• The Best Lake Simcoe and Lake Couchiching Beaches for a Perfect Summer Day,Erik Jacobsen

    The Best Lake Simcoe and Lake Couchiching Beaches for a Perfect Summer Day

    Ask anyone who lives north of Toronto how they spend a hot Saturday, and the answer usually involves Lake Simcoe. Here is a local's shortlist of beaches and waterfront parks around Lake Simcoe and Lake Couchiching. They are great for a day trip, and they are also a great way to test-drive a town bef

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  • The Cottage Buyer's Checklist: Septic, Well and Shoreline,Erik Jacobsen

    The Cottage Buyer's Checklist: Septic, Well and Shoreline

    Picture it: morning coffee on the dock, loons on the water, nowhere to be. Now picture finding out in July that the septic bed is failing. A cottage is a lifestyle purchase, but it is also a small private utility company. You are the water department, the sewage plant and the shoreline crew. Here is

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