Cottage of the Week: $6.8 million for an island, plus six cabins, in Georgian Bay
ADDRESS : Chamberlain Island
NEIGHBOURHOOD : Sans Souci‚ Georgian Bay
AGENTS : George Webster , Moffat Dunlap Real Estate Ltd.
PRICE : $6,800,000
THE PLACE : Purchased in the 1930s, this 12-acre island was once home to a modest log cabin, but now houses a sprawling family compound designed by Stark Architects. Spread across the property are a main lodge, a master cottage, three self-contained sleeper cottages, a laundry cottage and two boathouses—one with a 2-bedroom loft apartment.
BRAGGING RIGHTS : Sunrises and sunsets are the bread and butter of cottage living. There is one cabin positioned on the east-facing side of the island, and another on the west-facing side, so you won’t miss a single solar phenomenon.
BIG SELLING POINT: If space, privacy and a feeling of being far removed from everyday life are on your bucket list, then owning an entire island is the way to go.
POSSIBLE DEAL BREAKER : The only downside to having an island for a cottage is getting there. A boat with licensed driver will be necessary.
BY THE NUMBERS :
• $6,800,000
• $13,626.23 in property taxes (2011)
• 12 acres of land
• 3,000-square-foot master cottage
• 1,800-square-foot main lodge
• 1,000-square-foot loft in boathouse (with 2 bedrooms and 2 baths)
• 10 bathrooms
• 9 bedrooms
• 8 buildings (1 main lodge, 4 sleeper cottages, 1 laundry cottage and 2 boathouses)
• 8 fireplaces
• 2 boathouses
• 2 deep water harbours
• 1 sauna
163810 Another terrace Chamberlain Island Chamberlain Island https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/sept12Chamberlain29-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/sept12Chamberlain29.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/sept12Chamberlain29.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/cottage-of-the-week-chamberlain-island/slide/sept12chamberlain29/ sept12chamberlain29 0 0
163808 One of the terraces Chamberlain Island Chamberlain Island https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/sept12Chamberlain27-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/sept12Chamberlain27.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/sept12Chamberlain27.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/cottage-of-the-week-chamberlain-island/slide/sept12chamberlain27/ sept12chamberlain27 0 0
163807 One of the terraces Chamberlain Island Chamberlain Island https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/sept12Chamberlain26-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/sept12Chamberlain26.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/sept12Chamberlain26.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/cottage-of-the-week-chamberlain-island/slide/sept12chamberlain26/ sept12chamberlain26 0 0
163806 A path leading to another terrace Chamberlain Island Chamberlain Island https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/sept12Chamberlain25-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/sept12Chamberlain25.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/sept12Chamberlain25.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/cottage-of-the-week-chamberlain-island/slide/sept12chamberlain25/ sept12chamberlain25 0 0
163805 There are several large expanses of flat rock extending from the main lodge, which are used for outdoor entertaining and dining Chamberlain Island Chamberlain Island https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/sept12Chamberlain24-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/sept12Chamberlain24.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/sept12Chamberlain24.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/cottage-of-the-week-chamberlain-island/slide/sept12chamberlain24/ sept12chamberlain24 0 0
163804 The utility shed and boathouse which has a workshop, kitchenette and bathroom. It sits on a protected harbour Chamberlain Island Chamberlain Island https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/sept12Chamberlain23-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/sept12Chamberlain23.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/sept12Chamberlain23.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/cottage-of-the-week-chamberlain-island/slide/sept12chamberlain23/ sept12chamberlain23 0 0
163803 The laundry cottage Chamberlain Island Chamberlain Island https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/sept12Chamberlain22-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/sept12Chamberlain22.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/sept12Chamberlain22.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/cottage-of-the-week-chamberlain-island/slide/sept12chamberlain22/ sept12chamberlain22 0 0
163802 The bedroom inside the pink cottage Chamberlain Island Chamberlain Island https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/sept12Chamberlain21-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/sept12Chamberlain21.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/sept12Chamberlain21.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/cottage-of-the-week-chamberlain-island/slide/sept12chamberlain21/ sept12chamberlain21 0 0
163801 The pink cottage is 500 square feet and contains one bedroom with a granite fireplace and a bathroom Chamberlain Island Chamberlain Island https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/sept12Chamberlain20-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/sept12Chamberlain20.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/sept12Chamberlain20.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/cottage-of-the-week-chamberlain-island/slide/sept12chamberlain20/ sept12chamberlain20 0 0
163800 The sunset cottage is the original log cabin from the 1930s. It’s 450 square feet and has one bedroom, a living room with a fireplace, a bathroom and restored pine plank floors. As the name implies , it faces west Chamberlain Island Chamberlain Island https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/sept12Chamberlain19-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/sept12Chamberlain19.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/sept12Chamberlain19.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/cottage-of-the-week-chamberlain-island/slide/sept12chamberlain19/ sept12chamberlain19 0 0
163799 Inside the sunrise cottage Chamberlain Island Chamberlain Island https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/sept12Chamberlain18-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/sept12Chamberlain18.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/sept12Chamberlain18.jpg 416 624 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/cottage-of-the-week-chamberlain-island/slide/sept12chamberlain18/ sept12chamberlain18 0 0
163798 The sunrise cottage is 860 square feet and contains two bedrooms, two bathrooms, a living room with a woodstove and a kitchenette Chamberlain Island Chamberlain Island https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/sept12Chamberlain17-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/sept12Chamberlain17.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/sept12Chamberlain17.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/cottage-of-the-week-chamberlain-island/slide/sept12chamberlain17/ sept12chamberlain17 0 0
163797 The main cottage kitchen Chamberlain Island Chamberlain Island https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/sept12Chamberlain16-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/sept12Chamberlain16.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/sept12Chamberlain16.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/cottage-of-the-week-chamberlain-island/slide/sept12chamberlain16/ sept12chamberlain16 0 0
163796 The kitchen in the main cottage has a six-person table, a six-burner gas cooktop, a walk-in cold room, two refrigerators, two dishwashers and a wood-burning fireplace Chamberlain Island Chamberlain Island https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/sept12Chamberlain15-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/sept12Chamberlain15.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/sept12Chamberlain15.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/cottage-of-the-week-chamberlain-island/slide/sept12chamberlain15/ sept12chamberlain15 0 0
163795 The butler’s pantry in the main cottage Chamberlain Island Chamberlain Island https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/sept12Chamberlain14-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/sept12Chamberlain14.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/sept12Chamberlain14.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/cottage-of-the-week-chamberlain-island/slide/sept12chamberlain14/ sept12chamberlain14 0 0
163794 The butler’s pantry in the main cottage Chamberlain Island Chamberlain Island https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/sept12Chamberlain13-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/sept12Chamberlain13.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/sept12Chamberlain13.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/cottage-of-the-week-chamberlain-island/slide/sept12chamberlain13/ sept12chamberlain13 0 0
163793 The living and dining space in the main cottage Chamberlain Island Chamberlain Island https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/sept12Chamberlain12-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/sept12Chamberlain12.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/sept12Chamberlain12.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/cottage-of-the-week-chamberlain-island/slide/sept12chamberlain12/ sept12chamberlain12 0 0
163791 The living and dining space in the main cottage Chamberlain Island Chamberlain Island https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/sept12Chamberlain11-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/sept12Chamberlain11.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/sept12Chamberlain11.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/cottage-of-the-week-chamberlain-island/slide/sept12chamberlain11/ sept12chamberlain11 0 0
163790 The main boathouse Chamberlain Island Chamberlain Island https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/sept12Chamberlain10-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/sept12Chamberlain10.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/sept12Chamberlain10.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/cottage-of-the-week-chamberlain-island/slide/sept12chamberlain10/ sept12chamberlain10 0 0
163789 The main boathouse has a 1,000-square-foot second storey loft with two bedrooms and a bathroom. On the first floor, there is a cedar sauna, a kitchenette, a bathroom and a single boat slip Chamberlain Island Chamberlain Island https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/sept12Chamberlain9-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/sept12Chamberlain9.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/sept12Chamberlain9.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/cottage-of-the-week-chamberlain-island/slide/sept12chamberlain9/ sept12chamberlain9 0 0
163788 The master bedroom in the master cottage. The cottage also contains a living room, an office, two secondary bedrooms and three bathrooms Chamberlain Island Chamberlain Island https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/sept12Chamberlain8-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/sept12Chamberlain8.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/sept12Chamberlain8.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/cottage-of-the-week-chamberlain-island/slide/sept12chamberlain8/ sept12chamberlain8 0 0
163787 The master bedroom in the master cottage Chamberlain Island Chamberlain Island https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/sept12Chamberlain7-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/sept12Chamberlain7.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/sept12Chamberlain7.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/cottage-of-the-week-chamberlain-island/slide/sept12chamberlain7/ sept12chamberlain7 0 0
163786 The living room in the master cottage Chamberlain Island Chamberlain Island https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/sept12Chamberlain6-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/sept12Chamberlain6.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/sept12Chamberlain6.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/cottage-of-the-week-chamberlain-island/slide/sept12chamberlain6/ sept12chamberlain6 0 0
163785 The living room in the master cottage Chamberlain Island Chamberlain Island https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/sept12Chamberlain5-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/sept12Chamberlain5.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/sept12Chamberlain5.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/cottage-of-the-week-chamberlain-island/slide/sept12chamberlain5/ sept12chamberlain5 0 0
163784 The master cottage, which is 3,000 square feet Chamberlain Island Chamberlain Island https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/sept12Chamberlain4-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/sept12Chamberlain4.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/sept12Chamberlain4.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/cottage-of-the-week-chamberlain-island/slide/sept12chamberlain4/ sept12chamberlain4 0 0
163783 The rocks surrounding the island create a small inlet Chamberlain Island Chamberlain Island https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/sept12Chamberlain3-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/sept12Chamberlain3.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/sept12Chamberlain3.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/cottage-of-the-week-chamberlain-island/slide/sept12chamberlain3/ sept12chamberlain3 0 0
163782 The view from the water Chamberlain Island Chamberlain Island https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/sept12Chamberlain2-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/sept12Chamberlain2.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/sept12Chamberlain2.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/cottage-of-the-week-chamberlain-island/slide/sept12chamberlain2/ sept12chamberlain2 0 0
163781 An aerial view of the 12-acre island Chamberlain Island Chamberlain Island https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/sept12Chamberlain1-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/sept12Chamberlain1.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/sept12Chamberlain1.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/cottage-of-the-week-chamberlain-island/slide/sept12chamberlain1/ sept12chamberlain1 0 0
163814 The main lodge, on the right, is 1,800 square feet and contains an open-plan living and dining area, an eat-in kitchen, a butler’s pantry and a cold room. On the left is the master cottage, containing the master suite, a living room, an office, two secondary bedrooms and three bathrooms Chamberlain Island Chamberlain Island https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/sept12Chamberlain_intro-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/sept12Chamberlain_intro.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/sept12Chamberlain_intro.jpg 656 440 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/cottage-of-the-week-chamberlain-island/slide/sept12chamberlain_intro/ sept12chamberlain_intro 0 0
While the price is way out of my reach it realy does have a cottage feel to it. It’s big but still looks like a cottage not staged and overteched and polished. Wood and stone.
Looks great, I’d love to stay for a weekend.
love it