old-portage-road/slide/sept11hotwoldportage_6/ sept11hotwoldportage_6 0 0
Kitchen
87300 Dishwasher-equipped! 75 Old Portage Road https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/sept11HOTWOldPortage_7-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/sept11HOTWOldPortage_7.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/sept11HOTWOldPortage_7.jpg 624 420 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/cottage-of-the-week-75-old-portage-road/slide/sept11hotwoldportage_7/ sept11hotwoldportage_7 0 0
Dishwasher-equipped!
87301 Dining room (rustic lighting) 75 Old Portage Road https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/sept11HOTWOldPortage_8-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/sept11HOTWOldPortage_8.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/sept11HOTWOldPortage_8.jpg 624 420 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/cottage-of-the-week-75-old-portage-road/slide/sept11hotwoldportage_8/ sept11hotwoldportage_8 0 0
Dining room (rustic lighting)
87302 Open-concept cottage 75 Old Portage Road https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/sept11HOTWOldPortage_9-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/sept11HOTWOldPortage_9.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/sept11HOTWOldPortage_9.jpg 624 420 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/cottage-of-the-week-75-old-portage-road/slide/sept11hotwoldportage_9/ sept11hotwoldportage_9 0 0
Open-concept cottage
87303 Bedroom looking onto the lake 75 Old Portage Road https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/sept11HOTWOldPortage_10-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/sept11HOTWOldPortage_10.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/sept11HOTWOldPortage_10.jpg 624 420 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/cottage-of-the-week-75-old-portage-road/slide/sept11hotwoldportage_10/ sept11hotwoldportage_10 0 0
Bedroom looking onto the lake
87304 Main floor bedroom with porch access 75 Old Portage Road https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/sept11HOTWOldPortage_11-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/sept11HOTWOldPortage_11.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/sept11HOTWOldPortage_11.jpg 624 420 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/cottage-of-the-week-75-old-portage-road/slide/sept11hotwoldportage_11/ sept11hotwoldportage_11 0 0
Main floor bedroom with porch access
87305 Main-floor bedroom 75 Old Portage Road https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/sept11HOTWOldPortage_12-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/sept11HOTWOldPortage_12.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/sept11HOTWOldPortage_12.jpg 624 420 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/cottage-of-the-week-75-old-portage-road/slide/sept11hotwoldportage_12/ sept11hotwoldportage_12 0 0
Main-floor bedroom
87306 Deck chairs on the dock! 75 Old Portage Road https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/sept11HOTWOldPortage_13-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/sept11HOTWOldPortage_13.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/sept11HOTWOldPortage_13.jpg 624 420 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/cottage-of-the-week-75-old-portage-road/slide/sept11hotwoldportage_13/ sept11hotwoldportage_13 0 0
Deck chairs on the dock!
87307 Boathouse dock—the perfect spot for Muskoka chairs (of course) 75 Old Portage Road https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/sept11HOTWOldPortage_13b-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/sept11HOTWOldPortage_13b.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/sept11HOTWOldPortage_13b.jpg 400 602 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/cottage-of-the-week-75-old-portage-road/slide/sept11hotwoldportage_13b/ sept11hotwoldportage_13b 0 0
Boathouse dock—the perfect spot for Muskoka chairs (of course)
87308 75 Old Portage Road https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/sept11HOTWOldPortage_14-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/sept11HOTWOldPortage_14.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/sept11HOTWOldPortage_14.jpg 624 420 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/cottage-of-the-week-75-old-portage-road/slide/sept11hotwoldportage_14/ sept11hotwoldportage_14 0 0
87309 Enough dock space to entertain 75 Old Portage Road https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/sept11HOTWOldPortage_15-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/sept11HOTWOldPortage_15.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/sept11HOTWOldPortage_15.jpg 624 420 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/cottage-of-the-week-75-old-portage-road/slide/sept11hotwoldportage_15/ sept11hotwoldportage_15 0 0
Enough dock space to entertain
87310 75 Old Portage Road https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/sept11HOTWOldPortage_16-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/sept11HOTWOldPortage_16.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/sept11HOTWOldPortage_16.jpg 624 420 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/cottage-of-the-week-75-old-portage-road/slide/sept11hotwoldportage_16/ sept11hotwoldportage_16 0 0
87313 The view from the dock 75 Old Portage Road https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/sept11HOTWOldPortage_19-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/sept11HOTWOldPortage_19.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/sept11HOTWOldPortage_19.jpg 624 420 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/cottage-of-the-week-75-old-portage-road/slide/sept11hotwoldportage_19/ sept11hotwoldportage_19 0 0
The view from the dock
87315 From the cottage of the boathouse 75 Old Portage Road https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/sept11HOTWOldPortage_21-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/sept11HOTWOldPortage_21.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/sept11HOTWOldPortage_21.jpg 624 420 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/cottage-of-the-week-75-old-portage-road/slide/sept11hotwoldportage_21/ sept11hotwoldportage_21 0 0
From the cottage of the boathouse
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87317 The boathouse and dock 75 Old Portage Road https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/sept11HOTWOldPortage_23-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/sept11HOTWOldPortage_23.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/sept11HOTWOldPortage_23.jpg 624 420 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/cottage-of-the-week-75-old-portage-road/slide/sept11hotwoldportage_23/ sept11hotwoldportage_23 0 0
The boathouse and dock
87318 The property (as seen from the dock) 75 Old Portage Road https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/sept11HOTWOldPortage_24-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/sept11HOTWOldPortage_24.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/sept11HOTWOldPortage_24.jpg 624 420 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/cottage-of-the-week-75-old-portage-road/slide/sept11hotwoldportage_24/ sept11hotwoldportage_24 0 0
The property (as seen from the dock)
87319 A small strip of private beachfront 75 Old Portage Road https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/sept11HOTWOldPortage_25-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/sept11HOTWOldPortage_25.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/sept11HOTWOldPortage_25.jpg 624 420 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/cottage-of-the-week-75-old-portage-road/slide/sept11hotwoldportage_25/ sept11hotwoldportage_25 0 0
A small strip of private beachfront
87320 The lake 75 Old Portage Road https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/sept11HOTWOldPortage_26-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/sept11HOTWOldPortage_26.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/sept11HOTWOldPortage_26.jpg 624 420 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/cottage-of-the-week-75-old-portage-road/slide/sept11hotwoldportage_26/ sept11hotwoldportage_26 0 0
The lake
87322 Boathouse, dock and deck chairs 75 Old Portage Road https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/sept11HOTWOldPortage_28-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/sept11HOTWOldPortage_28.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/sept11HOTWOldPortage_28.jpg 624 420 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/cottage-of-the-week-75-old-portage-road/slide/sept11hotwoldportage_28/ sept11hotwoldportage_28 0 0
Boathouse, dock and deck chairs
87323 75 Old Portage Road https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/sept11HOTWOldPortage_29-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/sept11HOTWOldPortage_29.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/sept11HOTWOldPortage_29.jpg 624 420 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/cottage-of-the-week-75-old-portage-road/slide/sept11hotwoldportage_29/ sept11hotwoldportage_29 0 0
87324 75 Old Portage Road https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/sept11HOTWOldPortage_30-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/sept11HOTWOldPortage_30.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/sept11HOTWOldPortage_30.jpg 624 420 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/cottage-of-the-week-75-old-portage-road/slide/sept11hotwoldportage_30/ sept11hotwoldportage_30 0 0
87325 75 Old Portage Road https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/sept11HOTWOldPortage_31-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/sept11HOTWOldPortage_31.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/sept11HOTWOldPortage_31.jpg 624 420 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/cottage-of-the-week-75-old-portage-road/slide/sept11hotwoldportage_31/ sept11hotwoldportage_31 0 0
87326 75 Old Portage Road https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/sept11HOTWOldPortage_32-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/sept11HOTWOldPortage_32.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/sept11HOTWOldPortage_32.jpg 624 420 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/cottage-of-the-week-75-old-portage-road/slide/sept11hotwoldportage_32/ sept11hotwoldportage_32 0 0
87327 75 Old Portage Road https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/sept11HOTWOldPortage_33-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/sept11HOTWOldPortage_33.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/sept11HOTWOldPortage_33.jpg 624 420 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/cottage-of-the-week-75-old-portage-road/slide/sept11hotwoldportage_33/ sept11hotwoldportage_33 0 0
87328 75 Old Portage Road https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/sept11HOTWOldPortage_34-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/sept11HOTWOldPortage_34.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/sept11HOTWOldPortage_34.jpg 624 420 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/cottage-of-the-week-75-old-portage-road/slide/sept11hotwoldportage_34/ sept11hotwoldportage_34 0 0
Meh.
My boyfriend’s family cottage looks just like this.
But it cost a fraction of this price.
Also, the commute is 2 hrs on open country road, not parked on the 400.
Way to go @Anna, I hope you are blowing him on the way up
When you take into consideration what you’re getting, two cottages, 5.5 acres, boathouse and 728 feet of water frontage it’s really not a bad price for the Muskoka’s. Not saying that that’s what it should cost to enjoy cottage life but it’s not a bad package.
Muskoka’s are great but I’ll stay in the Kawartha’s.