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West Nipissing,ON P0M 2N1
Key Details
Property Type Single Family Home
Sub Type Single Family Residence
Listing Status Active
Purchase Type For Sale
Square Footage 850 sqft
Price per Sqft $470
MLS Listing ID 40635784
Style Bungalow
Bedrooms 1
Half Baths 1
Abv Grd Liv Area 850
Originating Board North Bay
Year Built 1948
Annual Tax Amount $1,623
Lot Size 2.062 Acres
Acres 2.062
Property Description
Both the Upper French River and Lake Nipissing are steeped in history, the cottages tend to be generational. Parents, kids, grandparents kids and great-grandkids all make fond memories year after year. This particular property on Burnt Island is a prime example of one of those cottages. Its history harkens back to 1948 when a man from Boston, NY, ventured north with his kids to enjoy fishing on Lake Nipissing. Their local guide took them in two separate boats, which they tied together off of Target Island where they proceeded to catch 69 walleye. A big-fish story you say? I think not. A shore lunch in a sandy beached cove on Burnt Island followed while the kids frolicked in the water. On returning home, unbeknownst to the family, the father reached out to the Crown to purchase this piece of the Queen's land for his kids. He is one of only a half dozen people the crown has relinquished ownership of on the island. An island filled with blueberries, trials and trees, rock outcroppings and picturesque views, an island with its own inland lake and waterfowl nesting areas. The cabin was built by the family in many stages, the original started right away, the screened-in porch after that, the kitchen and loft in 1980 and fondly remembered by the kids, the fireplace in 1965. They helped collect over 800 rocks from the property to help Dad build it. Since that day back in 1948, volumes of the family journal have been filled with fond memories of activities at “Grandpa’s Island” as it has been affectionately named by the grandkids. Memories of games of hide and seek in the boulders, rocks and forest; riding the waves of Lake Nipissing in their inner tubes during storms; building sand castles on the beach and swimming; picking fresh wild blueberries for pancakes made on the propane stove and catching oversized fish off of “Muskie Point”. It may be rustic, it may be off grid, but it is has been paradise for this family. A place where his kids have watched their kids grow up.
Location
Province ON
County Nipissing
Area West Nipissing
Zoning SR
Direction Boat taxi from Riverside Marina in Sturgeon Falls
Rooms
Basement None
Kitchen 1
Interior
Interior Features None
Heating Fireplace(s),Wood
Cooling None
Fireplaces Number 1
Fireplaces Type Wood Burning
Fireplace Yes
Appliance Refrigerator,Stove
Laundry None
Exterior
Utilities Available Cell Service
Waterfront Yes
Waterfront Description Lake,Direct Waterfront,North,East,Island,Lake/Pond
View Y/N true
View Bay,Lake
Roof Type Metal
Handicap Access None
Porch Enclosed
Lot Frontage 745.0
Lot Depth 303.0
Garage No
Building
Lot Description Rural,Irregular Lot,Beach,Greenbelt,Island,Trails
Faces Boat taxi from Riverside Marina in Sturgeon Falls
Foundation Stone
Sewer Other
Water Lake/River,Shore Well
Architectural Style Bungalow
Structure Type Wood Siding
New Construction No
Others
Senior Community false
Tax ID 490670001
Ownership Freehold/None