Our divine friends, David and Lisa Allison invited us to Scott Island , their very special place, a private island in Bay of Islands in northern Ontario. This is the very northern tip of Lake Huron. If you’re familiar with the “North Channel”, you know about where we were. It’s the top of Lake Huron so, of course, the water is crystal clear and a bit chilly.
The island is amazing. It measures about 600′ x 700′. They’ve owned it for 30 years. You can only get there by boat. There is one main house plus a “Granny House” plus several small, one room cabins that are just big enough for a double-bed, dresser and a closet. The main house has a “West Deck” that has a spectacular view of the bay. The Granny House is new for Lisa’s parents. It’s a larger, open air cabin with an open architecture for living room/bed room, a small kitchenette, and bathroom.
The weather was gorgeous in the mid-80’s with totally sunny skies, and at night, down to low 60s (perfect sleeping weather while you hear the lapping of the lake waves on the rocky shoreline). We spent a lot of time sitting on the “West Deck” watching sunsets, drinking cocktails, and enjoying the great company. Along with David’s “divine” homemade bread he would make each day, we shared cooking the dinners each night. That was great fun too! We never went back to the mainland until we left four-days later.
We mostly focused on watersports like wake boarding, kayaking, swimming and such. Nathan and Reese did some fishing but didn’t have much luck. Boat excursions to check-out the uninhabited islands was lots of fun—“Flat Rock”, “Spider Island”, and “Mushroom Island” to name a few. In the past when Nathan visited, him and Reese would campout on these islands all night. One highlight for me was climbing a 30 foot rock cliff to jump off; anything Nathan can do, I can do too.
Lynn and Lisa went kayaking one morning after breakfast. Many of the islands are private and the Allisons treat it like a neighborhood. This is the Jackson’s, that’s the Miller’s, here are the Jone’s. Lynn got everyone’s stories, and during their adventure, they stopped to visit her Uncle (her mom’s brother) on his own Island, along with her Aunt and a cousin from Germany. During the week, families stop by for cocktails, others would invite you to dinner. It was very warm and welcoming. Surprisingly, many owners are from Ohio and Indiana.
It was a great time. Here are some pictures.
And a timelapse sunset:
