A calmer setting
Reduced through-traffic and an intimate cottage community make the island feel removed from the rush.
Tait’s Island · Lake Manitouwabing · McKellar, Ontario
Your private edge
of the lake.
A waterfront bungalow embraced by mature woodland, with approximately 100 feet of shoreline and the rare calm of island living.
≈100'Lake Manitouwabing
waterfront
waterfront
Island peace · everyday access
Private-court calm.
Paved-road convenience.
Drive from Highway 124 along Tait’s Island Road and onto the intimate setting of Gene’s Court—no boat transfer required.
Approximate normal driving times from 1 Gene’s Court. Weather, traffic and seasonal road conditions can affect travel time. Select any destination for live directions.
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≈ 15 min
↗✚Manitou Ridge Golf
Championship golf and lakeside dining
≈ 25–30 min
↗⚕West Parry Sound Health Centre
90-bed acute-care hospital and emergency department
≈ 25–30 min
↗◉Parry Sound Family Health Team
Primary-care services at 60 Bowes Street
≈ 25–30 min
↗♜Downtown Parry Sound
Shops, restaurants, harbour and essential services
≈ 30 min
↗⚓Tower Hill Lookout
360° harbour views, museum and heritage garden
≈ 30 min
↗⌁Island Queen Cruise / Stockey Centre
Georgian Bay cruises, arts and waterfront events
≈ 40–45 min
↗▲Humphrey Nature Trails
8 km of trails, creeks, wetlands and seasonal waterfalls
≈ 45–50 min
↗Killbear Provincial Park
Beaches, granite shoreline and iconic windswept pines
Parry Sound amenities · approximately 25–30 minutes
Cottage-country calm.
Town convenience.
Everything buyers value for comfortable cottage living—from healthcare and groceries to marina services, dining and culture—is within an easy drive.
SHOP
Groceries & everyday shopping
Supermarkets, pharmacies, Canadian Tire, local retailers and the independent shops of James Street make cottage provisioning straightforward.
View on map ↗CAREHospital & healthcare
West Parry Sound Health Centre provides emergency and hospital services, with family-health and pharmacy options in town.
View on map ↗DINEDining & local flavour
Enjoy waterfront patios, cafés, bakeries, casual favourites and locally owned restaurants throughout downtown and the harbour area.
View on map ↗DOCKMarina & boating services
Big Sound Marina and the Town Dock support Georgian Bay boating with serviced slips, transient docking and waterfront facilities.
View on map ↗ARTSArts, culture & attractions
The waterfront Stockey Centre, Bobby Orr Hall of Fame, Island Queen cruises and West Parry Sound District Museum offer memorable outings.
View on map ↗PLAYParks, trails & recreation
Waubuno Beach, Tower Hill Lookout, the waterfront fitness trail, playgrounds and seasonal community events create four-season recreation.
View on map ↗Travel times are approximate and can vary with traffic, weather and seasonal road conditions. Business availability and operating hours should be confirmed directly.
The property
Room to breathe.
Water at your doorstep.
Set on an approximately one-acre, 100 × 275-foot lot, this island retreat pairs generous frontage with the privacy of a wooded natural setting.
The single-storey bungalow opens toward the lake, while a substantial detached garage and workshop gives owners space for boats, outdoor gear, hobbies and cottage projects. The property offers the ingredients that matter most in cottage country: shoreline, trees, privacy and possibility.
≈1 acrePrivate island lot
100 × 275'Approximate lot dimensions
3 + 2Bedrooms + baths
1Detached garage / workshop
Big-water mornings
Canadian Shield woodland
Evenings at the water
Regional lifestyle imagery. Property photography can be added to the gallery.
Life on Tait’s Island
Close enough.
Quiet enough.
Island living creates a natural pause between everyday life and cottage life—without giving up the convenience of a road-connected address.
Nature in every direction
Mature trees, rocky shorelines, birdlife and changing lake light shape the view from morning to night.
Road-connected island access
A historic causeway and paved approach offer the atmosphere of an island with the practicality of driving to your door.
Lake Manitouwabing
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1Gene’s Court
≈75% / 25%wooded & natural cover / developed footprint
Wooded interiorCottage clusters
Conceptual island illustration. The 75/25 ratio is a broad visual estimate from current aerial imagery—not a survey, planning calculation or representation of ownership.
Open the area map ↗Main-floor living
A bungalow designed
around the lake.
Generous principal rooms, two full bathrooms and three bedrooms are arranged on one level. Sliding-door walkouts connect the kitchen and family room to decks and covered outdoor living.
See the setting
From private court
to cottage country.
The map places 1 Gene’s Court within the road-connected Tait’s Island landscape and opens live directions to every nearby destination listed above.
HWY 124→Tait’s Island Rd→Gene’s Court
Open driving directionsInteractive map provided for general orientation. Confirm routes and conditions before travelling.
An extraordinary island story
From timberland to a treasured cottage community.
The Tait family chapter begins
Local history records that William Tait purchased the land for back taxes. At that time it was not yet an island; timber rights were leased and the landscape remained overwhelmingly forested.
The causeway arrives
An archived community photograph identifies the road and causeway leading to Tait’s Island in 1938—an important turning point that gave the island its practical, road-connected character.
Only five cottages
A first-person McKellar account recalls just five cottages on Tait’s Island when one family built there in 1966, capturing how lightly developed and close-knit the early community remained.
Lake Manitouwabing itself was reshaped by the Hurdville dam, which raised water levels and joined a network of glacial basins into today’s roughly 2,900-acre lake with about 117 kilometres of mainland and island shoreline. Early lake cottages were reached by flat-bottomed punts; electricity came much later in some areas. Tait’s Island grew from a timbered family holding into a recognized cottage community while retaining a visually dominant wooded interior.
This landscape sits within the traditional territory of the Anishinaabek, where waterways served as travel corridors long before township roads. McKellar settlement began in the 1860s, with logging, farming, mills and trade shaping the community. Today, the road-connected island offers a rare bridge between that layered history and practical four-season cottage ownership.
Community archive1938 causeway image and Tait family recollectionsView archive ↗Official land-use mapTownship roads, waterfront areas and planning contextOpen map ↗Archives of OntarioProvincial land, settlement and historic map collectionsExplore archive ↗Ontario historic mapsScanned township and mining-claim map collectionExplore maps ↗
Sources and further reading: MLCA — Tidbits of McKellar · Lake Manitouwabing Cottage History · Township of McKellar · Parry Sound history
Property at a glance
The complete
island offering.
Review the full property presentation, including the bungalow, garage/workshop, waterfront setting, asking price and contact information.
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