What's included, what's next door, what's nearby.
The numbers, for the people who ask first.
For the people (you know who you are) who want to know exactly what's on-site before they book.
Finnish, cedar interior, electric heater. 90°C in 40 minutes from cold. Seats 6, holds 8.
6-person, lakefront, 39°C year-round.
60-foot floating, west-facing (sunset side). Twenty steps from the kitchen door.
Sandy, private. Shelves gradually for ~20 feet.
14°C in May, 22°C by late July, 24°C (75°F) in late August.
Paddles and balls in the bin by the gate.
La Cornue induction range, Sub-Zero, double ovens. Island seats 3.
16 seats. 85-inch screen with HDMI and AirPlay.
Cardio and free weights, lower level.
One paddleboard and two kayaks, in the boathouse, May to October.
300 Mbps fibre. Works on the dock.
In-floor radiant heating keeps the Lakeside House warm in winter; a heat pump handles cooling in August.
Gas, propane. No wood, no smoke, no ash.
Mt Baldy, Cobble Hill, Hillbilly Trail, Christie Falls — all within a 10-minute drive.
Sixty feet of dock. A real sand beach.
Sixty-foot floating dock, twenty steps from the kitchen door — coffee here at seven is the reason we built the kitchen door where we did. The water is 14°C in May (bracing), 22°C by late July, and peaks at 24°C in late August (warmer than the Pacific gets all year). Sand shelves gradually for about twenty feet — the right slope for a four-year-old's first try at swimming. Glass until eleven, when the southerly comes up; that's also when the paddleboard stops being free entertainment and starts being a workout. There's a basket by the back door for the wet bathing suits. The hooks fall down. Use the basket.
Ninety degrees in forty minutes. Twelve paces to the lake.
Cedar Finnish sauna at the water's edge. Wood interior, electric heater, 90°C in forty minutes from cold — turn it on when you get back from the cellar door at five and it'll be ready by seven. Seats six, holds up to eight. The lake is twelve paces away when you can't take any more — most guests stop counting laps by the second night.
Six-person hot tub at the lakefront, looking straight out over the lake, 39°C year-round. In February you can watch your breath go up and the stars come out at the same time. Cover is heavy — there's a counterweight on the right.
La Cornue range. Sub-Zero. Double ovens.
La Cornue induction range. Sub-Zero. Double ovens. The island seats three and faces west — every sunset shows up uninvited. Big enough to cook for fifteen without anyone in your way.
Paddles in the bin.
Pickleball court. Paddles and balls in the bin by the gate. The kids play until dark; bracket play tends to break out by Saturday.
Ping-pong, chess, the rainy-day default.
Ping-pong table, a card and chess table, a reading nook by the window, and a shelf of board games and puzzles. The rainy-day default — and most weekends, the after-dinner one too.
Cardio, weights, and the dock.
Cardio and free weights in the lower level, so you can pretend you'll use them before spending the afternoon on the dock instead.
Four trailheads, ten minutes out.
Trailheads within a ten-minute drive: Mt Baldy, Cobble Hill, Hillbilly Trail, Christie Falls. Our team walks them most weekends; we'll text you the trail report on Friday morning if you ask. Mt Baldy in spring before the heat; Christie Falls in October when the maples go.
What you'll find when you walk through the door.
Bunk room
Four single bunks, two over two, with reading lights and curtains. Kids love it; adults tolerate it. Our youngest insisted on her sixth birthday in there and slept through the loons. The top bunks are about two feet from the ceiling — anyone over twelve takes the bottom.
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi at about 300 Mbps — fast enough that thirty minutes of Zoom won't bring it down. Works on the dock.
In-floor radiant heat + heat pump AC
In-floor radiant heating keeps the Lakeside House warm in winter; a heat pump handles cooling in August.
Paddleboard and kayaks
One paddleboard and two kayaks in the boathouse, May to October. Life jackets in the dock lockers.
Firepit
Gas firepit on the deck — propane, no wood, no smoke, no ash.
None of the below is "extra." It's just what we'd have had stocked if we were the ones arriving Friday after work.
In the house, on the dock, on the lawn.
- All linens and lake towels
- Propane for the BBQ
- Wi-Fi at about 300 Mbps
- Coffee, tea, salt, pepper, oil
- Dish soap, hand soap, all toiletries
- Sauna, hot tub, dock, beach, court
- One paddleboard, two kayaks (May–October)
- Heat pump for AC
Three things you'll arrange yourself.
- GroceriesWe'll send a list of what's open and how late.
- CateringOur team can arrange, minimum two weeks' notice.
- Boat rentalShawnigan Lake Marina, ten minutes north, can sort you out.