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- Ontario
Resort Close
to Huntsville
and Algonquin
Park
- Waterfront
Ontario
cottage
rentals
- Traditional
Muskoka resort
vacations
- Log
Cottages with
Stone
Fireplaces
- 3 meals
daily included
with
accommodation
- Ideal
resort for
summer family
vacations
- Romantic
couples
getaway
weekends.
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Cedar Grove Lodge is a
cottage resort located
on beautiful Peninsula
lake in picturesque
Muskoka, Ontario.
Located a short drive
between Huntsville and
the world famous
Algonquin Park, the
lodge offers 19
individual lakeside
cottages stretched
along 1600 feet of
natural shoreline.
We are very
different from a
hotel or large
resort. We are
a casual and
relaxed
lodge and
perfect for those
who are looking for
something a little
different and even a
bit 'quirky'.
This Ontario resort
has been in operation
by the Fleming family
for over 81 years. Our
rich tradition of
offering unique log
cabins with wood
burning stone
fireplaces with three
delicious meals per
day has kept
generations of Muskoka
vacation travellers
coming back year after
year.
The lodge and cottage
rentals are open year
round for your unique
Muskoka getaway
vacation.
Winter in Muskoka
brings a plethora of
activity choices
including cross
country skiing,
snowshoeing, skating
on our lake rink, or
crisp morning walks.
Having said that, the
most popular activity
in winter is sitting
by a roaring fire in
your own lakeside
cabin, looking out
over Peninsula lake
and enjoying a scenic
Ontario winter.
Spring is a
great time to visit
Muskoka. Once the
snow of winter has
melted away,
attention turns to
the wonders of
spring. Animals are
always most active
in May and
June. Birdwatchers
love this time of
year, there is less
foliage on the trees
and the birds are
busy building nests
and finding mates.
We are always
on the look out for
this years new loon
chicks. Visits to
Algonquin Park can
be most rewarding in
May, as this is a
great time of year
to spot moose along
the highway. Here at
the lodge, you can
enjoy canoeing,
hiking, relaxing on
the dock, reading by
the fire and more.
May and
early June
bring our lowest
rates of the year,
and its a good time
to visit Muskoka
before the busy
summer tourist
season starts.
In summer, guests at
the lodge can choose
from a myriad activity
options, or simply
relax and unwind in a
Muskoka chair on the
dock. We offer free
use of all of the
non-motorized boats,
which include canoes,
kayaks, pedal boats,
windsurfers, and row
boats. Tours on our
pontoon boat and
water-skiing are also
free of charge. Please
visit the summer page
of this website for
more summer activity
information.
Fall brings
cool nights and
spectacular
Muskoka colours. Crisp
morning walks down
our country road are
popular, as well as
catching up with a
good book on the
dock in the warm
afternoon sun on
Peninsula
Lake. Many
guests will choose
to take a packed
lunch and head out
to Algonquin Park to
try of their many
hiking
trails. A
pre-dinner canoe
ride can be the
perfect way to end
another
glorious day
at your
lakeside log cabin
resort.
Spring is
a great time of
year to enjoy
birdwatching. On
May 10th, 2009, 2
Guests staying at
Cedar Grove Lodge
saw 15 different
species of birds.
They were:
American
Goldfinch,
Chickadee, Yellow
Breasted
Sapsucker, Downy
Woodpecker, Red
Breasted Nuthatch,
Yellow
Rumped/Myrtle
Warbler, Black and
White Warbler,
Black Throated
Green Warbler,
Eastern Phoebe,
Common Loon, Red
Winged Blackbird,
Cat Bird, Merlin,
Mallard Duck,
Bufflehead Duck,
Ruddy Duck,
Greater Scaup.
A stay at the lodge
includes 3 meals per
day. From dinner on
your check in day - to
breakfast or lunch on
departure day, all the
meals during your
Muskoka vacation will
be provided as part of
your vacation with us.
No need to think about
cooking or cleaning,
all of our rates
include meals and
housekeeping service.
Cedar Grove is proud
to be an
environmentally
friendly Ontario
cottage rental resort.
We have been rated and
inspected by Audubon
International and
under its green leaf
eco-rating system,
have received four
Green Leaves. We are
the first resort in
Ontario to be awarded
Four Green Leaves on
its first rating. We
are committed to
offering guests a way
to enjoy what
Huntsville and Muskoka
has to offer with as
small a carbon
footprint as possible.
In addition, through
our partnership with
Planetair, we are now
able to offer guests a
way of making their
stay carbon neutral.
Whether you are from
southern Ontario, a
nearby State or
Province, or from
anywhere in Canada, a
unique carbon offset
can be created for
your Ontario getaway.
You can enter your
distance travelled and
type of vehicle, as
well as your length of
stay, and Planetair
will provide you with
a dollar amount
associated with
offsetting your stay
at our cottage resort.
Please visit
www.cedargrove.planetair.ca
to offset your
Huntsville vacation.
We are proud
supporters of the
Muskoka Wildlife
Center. For 2 years
in a row we have
been "Silver"
sponsors of Yeti the
Canada Lynx and
Rufus the
Bobcat.
Ontario resorts have
a rich tradition of
giving back to the
community and we
feel environmental
causes are a great
way for us to do
that.
Cedar Grove is a
member of Savour
Muskoka which is a
local organization
that promotes the
use of local
farmers and
culinary artisans.
We use Maple View
Farms maple syrup,
Windmill Bakery,
Yummies in a Jar,
Grenville Farms,
Edible Fungi,
Brookland Farms
and others. Where
possible we source
local ingredients
and products to
help
local small
businesses and as
part of our eco
program. In the
summer of 2010 we
were able to
source local
potatoes, green
and
yellow beans,
basil, beets,
shitaake
mushrooms, many
kinds of Muskoka
lettuce, pale ale
from Lake of Bays,
bit of local
raspberries,
cherry tomatoes
and more!
Cedar Grove is the
first Ontario
resort to be Ocean
Wise
approved. Ocean
Wise is a
conservation
program based out
of the Vancouver
Aquarium that
helps restaurants
and other food
establishments to
choose, where
possible, the most
sustainable,
environmentally
friendly seafood
options. Thorough
research is done
by Ocean Wise to
come up with a
list of the best
items that have
the least impact
on the local
ecosystem. A
few of the Ocean
Wise items you
might see on our
menu include Nova
Scotia Arctic Char
and Wild Lake Erie
Pickerel.
“Cedar
Grove Lodge is
setting an
example for
all resorts in
the region by
becoming our
first Ocean
Wise resort
partner in
Ontario. We
congratulate
their
leadership and
commitment to
sourcing
sustainably
caught fish
for their
menus.”
Theodora
Geach
Ocean Wise
Eastern
Coordinator
Vancouver
Aquarium
2012 marks 100
years since
Tom Thomson's
first visit to
Algonquin
Park. To help
celebrate this
we are having
another
outdoor mural
painted for
us. We have
chosen a Tom
Thomson
painting that
was painted
that first
year, "The
Canoe". Follow
our facebook
page for
updates as
this comes
together. We
plan to place
it on the
boathouse by
the waters
edge. In fact,
"The Canoe"
will hang
right beside
our canoe
rack!
In 2011
Muskoka was picked
as the best summer
trip destination
by National
Geographic. They
referenced our
"2500 square mile
natural playground
including 8699
miles of shoreline
and
17 historic
towns and
villages, and
countless
waterfalls and
lakes bordered by
the granite peaks
of Algonquin
Park." The
prestigious
magazine also
stated that
Muskoka
offers "an
unplugged
pace that's a
world away from
Canada's largest
city, Toronto."
National
Geographic
editor-in-chief,
Keith Bellows said
that Muskoka was
the top spot
because it stays
true to itself,
adding "Its really
got this sort of
special depth -
this resonance -
that is immutable.
We look for
something that
just feels like
its been there for
a long time and
stays true to what
it is."
In June 2010,
Huntsville hosted
the G8 summit right
here on Peninsula
Lake. Leaders
from around the
world gathered for
meetings at the
nearby Deerhurst
Resort. This
afforded us a great
opportunity to
showcase our great
Muskoka region to
travelers from all
around the globe.
Our forests, lakes,
rivers, heritage and
natural beauty were
on display to
foreign dignitaries,
world media, and
many, many security
forces! Many of the
security forces have
since returned to
Huntsville to enjoy
the various cottage
resorts, Inns, and
lodges with their
families.
Cedar
Grove is now on
Twitter. Visit our
Twitter page at www.twitter.com/cedargrove2
to view our
tweets. We plan to
post: last minute
availability, new
happenings,
weather updates,
fall colour
updates, ice
in/out updates,
new dining items,
interesting
minutiae, wildlife
sightings, special
deals, and
more!
In October 2010
we tore down one
of our oldest
and most beloved
cabins,
Seagull.
It was very sad
to see it go,
but we are
excited about
the new cabin
that will emerge
in its
place.
"Blue Heron"
will be a brand
new three
bedroom log
cabin sometime
in 2011.
Follow our
twitter feed for
updates and
photographs.
Many guests
ask us what
are the
differences
between the
cabins. How
do I pick
a
cottage? Its
not a simple
answer. All
of our 19
lakeside
cabins are
different. They
vary is size,
age, number of
bedrooms,
location,
view, and
style. This
website
outlines all
19 cabins and
gives a
panoramic
photo or
photos of
them. Every
cabin has
people who for
them, its
their
favourite. The
best way to
pick one is to
not over think
it too much,
just give one
a try based on
roughly what
you are
looking for
and what's
available. Once
here, you can
get a better
feel of our
resort and the
different
cabins that
can help you
select one for
the next
time. Some
of our guests
have fun
trying all of
them out,
while others
wouldn't think
of coming if
they didn't
get "their
cottage".
Please peruse this
website, it contains
over 125 photos of our
Muskoka lodge. Feel
free to send us an
e-mail, call us, or
drive up to Huntsville
and have a look for
yourself. We look
forward to providing
you with a unique
Ontario vacation!
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