Cottage life

Cottage Industry: Interlake, “the fisherman’s friend”

Surging prices, bidding wars, blind offers—the search for seasonal real estate has become a battlefield. Tales from 10 of Canada’s hottest vacation towns.

Cottage Industry: Kawartha Lakes, “the new Muskoka”

Surging prices, bidding wars, blind offers—the search for seasonal real estate has become a battlefield. Tales from 10 of Canada’s hottest vacation towns.

"The cottage’s asking price climbed quickly; I felt like I was having a heart attack."

Cottage Industry: Saint Andrews, “the historic holiday”

Surging prices, bidding wars, blind offers—the search for seasonal real estate has become a battlefield. Tales from 10 of Canada’s hottest vacation towns.

"South Shore never used to be a market for multiple offers and bidding wars, but it is now." (Photo by Riley Smith)

Cottage Industry: South Shore, “the seaside buy”

Surging prices, bidding wars, blind offers—the search for seasonal real estate has become a battlefield. Tales from 10 of Canada’s hottest vacation towns.

Cottage Industry: Baie-Saint-Paul, the “nouveau locale”

Surging prices, bidding wars, blind offers—the search for seasonal real estate has become a battlefield. Tales from 10 of Canada’s hottest vacation towns.

How We Spent Our Summer Vacation

… obsessing over Tweeted photos of your summer vacation

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Advanced cottage mooching

Jessica’s tips are very nice for the novice, but when you feel you’re ready to take your lakeside freeloading up a notch: