What Do You Need To Bring/What is provided
You need to provide your food,
including condiments, and personal items, such as toothbrushes, shampoo,
and other toiletries. Please provide your own towels. You
can wash and dry them before packing them to go home. There is a
DVD player, CD/Tape Stereo and an XBOX so feel free to bring DVDs, CDs, Tapes, and
XBox games.
Bedding
is provided for the main beds (we supply bedding for the beds in the
three bedrooms, if you want to use the pull out couch as a bed, this
includes the sofa bed, you must supply any bedding - the sofa bed is a
double bed). We try to provide propane for the
BBQ, paper towels, Kleenex, toilet paper, hand soap, basic spices (salt
& pepper), dish soap, laundry soap but to guarantee that you have
some you may want to bring your own. Please bring your own shampoo
and bath soap.
While
there are no super centres on manitoulin island there are decent grocery
stores, and other types of stores in Mindemoya, and Gore Bay, both about 20 minutes from the property.
Inventory of major items - White PineVista Cottage
The cottage has most of the items that a typical home
would have, included here is not everything in the cottage but a list of
main items people have asked about. If there is something you must
have while at the cottage, that isn't on this list either bring it
yourself or call to see if it is at the cottage.
Outside:
2 Wooden Picnic Tables
Plastic Patio Table
Numerous folding and patio chairs
40' dock, ladder to get in and out of water
Boat Lift
Canoe, with 2 paddles and at least 2 (adult) life jackets,
required safety equipment
Various blow up water toys
Volleyball net, ball
BBQ (Weber - fair size), 2 propane tanks, BBQ brushes, in
BBQ hut
Mosquito Catcher (the area is usually not bad for mosquito's and
this electronic/propane device helps to keep the population down of any
biting insect that is attracted to carbon dioxide). This device is
shared (moved) between the two cottages.
Fire Pit, fire wood
Sand box for the kids
Horse Shoe Pits
Inside:
Master Bathroom
Shower, large soaking tub, toilet, sink, vanity
Blow dryer
First aid kit
Master Bedroom
Walk in Closet, Large Dresser, Shelves
Queen size bed, with bedding
2 night tables, bedside lamps, alarm clock
2nd Bedroom
Closet, shelves, small desk
Queen bed, bedding
Reading lights
3rd Bedroom
Closet, shelves, small table
Double bed, bedding
Common Bathroom
Shower/tub, toilet, vanity, mirror
Front Hall
Umbrella
Kitchen
Large, water dispensing, ice cube dispensing fridge
Electric Stove/Oven, small microwave
Dishwasher
Pots, pans, knives (decent quality - steak knives, carving
knife, paring knike, a basic set - we've updated the set that was there
after getting some constructive feedback), forks, spoons, dishes, bowls, cups,
glasses for about 10 people+
Your typical Canadian kitchen with most supplies, veggie
peeler, potato masher, colanders, ice cream scoop, etc. If you
really want to make a specific meal and aren't sure whether something
will be in the kitchen you better bring your own. There is NOT a
pot big enough to boil lobsters - if you want to do this you better
bring your own lobsters or check with the island grocery stores to see
if they have any in stock :-)
Electric Fry Pan, toaster, tea kettle, coffee pot,
blender
Reverse Osmosis water (purified water) (1 faucet at
sink, 1 at fridge) in kitchen
Dining Room
Dining room table, with 8 chairs
Lots of cupboard space
Laundry Room
Full size, washer, dryer, detergent
Ultraviolet light for all water in cottage (ensures no
bacteria in water - even though the well water has tested potable every
time we've tested it we've added a purification system for peace of
mind).
Second full size Fridge, with freezer
Broom, dust pan, garbage bin
Family Room
20" TV
Satellite dish (Bell Express Vu) - lots of stations,
sports, movies, news, other
Stereo (Tapes/CDs, Radio - limited radio stations on the
island - some country and a generic very mixed rock station, the
satellite dish plays music above channel 900)
XBox (plays DVDs and video games) XBox games, Halo,
and various others
Many DVDs (comedy, classics, suspense, dramas, Sci Fi,
fantasy) A store about 15 minutes away also rents DVDs (for those
rainy days)
Lots of books (Sci Fi, Fantasy, Nature, about Manitoulin,
Astronomy, business, suspense, etc),
Geocache locations for Manitoulin Island - this keeps
disappearing as people likely use the papers and they get misplaced.
There are a number of Geocache's on the island, some are located on
great hiking routes.
Binoculars
Two walkie talkies
Cordless phone - number (705) 377-5933
Chess/Checkers, Master Mind, and various other games
Couch (very comfortable, can be slept on)
Sofa Bed (double bed - should bring your own sheets)
Chair
If something is missing from
the list feel free to ask about it.
Please see the Rate page, and
Activities page for other common
questions.
| Manitoulin Island is the
largest fresh water island in the world. It is situated on
the northern edge of Lake Huron. Being part of the Niagara
Escarpment there are some spectacular hiking trails and scenic lookouts on the
island. |
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