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RUSTIC
SERENITY
ON THE SHORE
The Boathouse Retreat
cottage property sits on the shores of Loon Bay in
the Big Sound of Georgian Bay near Parry Sound and has been a labour of love
for Brenda Royce for the better part of 10 years.
The original main dwelling, built in the early forties, was hit by lightning and
burned to the ground about 30 years ago.
The existing building, very similar to the original was constructed a few years later
with locally milled lumber and stone from the oldMill Lake Quarry in Parry Sound.
It is almost entirely handbuilt, using reclaimed material wherever possible.
“We have restored the old boathouse, original to the property, and it has been
repurposed as an open yoga and meditation studio,” relates Brenda, “The sauna
cabin was entirely refurbished and the old bunkie cabin was rebuilt completely.”
PHOTOS BY CLAY DOLAN | STYLING BY SILVIE VON GYMNICH