General Get ready to laugh at the funniest outtakes from the 2025 Cottage Life Photo Contest By Cottage Life Published: December 17, 2025 Updated: January 8, 2026 share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Pinterest Copy Link Cancel View in Fullscreen 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 “I knew I should have repaired the foundation last summer.” Amy Smith, Upper Rideau Lake, Ont. View in Fullscreen 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 “Cheese! No, seriously, do you have any?” Aiden Laverty, Shadow Lake, Ont. View in Fullscreen 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 “Perhaps unsurprisingly, he wears his flip-flops while herding cattle.” Sharon Bishop, White Lake, Ont. View in Fullscreen 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 “I’m just a girl, standing in front of a boy, asking him to come outside.” Bridget Timmins, Norland, Ont. View in Fullscreen 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 “You guys never take our holiday card seriously! You didn’t even dress up this year.” Karina Clark, Bala Park Island, Ont. View in Fullscreen 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 “Look, the stories about me were exaggerated. You will not turn to stone.” Lisa Commodore, Otonabee River, Ont. View in Fullscreen 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 “See? See? She’s the one getting hair all over your pillow.” Jim Carpenter, Lac Louisa, Que. View in Fullscreen 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 “They said, ‘Jump,’ and I said, ‘How high?’ Big mistake.” Julie Dreger, Smoke Lake, Ont. View in Fullscreen 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 “I’m usually not a hat person, but this one’s cute, right?” Jane Schlumbeger, Shabomeka Lake, Ont. View in Fullscreen 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 “I know you have a good sense of direction, but the earth was different 245 million years ago.” Caroline Boast, Varty Lake, Ont. View in Fullscreen 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 “I’ve seen things you could never imagine down here.” Shawn Houghtling, Ahmic Lake, Ont. View in Fullscreen 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Photo Courtesy Tomo Photography “He’s supposed to be picking me up in a horse-drawn carriage!” Jenna McAndrew, Baptiste Lake, Ont. View in Fullscreen 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 “This tastes corked. I’d like the Merlot instead.” Ingrid Urban, Kelowna, B.C. View in Fullscreen 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 “Their songs are great, but they always seem a little stiff when they’re performing.”-IMG_9477_Original_SUP Michel Gilbert, Cap-Santé, Que. View in Fullscreen 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 “You know, you can’t give me the silent treatment forever.” Irene Muchan, Cape Chin, Ont. View in Fullscreen Related galleries Check out these 7 amazing photos that won the 2025 Cottage Life Photo Contest At 97 years old, Annie Grotrian has lived a fascinating life at her fascinating Georgian Bay cottage This Toronto professor took an E. coli-infested lake basin from unswimmable to crystal clear 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Get ready to laugh at the funniest outtakes from the 2025 Cottage Life Photo Contest Introducing the class clowns of 2025! After sorting through thousands of submissions to our annual photo contest, we picked our favourite funny shots. These photos didn’t get top marks, but they sure made us chuckle. From dogs drinking wine to chipmunks in strange places, it’s all here in our funniest photo contest outtakes. To see the full line-up of winners from the 2025 Cottage Life Photo Contest, click here. Related Story Have a good laugh on us with the funniest outtakes from the 2024 Photo Contest Related Story Check out these 7 amazing photos that won the 2025 Cottage Life Photo Contest Related Story Here are the funniest outtakes from the 2023 Photo Contest Sign up for our newsletters By submitting your information via this form, you agree to receive electronic communications from Cottage Life Media, a division of Blue Ant Media Solutions Inc., containing news, updates and promotions regarding cottage living and Cottage Life's products. You may withdraw your consent at any time. Dockside Weekly The latest cottage-country news, trending stories, and how-to advice The Key Weekly Need-to-know info about buying, selling, and renting cottage real estate Family Matters Five-part series Untangle the thorny process of cottage succession with expert advice from lawyer, Peter Lillico