Located close to Toronto, just
a 90 minute drive, and 20 minutes from Casino Rama, the cottage is
available by the week or weekends, and is located in beautiful cottage
country in Kawartha Lakes. We are open year round and our rates are
reasonable. Perfect for couples vacation rental.
 | Share the road with Turtles Turtle season May to September |
Fishing (see the Ice Fishing tab above for Winter Fishing)
Excellent fishing includes pike, bass, crappie, perch, pickerel and muskie. Fish right off the dock, or bring your own boat and use the Dalrymple Launch, Osprey Lane, located nearby at the Narrows on Kirkfield Rd.
Fishing licenses can be purchased at resorts, bait and tackle shops, gas stations, Canadian Tire and variety stores in the area. For facts about fishing licenses and limits in Zone 17, visit www.mnr.gov.on.ca
Northern Pike, Yellow Perch, Black Crappie, and Sunfish are open all year to fish
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 Smallmouth Bass. Bait: Plastic Worms, Mister Twister, Vibrax . Bass season 4th Saturday in June to December 15th |  Largemouth Bass. Bait: Plastic Worm, Weedwalker, Mr Twister |
REMEMBER: It is illegal to destroy, or allowed to spoil, fish which has been caught and which are suitable for food. visit www.mnr.gov.on.ca
31st Annual Orillia Perch Festival - April 21 to May 12, 2012 Lakes Simcoe and Couchiching To register visit www.orillia.com |
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Family Fishing Weekend - July 7 to 15, 2012 License-free fishing days |
Swimming Swim in your own private lakefront playground. The shoreline is rocky with a hardpan bottom. Enjoy sunbathing on the dock. Nearby beaches: Foxe's Beach is sandy and shallow, ideal for small children. Just two minutes north on Lake Dalrymple Road. Carden Township Beach. Just one minute south down Lake Dalrymple Road, across from the Carden Township Recreation building, is also sandy. |
Hiking & Birding - Entrance to the Carden Alvar is pictured above The Carden Plains and Alvar is located a two minute drive south on Lake Dalrymple Road. Enjoy hiking trails and birdwatching. It offers globally rare alvar habitat supporting an abundance of grassland birds, including the endangered Loggerhead Shrike, Blue Birds, Eastern Towhees, and Brown Thrashers. Indian Plant Bush, Prairie Smoke, Tufted Hairgrass, Northern Dropseed, Little Bluestem, False Pennyroyal, Balsam Ragwort, Fragrant Sumac and Shrubby Cinquefoil are typical alvar plants. Take a picnic lunch, and enjoy a day in the woods. www.cardenplainimportantbirdarea.com Many more trails can be found in the Orillia area by visiting www.ontariotrails.on.ca Poison Ivy is common along roadsides, learn its three distinctive leaflets and avoid it. |
Golfing in Kawartha Lakes One of the nearest courses is the Western Trent Golf Club, located at 156 Bolsover Rd, Bolsover, 705-426-9940 www.westerntrentgolfclub.com To view the Kawartha Lakes Golf Directory visit www.explorekawarthalakes.com |
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Orillia Santa Claus Parade November 18, 2012 1pm - Downtown Orillia For a Hot Chocolate or Organic Coffee, visit The Gourmet Station, 42 Mississaga St West |
Snowmobiling The Groomer Shed Trail is located two minutes away on Lake Dalrymple Road near Kirkfield Rd. For trail conditions and locations, visit Mid Ontario Snowmobile Trails at www.most.on.ca Click on 'Trail Conditions' and then 'Interactive Trail Guide' |
Casino Rama
Located just 20 minutes away, take in all the shows and entertainment the Casino has to offer. www.casinorama.com |
Sky Watching - every clear evening offers a breathtaking view January 4, 2012 - Quadrantid Meteor Showers. February 20 to March 12 - Best evening apparition of planet Mercury. March 3 - Planet Mars arrives at opposition. Closest to earth at 62.6 million miles. March 13 - Venus and Jupiter, the two brightest planets make an eye catching sight in the western sky soon after sunset. May 5 - The largest full moon of 2012. May 20 - Annular eclipse of the sun. June 5 - Rare transit of Venus across the sun August 12 - Perseid Meteor Showers. December 13 & 14 - Geminid Meteor Showers. December 25 - Christmas evening Jupiter hovers just above the waxing gibbous moon. |
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