Cottage Regions to watch in 2013:
1) Sault Ste. Marie—Lake Huron
Price: Around $140,000 for waterfront properties with road access.
Get a better bargain: Consider an island property: Water-access cottages can be had for $100,000.
Get a better bargain: Consider an island property: Water-access cottages can be had for $100,000.
2) Sudbury
3) Haliburton
4) Kawarthas
5) Rideau Lakes
Granite-rimmed lakes. Windswept islands. Boulder-strewn and beach-scalloped bays. All can be found in this broad swath of north country between Sudbury and “The Soo.” Lakes like Panache, near Sudbury, and Matinenda, near Blind River, are both sprawling, attractive, and largely boat-access, where a $100,000 cottage is not uncommon. A train-access property in the Algoma hills, north of Sault Ste. Marie, is cheaper to buy or lease, though complicated to reach, as is a spot smack-dab on the shore of Lake Superior (awe-inspiring views, dread-inspiring dock maintenance).
The population, apart from the two big cities at either end, is thinly spread. That said, communities like Espanola, Blind River, and Elliot Lake offer many services.
Probably the most salient feature common throughout the region, regardless of price, is privacy. Cottages here don’t climb over top of one another; even on the recently freed-up lakes near Elliot Lake only 20 per cent of the shoreline will be developed. They also tend to be modest. Crown land is plentiful, as are pike, bass, trout, and walleye. And, regrettably, blackflies. Bug jackets recommended in early summer. —J.M.
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