The Portage Flyer

The Portage Flyer

The Portage Flyer was owned and operated by the Huntsville and Lake of Bays Railway, between 1904 and 1959.  Known as the world’s smallest commercial railroad, it bridged the 1.81 kilometres between Peninsula Lake and Lake of Bays.  With a difference in...
Tooke Lake

Tooke Lake

Tooke Lake is located in the Township of Lake of Bays, in the District of Muskoka.  Part of Ontario’s cottage country, it is a private lake without public access. The Lake has a surface area of 33 hectares and a perimeter of 3 kilometers.  The maximum depth of...
Toad Lake

Toad Lake

Toad Lake is one of the smaller lakes in the District of Muskoka, part of Ontario’s cottage country.  Located in  the Township of Lake of Bays it is a shallow, secluded lake, close to the boarder of Algonquin Park.  There are few cottages & homes on the...
Lake of Bays Spring Peepers

Lake of Bays Spring Peepers

  On May 2nd 2020 The Parker Team took a driving tour of Lake of Bays to record some of nature’s most beautiful singers – The Spring Peeper.  Beginning on Dwight Beach Road and touring along HWY 60 to Oxtongue, we were delighted not only by the Peepers, but...
Why use a Home Inspector

Why use a Home Inspector

Why Use A Home Inspector?   We recently sat down with Martin Mann of Mann Home Inspections and asked him what the benefits of a home or cottage inspection are prior to completing a purchase.  Below is his response:   “An Inspection is important to a buyer,...