25 scenes that prove winter cottaging is the best

"Taken at sunrise looking west to Peter's Island."

A stunning sunrise on a semi-iced over lake.

"We headed to the cottage between Christmas and New Year's only to be welcomed by a major power outage—for four days. We survived the experience and enjoyed it. I will say that even though it caused a lot of damage in the area, it was beautiful."

"Being at the cottage during a snow storm is magical!"

"Took this picture in front of our cottage on Pendall Point just south of Tobermory on Lake Huron. My wife Jean and our dog Skipper were playing fetch out on the ice."

A solitary tree on a snowy landscape.

Winter comes to Beaver Pond.

“A cold day on the lake at our cottage near Bancroft.”

"A cold beverage bet was placed on jumping in the lake..."

A lovely mid-winter scene.

"I was taking a quick photo of the sunset this past winter at our cottage in Port Severn and didn't notice till afterwards that my son had just scored a goal on his dad and was raising his arms in celebration."

Early morning on the dock.

"On a long snowmobile ride, we came across this amazing little community of ice fishing huts on the lake at sunrise."

A squirrel having a quick bite on a snowy day.

“A stop at the marina on a winter's day. We couldn't help but get out of the car in the blustery cold to enjoy the sunset on Georgian Bay.”

"My daughter skates around in her princess dress at the cottage."

"My neighbours’ chairs on a snowy February day"

"The beach sand gives up to beach snow as the season changes."

“Gives new meaning to the expression 'walk on water’”

"I went for a walk one night with my mom and it was truly a winter wonderland. Everything was newly dusted with snow and the pink light was striking."

“We woke up to a fine frost at my parent's camp on Christmas morning. Needless to say, the view was outstanding!"

The seasons slowly changing.

“Our daughter at the annual pond hockey championship on Skeleton Lake, Muskoka.”

"This was taken very early one November morning. We awoke at camp to find this beautiful snowfall, the first of the winter."

The first ice on Lake Wenona in Haliburton.