Cottage of the Week: $3.3 million for a private island on Lake Muskoka
Cottage of the Week: $3.3 million for a private island on Lake Muskoka
Address: Cove Island
Neighbourhood: Lake Muskoka
Agent: Max M Hahne and Storey Badger, Sotheby’s International Realty Canada, Brokerage
Price: $3,295,000
The Place: A small island in Lake Muskoka with a four-bedroom cottage, a bunkie and a boathouse.
Bragging Rights: Watch eyes widen as you airily drop the phrase “private island” into conversations about weekend plans.
Big Selling Point: The property has an outdoor deck for every activity. The dock in front of the main cottage has an outdoor kitchen and a dining table, while the boathouse roof is a prime tanning location. The bunkie’s wraparound veranda is best suited for sundowner cocktails and quiet contemplation.
Possible Deal Breaker: Though the island only a two-minute journey from the landing, you need a boat to get there.
By The Numbers:
• $3,295,000
• $12,000 in property taxes
• 4 bedrooms
• 3 bathrooms
• 3 buildings
• 3 docks for tanning
• 2-door boat house
• 1.15 acres of land
• 1 outdoor kitchen
• 1 waterside bunkie
• 1 canoe chandelier
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- This 1.15-acre private island is in a protected bay in Lake Muskoka near Acton Island
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- Cottage of the Week: Cove Island
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- The buildings—a main cottage, a bunkie and a boathouse—are on the south side of the island to maximize sun exposure
- Cottage of the Week: Cove Island
- Cottage of the Week: Cove Island
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- The four-bedroom craftsman main cottage was built in 2006
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- The front room of the 3,222-square-foot main cottage has a nook with windows on all sides looking out to the water
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- The kitchen has stainless steel appliances, granite counters and an island with seating for five
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- Kitchen, main cottage
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- The dining room next to the kitchen has a unique canoe chandelier and accomodates an extra-long table
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- The living area has a two-storey stone fireplace, cathedral ceilings and walk-outs to the sun room and dock
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- The open-plan main floor
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- A loft seating area looks down over the dining room and living room
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- One of four bedrooms in the main cottage
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- Another of the main cottage bedrooms
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- The dock has an outdoor dining area, an outdoor kitchen and steps leading into the water
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- The dock
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- The bunkie right next to the water and has a wrap-around porch. Inside is a large open-concept space with one bedroom
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- Bunkie
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- The boathouse has a huge deck on top and room for boats and water toys below
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- The sun deck on top of the boathouse
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![](http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://torontolife.com/real-estate/cottage-of-the-week-cove-island/&title=Cottage of the Week: $3.3 million for a private island on Lake Muskoka&picture=https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/cottage-of-the-week-cove-island-muskoka-island-intro-624x395.jpg&description= Address: Cove Island
Neighbourhood: Lake Muskoka
Agent: Max M Hahne and Storey Badger, Sotheby's International Realty Canada, Brokerage
Price: $3,295,000
The Place: A small island in Lake Muskoka with a four-bedroom cottage, a bunkie and a boathouse.
Bragging Rights: Watch eyes widen as you airily drop the phrase “private island” into conversations about weekend plans.
Big Selling Point: The property has an outdoor deck for every activity. The dock in front of the main cottage has an outdoor kitchen and a dining table, while the boathouse roof is a prime tanning location. The bunkie’s wraparound veranda is best suited for sundowner cocktails and quiet contemplation.
Possible Deal Breaker: Though the island only a two-minute journey from the landing, you need a boat to get there.
By The Numbers:
• $3,295,000
• $12,000 in property taxes
• 4 bedrooms
• 3 bathrooms
• 3 buildings
• 3 docks for tanning
• 2-door boat house
• 1.15 acres of land
• 1 outdoor kitchen
• 1 waterside bunkie
• 1 canoe chandelier[gallery columns="6"]){kind=link}
Too cold for me, I rather have a Private island in a Warm Sunny Florida climate and No passport needed!