Our family cottage is a relaxed (nice, but more rustic than fancy), 4-bedroom family-friendly cottage with southern exposure in the Haliburton Highlands on a small lake with loons and good fishing. The cottage is fairly private, not remote wilderness, but the lake still has lots of natural areas and wetlands to explore by the kayaks & canoe provided. Swim off the dock during the day & watch the stars while listening to the bullfrogs at night. Please bring your own linens (sheets, towels, etc.) Spacious, bright, friendly and warm, this cottage will feel like home while you are here. You are surrounded by nature on a private road with a dead end. You will hear the bullfrogs and loons serenade you at night and maybe see rabbits in the grass or herons land on the dock in the early morning. You can catch bass, muskie and pickerel (walleye) in the lake and take the kayaks or canoe across the lake to the wetlands on the other side. We have lots of kids' toys for playing in the water, or inside, kids' books, a good DVD collection and some board games. Enjoy listening to the call of the loons and the burbling sounds of the stream running through our property, (older kids might want to build a bridge across it, we've started one with some of the fallen trees). The lake is shallow, so the water is warmer than most. The eight kids in our family ranging from age 2 to 17 spend all day in the water. There is a healthy eco-system and the lake has a natural soft bottom with plants, which we cut short on the right side of the the dock for swimming. This is a place for people used to rustic cottages or camping who love nature. It does not have city type things like a dishwasher or washing machine, you need to bring your own drinking water or fill up the containers provided at the public well in town (great tasting, free and tested weekly), it also does not have wifi (we use our hotspots with our phones when needed). Please read the house manual for important safety rules and to know where everything is and where to put it back.