Proudly Canadian, obsessively Toronto. Subscribe to Toronto Life!

Dream cottage: an off-the-grid Haliburton hideaway

By Toronto Life

| August 10, 2009

Copy link

Dream cottage: an off-the-grid Haliburton hideaway

Four years ago this summer, Joseph Franke, co-owner of Boomer, a menswear shop on Queen West, and Carlo Mirzian, a sales associate at Holt Renfrew, began building their dream retreat—a windowed waterfront “cocoon” near Haliburton. See how it turned out >>

THIS CITY

Obsessive coverage of Toronto, straight to your inbox

Big Stories

Deep Dives

The $4-Million Girlfriend Experience: The thief, the cam girl and their whirlwind fraudulent romance

Deep Dives

Inside the rise and fall of the Vaulter Bandit, the 21st century’s most notorious bank robber

Deep Dives

Trump’s Loss, Toronto’s Gain: Meet the artists, professors, scientists and other luminaries ditching the US and moving north

Deep Dives

Dancing Queens: Patrons, staff and performers share their wildest memories of Crews and Tangos, Toronto’s most storied drag bar

Deep Dives

Edward the Conqueror: The unlikely ascent of Canada’s telecom king

Deep Dives

Lady Parts: Inside Meredith MacNeill and Jennifer Whalen’s new show, Small Achievable Goals

Inside the Latest Issue

The July issue of Toronto Life features a behind-the-curtain look at the insatiable political ambitions of Doug Ford. Plus, our obsessive coverage of everything that matters now in the city.