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Cottage of the Week: $2.1 million for a cottage twofer near Lake of Bays

By Kelly Reid
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The cottage for sale at 1076 Thumb Creek Trail

Address: 1076 Thumb Creek Trail
Neighbourhood: Dwight Agent: John Aben and Mark Aben, Royal LePage Lakes of Muskoka, Brokerage Price: $2,085,000

The place

A five-bedroom home a short boat ride away from a private island with a second cottage on it.

Here’s the foyer:

Cottage of the Week: $2.1 million for a cottage twofer near Lake of Bays

The living and dining area:

Cottage of the Week: $2.1 million for a cottage twofer near Lake of Bays

And the kitchen:

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Cottage of the Week: $2.1 million for a cottage twofer near Lake of Bays

The sunroom:

Cottage of the Week: $2.1 million for a cottage twofer near Lake of Bays

There are two bedrooms on the main floor. Here’s one of them:

Cottage of the Week: $2.1 million for a cottage twofer near Lake of Bays

And here’s the master bedroom, with its own private patio:

Cottage of the Week: $2.1 million for a cottage twofer near Lake of Bays

The master ensuite, complete with old-timey wash basin:

Cottage of the Week: $2.1 million for a cottage twofer near Lake of Bays

There’s a large loft area on the second floor:

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Cottage of the Week: $2.1 million for a cottage twofer near Lake of Bays

Next to the loft area, there’s this bedroom:

Cottage of the Week: $2.1 million for a cottage twofer near Lake of Bays

The basement is finished. The owners must be fans of snooker:

Cottage of the Week: $2.1 million for a cottage twofer near Lake of Bays

There are two more bedrooms in the basement. Here’s one:

Cottage of the Week: $2.1 million for a cottage twofer near Lake of Bays

And here’s the other:

Cottage of the Week: $2.1 million for a cottage twofer near Lake of Bays
The history

The owners tore down a previous cottage to build this place in 2008. The new structure has Olde Muskoka touches like log siding and an enormous stone fireplace beneath a cathedral ceiling:

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Cottage of the Week: $2.1 million for a cottage twofer near Lake of Bays
Big selling point

Gents Island, the private island that comes with the cottage, adds 1.2 acres of land to the spread, plus a two-bedroom cottage. It would be a perfect place to let the kids live out some Robinson Crusoe fantasies—and it also makes a fine guest cottage.

Here’s how the island cottage looks from the water:

Cottage of the Week: $2.1 million for a cottage twofer near Lake of Bays

And here’s its living room:

Cottage of the Week: $2.1 million for a cottage twofer near Lake of Bays

The kitchen is pretty basic:

Cottage of the Week: $2.1 million for a cottage twofer near Lake of Bays

There are two bedrooms. This is one of them:

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Cottage of the Week: $2.1 million for a cottage twofer near Lake of Bays

And here’s the other:

Cottage of the Week: $2.1 million for a cottage twofer near Lake of Bays
Possible deal breaker

There’s no boathouse on either the mainland or on the island—just two simple wooden docks. But the shorelines are sandy enough that the buyer shouldn’t need a fancy patio to lounge on, anyway. Just a towel will do:

Cottage of the Week: $2.1 million for a cottage twofer near Lake of Bays
By the numbers

• $2,085,000 • $6,194 in taxes (2016) • 5,650 square feet • 1,500 feet of frontage on Gents Island • 150 feet of frontage on the mainland • 5 bedrooms • 4 bathrooms • 2.25-acre main property • 1.2-acre island

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