Lake of Bays Association
Complete contact information for all board members and area coordinators, committee updates, and a number of helpful web links, including the town of Gravenhurst and other nearby cottage association sites. You can also download a complete version of the Current Connection newsletter.

Lake of the Woods District Property Owners’ Association
With some 4,000 members, the Lake of the Woods District Property Owners’ Association is one of the largest cottagers’ organizations in the province. The organization’s website is a one-stop shop for news, events, and links around this multi-fingered lake on the Ontario-Manitoba border. It also includes information on inspirational environmental initiatives undertaken by the group such as a grant program to assist graduate environmental students interested in studying the lake’s watershed and an International Water Quality Forum they organized and hosted in early 2004.

Muskoka Lakes Association
The association is more than a century old. Its website, however, is very current. Keep up to date on subjects as varied as West Nile virus and property tax reform, and read selected articles from the association’s newsletter, The Burgee.

Rondeau Cottagers Association
Rondeau Provincial Park, on the western shore of Lake Erie, is home to a thriving community of cottagers and an active cottagers’ association. Weather and marine conditions for the area are frequently updated on this site, as are border wait times at crossings across the country. Also includes real estate and trading post sections and a listing of community information and events.

Sharbot Lake Property Owners' Association
In addition to info for members (such as a calendar of events and electronic versions of the association’s newsletter), this site contains a number of articles related to property taxes, the environment, and cottage maintenance from various government and media sources.

Temagami Lakes Association
Members of this association can keep in touch with cottage neighbours through the regularly updated e-mail address book and links to personal websites. Before hitting the road, they can check on the local weather and lake conditions or area news. Current and historical photos add some colour (and black and white) to the site.

The Kahshe Lake Ratepayers Association
Detailed information about the environment in and around this waterbody southeast of Gravenhurst. Read updates on the progress of the association’s intensive lake study, along with articles on reducing pesticide use and noise pollution on the lake.

Thousand Islands Area Residents Association
The Thousand Islands Area Residents Association (TIARA) has both a well-crafted acronym and website. In addition to its newsletter and other useful info for members, such as an events calendar and details of association initiatives, the site has a large section of web links to various government bodies and a variety of environmental and naturalist groups.

Waterfront Ratepayers After Fair Taxation
Waterfront Ratepayers After Fair Taxation, or WRAFT, is an umbrella organization of more than 50 cottage associations with the common goal of "Achieving equity in waterfront property taxation." Visit the site for information on joining their campaign.

Other Cottage Sites

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