"Cottage Country" in Ontario is a bit more developed because of its longer history and proximity to the large southern Ontario cities. Though Muskoka was initially intended as an indigenous reserve, loggers and railroads pushed into the area in the mid-1800s, followed by summer resorts served by steamboats, then 2- or 3-season cabins and cottages, and now year-round mansions. There's still wilderness but it has got very expensive to live in it!
I guess the PG version is a bit more rough and ready. I’ve met quite a few people who can’t afford a cabin but still regularly and faithfully “go to the lake” with their tents and trailers.
It had me thinking about Ontario's cottage country too. Great article. Also, I've not been exposed to the art of Emily Carr for a long time. You forget its power.
When my children were little and we would visit Vancouver from Hong Kong, we would always make a pilgrimage to the Art Gallery to see the Carrs. Now my daughter is planning a trip with her family from PG to Vancouver and is going to carry on the tradition…. is it the pull of the wilderness?
I think it must be. That's really good to see. Being based in Ontario I was first exposed tot ehn Group of 7 (but say it quietly, I prefer the work of Emily Carr!!)
"Cottage Country" in Ontario is a bit more developed because of its longer history and proximity to the large southern Ontario cities. Though Muskoka was initially intended as an indigenous reserve, loggers and railroads pushed into the area in the mid-1800s, followed by summer resorts served by steamboats, then 2- or 3-season cabins and cottages, and now year-round mansions. There's still wilderness but it has got very expensive to live in it!
I guess the PG version is a bit more rough and ready. I’ve met quite a few people who can’t afford a cabin but still regularly and faithfully “go to the lake” with their tents and trailers.
It had me thinking about Ontario's cottage country too. Great article. Also, I've not been exposed to the art of Emily Carr for a long time. You forget its power.
When my children were little and we would visit Vancouver from Hong Kong, we would always make a pilgrimage to the Art Gallery to see the Carrs. Now my daughter is planning a trip with her family from PG to Vancouver and is going to carry on the tradition…. is it the pull of the wilderness?
I think it must be. That's really good to see. Being based in Ontario I was first exposed tot ehn Group of 7 (but say it quietly, I prefer the work of Emily Carr!!)