The McIntosh Cottage

The McIntosh Cottage A unique, rustic cottage situated in the beautiful Haliburton Highlands on Salerno Lake. We are 50 min. Canoe, paddle boat and aluminum boat are all included.

This unique, rustic cottage is situated on Salerno Lake which is known for its excellent fishing and located in the beautiful Haliburton Highlands area, about 40 minutes north of Peterborough, and 2.5 hrs from Toronto. south of Alqonquin Park and one hour away from the 65,000 acre Haliburton Forest and Wildlife Reserve with its 'A Walk in the Clouds' canopy tour, world-famous Wolf Observatory, and

its well-groomed trails for biking & hiking. Our lakefront haven is a spacious 3-level building with a separate bunkie/ games room. With 3 bedrooms and a loft in the main building, and double bunk-beds in the bunkie, the cottage has ample room for any large family. Our vacant lot next door enhances the sense of woodland seclusion and adds to the plentiful lounging and playing outdoor space. Our screened-in porch provides outdoor seating while being sheltered from inclement weather. This porch connects to our huge, surround deck housing a glass-top table and umbrella for outdoor dining while viewing the lake. For complete details and booking, please visit our website at www.mcintoshcottage.ca. We pride ourselves on the fact that our cottage is well stocked from night lights, loads of kids toys, and kitchen towels to ample lawn furniture, canoe, paddle boat, 2 outdoor fireplaces etc., making this vacation getaway worry-free with maximum relaxation. The main living area centres around a large circular fireplace, open from all sides, giving it a warm cozy feel on cool evenings. For rainy days, it comes equipped with over 100 movies, board games, books, and puzzles for all ages. The dining area seats 10 guests comfortably at a beautiful hand crafted pine table, and is equipped with a booster chair & high chair for the youngsters. The top floor is a loft equipped with toys for all ages and a queen futon bed. This location allows you to hear the kids playing while you are preparing meals. The loft also sports skylights making this an excellent place for star gazing. Main level has a queen bed in the master bedroom and the lower level has 2 bedrooms (1 queen & twin bunk beds). On the lower level is a full size washer and dryer and an exit to the outside. Just bring towels and linens - everything else is provided! The bunkie, located across the driveway, is equipped with double bunk beds and doubles as games room. For your entertainment pleasure there is an eight-ball pool table, regulation dart board, and card table and chairs. The bunkie is excellent for the older kids or another couple to have their private accommodation. Parents will have no trouble watching their kids from the substantial dock with sitting area. For your enjoyment of refreshments on the dock on those hot summer days, there is a fridge located in the water's edge shed. Down at the lake, there is a swing set, a sand pile, and a large fire pit for roasting marshmallows and campfire sing along. For your outside eating pleasure, there is a picnic area located near the main entrance to the cottage. This area is equipped with a picnic table and a lovely outside stone fireplace.

Thanksgiving weekend at the cottage is so special, and we were lucky to spend it together quietly, sharing in the peacef...
10/18/2024

Thanksgiving weekend at the cottage is so special, and we were lucky to spend it together quietly, sharing in the peacefulness of Salerno Lake in autumn. 💕

Pleased to announce our partnership with ! Hailing from Paris, Astrid hand-crafts artisanal chocolate (and other goodies), which we had the pleasure of enjoying as a reward for each cottage-closing task.

**Use code MCINTOSH10 for 10% off your order now until Dec 1st! Delivery available across Ontario.**

➡️ Swipe to see the mouth-watering Toasted Dark Praline, and Gigi enjoying a Vegan Praline.

Some highlights from our season-closing weekend:
🍁 Fall colours and leaves galore for jumping!
🦌 Seeing deer by the side of the road
🍫 Indulging in fantastic artisanal chocolates
🧩 Working on puzzles with the kids
🍿 Cuddling up for a movie
🔥 Having our fireplace officially certified by a WETT inspector (big time grown up excitement on this one!)
🗿Attempting to flip a massive rock to open up the beach a bit more by purely mechanical advantage of a lever (a long tree limb) and fulcrum (another stone) - à la Stone Henge
🎣 Taking the kids fishing in the middle of the lake

Things not shown:
♻️ Recycling puzzles that had too many missing pieces (to be replaced, no sweat!)
🚣🏼‍♀️ Pulling in the dock, pulling out the water line - and discovering that the lake now has dreaded
🛏️ Bagging all the bedding for laundering, bagging all the mattresses, and generally covering everything for winter
🌬️ Clearing the driveway and steps of leaves in record time again, thanks to my blower by

As always, the time was too short, and it's hard to believe that we've once again come to the end of the season. With any luck, we'll have posts up soon to share some memories from our guests this summer, and a long-awaited cottage tour.

Until then, we hope everyone has enjoyed a wonderful autumn! 🍂


Aurora borealis over Salerno tonight! 🌌What a spectacular solar storm!We're en route right now and hoping to catch a few...
10/11/2024

Aurora borealis over Salerno tonight! 🌌
What a spectacular solar storm!

We're en route right now and hoping to catch a few glimpses of this around midnight when the moon sets and the colours really come out to play. 🤞🏼

📷: Kevin K Pepper

What a perfect weekend! We are enjoying 22°C, no bugs, warm water, and sunny days. Dare I say, autumn weekends are where...
09/28/2024

What a perfect weekend! We are enjoying 22°C, no bugs, warm water, and sunny days. Dare I say, autumn weekends are where it's at?

🍃Autumnal vibes at the cottage 🍁Look at the RICH colours on those leaves! Imagine what Thanksgiving weekend might look l...
09/24/2024

🍃Autumnal vibes at the cottage 🍁

Look at the RICH colours on those leaves! Imagine what Thanksgiving weekend might look like once all the leaves hit maximum autumnal colours.✨

It's been a very busy summer season - at the cottage and personally, for our family. As usual, we had some of the most wonderful guests and many good friends visit us this summer. 💚

We can't wait to drop pics in the coming months, as life (hopefully) slows down a bit again, including an updated and long-overdue cottage tour! Will we be eating our words? "Next week will be better..." 🤣 We'll see... But here's to hoping for some fabulous, calm autumn weekends in the meantime.

📸: Courtney Berry-Davis 🧡

Guests! People visiting in the area! Here are some super cool nature-focused events happening this summer. Check it out!
07/10/2024

Guests! People visiting in the area! Here are some super cool nature-focused events happening this summer. Check it out!

Our full summer event lineup is finally here! Come join us for fun and educational nature-based events for the whole family.

Along with our long-running Discovery Days series, we are also excited to host the first of our Partners In Conservation workshops: Toadhouse Building with Mary Anne Barkhouse at Abbey Gardens - A Growing Experience

All events are open to the public with pre-registration required and donations welcome. Register online here: https://bit.ly/3KJKaqh. Enjoy your summer everyone and hope to see you there!

Her first s'more and she couldn't be more pleased!Summer campfire and long weekend vibes 🏕️
05/20/2024

Her first s'more and she couldn't be more pleased!
Summer campfire and long weekend vibes 🏕️

Edit: Only ONE week remaining: July 7th - 13th!LAST-MINUTE RENTAL AVAILABLE!OPEN: July 7th - July 13th*BOOKED* July 13th...
04/02/2024

Edit: Only ONE week remaining: July 7th - 13th!

LAST-MINUTE RENTAL AVAILABLE!
OPEN: July 7th - July 13th
*BOOKED* July 13th - July 20th

$2100 for 6 nights (July 7 - 13), or $1850 for 5 nights (July 8 -13).

Msg here or email [email protected] to book!

Far from thrilling, but we finally replaced the gross clear plastic taps in the kitchen (see left side, hot) with easier...
03/12/2024

Far from thrilling, but we finally replaced the gross clear plastic taps in the kitchen (see left side, hot) with easier-to-clean silver taps, sourced from a different broken tap (see right side, cold).

Might seem silly to not simply replace the entire tap but two considerations come into play: first, winterize-ability of the tap and second, environmental impact of tossing one fully-functional tap to replace it with another, just for looks. This particular tap isn't super attractive, but the removable cartridges in the handles make it super easy to clear the pipes/lines and winterize with plumbing antifreeze. Newer taps with the attractive swan neck and single handle are not so easy to prep for freezing temps and risk bursting. So for now, we stick to this!

03/12/2024
03/12/2024

A small taste of the background chaos... this didn't include Gigi stressing about mommy being so far away and inaccessible.

Happy 2024, and holy moly, it's been a long time!! 👋We were regrettably quiet on Facebook last year as we navigated medi...
03/12/2024

Happy 2024, and holy moly, it's been a long time!! 👋

We were regrettably quiet on Facebook last year as we navigated medical uncertainty and neuropathic pain (David) and trying to get cottage projects done with two small kids in tow.

Installing part 2 of the new dock turned from a simple project into a small nightmare, when we realized that we needed to have incredibly heavy anchor points in the lake to stabilize the dock against currents. Transferring cement weights from the parking pad, down the hill, and into the lake became a near-solo one-woman project for Monika, as David's legs weren't up to it.

Pleased to say that despite the challenges of 2023, we managed to:
- install the new floating dock ramps and anchor the entire thing;
- hang a new ceiling fan in the bunkie (with "help" from kids!);
- replace an old (and unattractive) ceiling fan in the main room of the cottage with one that matches the 'tiffany-style' fan;
- mount a StarLink dish at the front of the cottage;
- put in place a new, sleek BBQ with side burner.

We also finally stumbled upon a likely cause for David's neuropathy and started on a treatment course that has brought relief and hope. Here's to a less stressful 2024!

Photos of The McIntosh Cottage
03/12/2024

Photos of The McIntosh Cottage

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Nothing better than a quiet and cozy morning knitting (or crocheting) session in the screened in porch. Or afternoon session. Or evening session. Ok, maybe we just want to be at the cottage, point blank. #cottage #knit #crochet #artisan #cozy #cottagelife #family #ontariotravel #ontarioyourstodiscover #ontariocottage #haliburtonhighlands #haliburton

Power outages are a part of cottage life. We've been lucky to have very few (<2) serious outages over the years, but even a couple hours can be a real pain. While you wait for the power to be restored, here are some things you can do: ☎️ Check the cottage guest binder for the Hydro One outage line phone number and give them a ring! Our municipal address number is 1152. 🔥 Have a fire indoors if it's chilly, or outdoors, fire ban status-permitting. 🕯️Light some candles (in glass jars, above the fridge on the left). 📖 Read a book. 🎲 Play a board game, card game, or word game. Slang teasers anyone? 🧩 Solve a puzzle or a crossword (maybe with help!). 🧶 Break out the needles for some handiwork. ☕ Make a cup of coffee (see ⬆️). 🤗 Snuggle!

Where to find supplies in the kitchen... And what's in the yellow bucket!? #cottage #cottageprep #cottagelife

New nightstand lamps in the adult basement bedroom! Now to just change out the dresser... Or maybe give the one that is there a facelift. Ideas, ideas... #cottageprep #cottagelife #cottage #vacationrental #homedecor #nightstand #lamp #haliburtonhighlands #salernolake

Speaking of someone needing to be attached to me... See Gigi on my back. James helped with some staining too!

Staining the dock - apparently this stain makes the dock straight-up water repellent, which is great for the wood, but dangerous for slip/trip hazards after a rainfall, be warned! Video by the sneaky Alex Stojanoff. ;)

A small taste of the background chaos... this didn't include Gigi stressing about mommy being so far away and inaccessible.

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