A truly wonderful property, and Matt and his mom were great hosts. The views of the ever-changing Lake Ontario were amazing, from calm to raging. The shoreline offered a parade of Monarch butterflies, gulls, hawks and Great Blue Herons.
Our morning/evening bike rides along the island's sole dirt road had Lake Ontario on one side, the St. Lawrence River to the other -- and a herd of cows awaiting at the island's end along with the Great Lake's oldest lighthouse.
Reaching Simcoe Island requires a 5 minute, "on-demand" ferry -- which fits 3 cars at most -- and costs $6 round trip. On the other side is Wolfe Island and its town of Marysville, where you can dine, shop or catch a 20-minute ferry to the lovely city of Kingston. (Check out Pig & Olive near the ferry for your meat/poultry needs, or the farmer's market next to City Hall for everything else.)
The 1 bedroom house has amazing views of the lake, amazing views of the night sky and a truly cool, sprawling property. One can do nothing, or pretend to be at a summer camp: the rental has everything from snorkeling gear to fishing poles to a pedal boat to a croquet set. We used all of them, plus made nightly fires along the shoreline.
The house is comfortable, well-equipped and, in short, we cannot recommend a better place to unwind and relax. We drove away from the property yearning for another week on Simcoe. We The North.