LAKE OF BAYS

3497 Brunel Rd. #16 (Baysville) Asking price: $1.995 million Taxes: $7,929 (2016) Bedrooms: 4+2 Bathrooms: 5 MLS# 481030863

A PLACE FOR HAPPY FAMILY MEMORIES

Mervyn and Agnes Couse built their retirement home in 1992 and named the custom-crafted B.C. red cedar cottage Treetops, says listing agent Rick Wearing.

Built on a ridge overlooking Lake of Bays, the cedar walls lend a treehouse feeling to the space. Large windows offer lake and forest views. Despite its size ( 4,500 square feet on three levels), Wearing says the residence is cosy and “feels like a happy place.”

He says t he youngest daughter’s favourite memory is renting the S.S. Bigwin steamship for her wedding and having a catered reception for 70 at the cottage. The four- season R-2000 cottage comfortably sleeps more than 14 people, he says.

The property has 290 feet of water frontage, a private, hard sand beach, granite outcroppings and a mixed forest. A dock provides a peaceful place to relax.