Here's Jo-Anne in her new Segwun cap, helping the captain navigate the treacherous waters. Actually the ship takes you through the "Cottage Country" of Ontario. This cottage country logo is really misleading as the cottages are all in the $million$ range. Even the boathouses for the cottages are well over a half million each. There are beach front residences here that range from the million range to almost 12 million; if you want to buy a lot it starts at about $350,000. Beautiful place for the rich of Toronto to relax.
After the trip around the lake we hit the Muskoka Boat and Heritage Centre which is right next to the Marriott Residence Inn. The museum features North America's largest in-water collection of antique and classic boats. Really fascinating. These wooden boats are all owned by private individuals and housed in the museum. There are a dozen of these special historic private boats and they are spectacular and an example of extreme wood work and finish that is awesome. They range from water taxis that ferried people at a leisurely 12 MPH to race boats with V-12 engines capable of 60-70 MPH in the 1920's. Really neat museum and we were hosted by a knowledgeable docent. Fun day!!
