they say a man's home is his castle

But even if it looks like this? In an earlier post, I mentioned my brother and I are talking about buying property. Well, this lovely building is part of the property. In the ad for the property it mentions that the the "house on the lot is of no value". Well, duh.

It's the property and not the house that interests us the most. It's 12.37 acres located on top of the bruce escarpment, overlooking Georgian and Colpoy's Bays. It's about 20 minutes or so from where our Grandmother's cottage was. The property is on a dead-end road so there are no neighbours, and is located right beside a 455 hectare conservation management area, so no developement. To get a sense as to where it is located, look for number 60 on the map below, that's the management area the land is beside.


It's not waterfront property, but the problem with waterfront in Ontario is it is crowded, you probably have a 90' foot, with neighbours on both sides. Add in sea-doos, children and powerboats and there is no quiet.

The biggest selling feature for us of this property, is the seclusion. The plan, if bought, would be to tear down the house, and build a series of small one-room cabins connected by a boardwalk. One cabin a kitchen/living space that would be insulated for year-round use, and several others as storage and bunkhouses.

There's lots of questions remaining, and what my share would be given my use will be limited, but it would be nice to have a bit of retreat when I come home for visits.