Luxury Living in the Rideau Lakes | Two Exceptional Waterfront Properties
Luxury Living in the Rideau Lakes
Two exceptional waterfront properties that show what it means to live well in Eastern Ontario lake country.
There's a version of luxury that announces itself. Big gate, bigger dock, the right postal code. And then there's the version you find in the Rideau Lakes, which tends to arrive more quietly: a particular quality of light on the water in the morning, a kitchen built by someone who actually cooks, a floor made from trees that were standing on the property not so long ago.
Two of the most compelling properties currently on the market here represent that second kind. They don't share a lake, a price point, or an architectural language. But they share a seriousness about this place. A belief that if you're going to do this, really do it, the Rideau Lakes will meet you there.
441B MacComish Lane, Buck Lake
$1,750,000 MLS® X13243346
Built for Every Season. Designed for Everyone You'd Bring With You.
Built in 2012 on a south-facing lot with over two acres of land and 205 feet of Buck Lake shoreline, this property was conceived as something more than a cottage. It was conceived as a life. Enter through the timber-frame covered porch and the first thing you notice is the wide-plank pine flooring, cut from trees taken on this very property. It runs through the open-concept main floor, where the great room stretches toward a wall of windows overlooking the lake.
The kitchen is the kind that makes people want to cook. Granite countertops, a propane stove with a pot filler above it, a double-drawer dishwasher, an under-counter microwave. A wood stove in the great room handles November evenings. The heated slate floors in the foyer and bathrooms are the kind of detail you don't notice until you do. The primary bedroom upstairs has cathedral ceilings, views over the water, and a 3-piece ensuite. The floors up here are the same wide-plank pine.
The Lake in Every Direction
Outside, the property earns its four-season reputation. In summer, level access to the shoreline means shallow water for children and deep water off the dock for diving. The covered boat slip comes with a tiki bar and full southern exposure, which means both sunrises and sunsets are yours. In winter, cross-country ski and snowmobile trails are nearby. This is the kind of property that gets used, not stored.
For guests, a catwalk connects the main house to a separate living space above the detached two-car garage: a family room, a kitchenette, a dining area, a bedroom, and a 2-piece bath. Your visitors can stay for a week without anyone feeling the friction of shared space. The property runs on a wired backup generator, has underground utilities, high-speed internet, and a UV lake water system. It is just south of the Village of Westport and 40 minutes from Kingston.
142 Paddy's Lane, Little Crosby Lake
$1,249,000 MLS® X12759422
A Home That Grew Out of the Land It Sits On
Little Crosby Lake is small and private, just north of Westport. There is no public access. The people on it are the people who own land on it, which is part of what makes it worth owning. 142 Paddy's Lane sits on 6 acres of that shoreline, 600 feet of it, behind a wall of mature trees that give the property a privacy most listings only describe. The house is a colonial-concept log home: full log exterior, the kind of construction that takes time and skill and means something different than a wood-panelled room.
Inside, the main floor is where the property makes its case. The kitchen anchors it: a 6-burner Viking cooktop, double wall ovens, a Miele dishwasher, granite countertops, and locally sourced red oak flooring throughout. These are choices made by someone who spends serious time in a kitchen. Adjacent is a family room with a granite boulder fireplace, the kind of natural stone feature that cannot be reproduced, only found. A formal dining area, a welcoming foyer, and a large primary bedroom with 5-piece ensuite, whirlpool tub, and access to a bronze-screened porch complete the main level.
The Walk to the Water Is Part of the Experience
The custom oak and steel frame staircase leads to a loft, two bedrooms with birch flooring, and a 3-piece bath. The walkout basement adds a workshop, a craft room, a woodstove, a cold room, and a laundry room with 9-foot ceilings and two exterior access points. At 4,370 square feet across three full levels, this is a property with the depth and finish of a serious home and the seclusion of one of the most private lakes north of Westport.
Down the path from the house, past the two-bedroom cedar bunkie for guests, is the dock, the included aluminum boat and motor, and the lake. The path loops back to the house via a catwalk section through the trees. On a quiet lake with no through traffic, it is one of those properties where the walk to the water is itself part of the appeal.
Different properties. Different lakes. Different answers to the same question: what does it mean to live well in this part of the world? The Rideau Lakes has more than one answer, and both of them are worth seeing in person.
To book a showing or ask about either property, reach Tammy or Heath at 613-273-9595 or info@gurreathomes.com.
All Active Listings Over $1,000,000
Eastern Ontario lake country, priced from $1,095,000 to $1,750,000.
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