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

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:
The living and dining area:
And the kitchen:
The sunroom:
There are two bedrooms on the main floor. Here’s one of them:
And here’s the master bedroom, with its own private patio:
The master ensuite, complete with old-timey wash basin:
There’s a large loft area on the second floor:
Next to the loft area, there’s this bedroom:
The basement is finished. The owners must be fans of snooker:
There are two more bedrooms in the basement. Here’s one:
And here’s the other:
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:
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:
And here’s its living room:
The kitchen is pretty basic:
There are two bedrooms. This is one of them:
And here’s the other:
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:
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