Before you read any further - for all my America friends you save 38-40% coming to Canada as your money is stronger than ours! Makes a very inexpensive vacation.
Pet Friendly & Just an hour from downtown Toronto
[ 80 kms/50miles]
You'll find this this Romantic 1 bedroom Log Cabin which was resurrected from the original homestead using a lot of the old barn boards and tin roof from the original homestead.+++ to re-invent this Cabin for YOU - It's Just for Couples!
What you cannot sense in the photos is The Feel we created when building The Cabin that so many guest comment about.
With the vaulted ceilings and 4 large skylights throughout - its actually more of a house than a Cabin- But.... You'll see :)
Lake Simcoe is so close for paddle board, boating and swimming or ice fishing. The Black River is is just a few Kms away for canoeing.
Great restaurants, Apple Orchard/in house Bakery just 2kms away[ you must try the Apple brownies] Antique shops & Lots of great hiking trails just 5-10 minutes away.
Come for Honeymoons, Mini Moons, Birthdays, Anniversaries .
We 've even had 3 marriage proposals here (All said YES!! )
or simply enjoy a time away to re-connect with your loved one!
(No Blackflies in the summer unlike further up north - Phew!)
Sleep under 2 huge 4 ft Skylights watching the moon as it crosses directly overhead in the Loft Bedroom!
-Sit under stars Year round in the modern new Hot Tub(which is made here in Ontario) !
Play Horse shoes in the Summer & Go Snowshoeing(2 pairs provided) to the York Regional Forest (Brownhill tract) just 5kms away where there's 200kms of slightly rolling sandy trails for hiking with your dog, running or snow shoeing.
Escape the busy world we live in and feel safe and secure behind automatic gates yet The Cabin is less than 10 minutes from two towns (Keswick & Sutton) for your grocery or restaurant needs and beautiful Lake Simcoe is just 7-8minutes away. Sibbalds Point Provincial park is just 15 minutes away and has a dog park on Lake Simcoe so your Pupperonis can go swimming and hiking trail are there too.
The Cabin in the Woods is a hybrid cabin...
- Solar powered lights/ceiling fan & cell phone chargers so please turn off lights in the rooms you're not in in the winter months when we don't have as much sun.
Propane heat/stove/On demand hot water, the plugs are regular hydro.
Although it looks like a wood stove - Your main source of heat is a thermostatically controlled Propane fireplace[Not wood] The real Firepit is outside!
If you book your time in the Cabin when the moon is full - you'll experience sleeping under two huge skylights as the moon passes over you (you may need Sun...er...moonglasses )and as an added bonus hear the Coyote’s howling off in the distance! Although you can hear them year round- you'll not see them.
You will see Squirrels (Please do not fed them), Lots of bunnies and so many birds and their songs.
We have a resident Barred owl who resides in a tree in the winter near The Cabin's driveway and not only will you hear her at night in- You may see her during the day around the cabin. Sometimes she fly's just above your car as you are driving in!
In the spring/Summer - you'll often have the resident Red Cardinal tapping on your windows [See photo].
The Kitchen is fully stocked for cooking with many pots /pans/Dinnerware/Cutlery/ Spices & condiments
There's cream & Sugar for your coffee or Tea. {fully stocked Keurig Machine] and all the necessary condiments like ketchup, relish, mustard etc.-Eat In the breakfast nook surrounded by glass on all 3 exterior walls.
So..... just bring the rest of your food and clothes & relax together making wonderful memories in' The Cabin'!
Bring Slippers/Robe in the winter for the 10' quick mad dash back inside from the Hot tub.
-There’s a games loft (Scrabble, bridge, Bespoke puzzles ,Cards, Checkers) to reconnect with your loved one and is attached to the Loft bedroom by a bridge!
Yes, that's right- There's a Bridge inside the cabin- Its famous now
-We have a covered wrap around deck and an outdoor BBQ to enjoy a sunny southern wooded, very private oasis right beside the hot tub.
Enjoy Smores on the outside firepit -But pick up some firewood (most gas stations and home hardware stores have bags for sale.)
Another 2,000' through the woods and down the winding driveway is our Main Residence (don't worry- you won't see us as you have your own driveway and everything is built to secure your privacy away from the main driveway unless you want to or come and meet the horses.)
Sibbald's Point provincial park is just a 15 minute drive - explore their trails and go swimming and they have a dog beach too on Lake Simcoe
Dogs are welcome ! Please brush your shedding dogs Before you come and vacuum before leaving and let me know what kind they are-All are welcome- We just like to know.
Although we do have internet/wifi here in *The Cabin* Please forgive us for our country internet is not very fast.
If 100% wifi/Internet is imperative for you to work while at The Cabin -you can either add extra data during your stay or go to the local Tim Hortons coffee shop 7 Kms away in Sutton.
NO Candles, incense or open flame of any kind.- After all The Cabin is All Wood both inside and out!
For Ambience --Please bring battery operated flickering candles instead- But you do have the propane fireplace for heat and ambiance all winter as well.
We've got some interesting suggestions to see and do and a few really nice restaurants in our guide book inside the cabin. ( but book them when you first get in so to assure your reservation)
We just put in a brand new 10' mattress with 3" of memory foam in late November /23
As a side note, there has been a country music video shot inside the cabin
https://youtube.be/tuAZryZxqs0
and an Urban Planet winter PJ's layout shot in the Cabin. So we're getting famous! :)
Please ask me if you want to meet the 6 Quarter horses that reside here.
I'd love to introduce you if I am not at a horse show. BUT.... The admission fee is Carrots!:}
If you watch Yellowstone - this are some of the events we compete in. So come meet in real life what you've been watching on TV :}
Their Names are:
Ms. Ellie (Reiner)-Who just had twins French Fry & Tater Tot)(1/10,000rareity) from 2 time Black world Champion Reiner A Vintage Smoke in January'24 and back in foal to #1 reining stallion Gunnatrashya for January /25
-Whiskey (A Cutter and my retired show horse),
- Owen- my new Bay roan cutting horse
- Chevy who I am learning to Rope on is in foal to Bet Hesa Cat for mid March /'25
-Poof- Our recipient mare carrying Whiskeys High Brow Cat foal due January/25
