The Environmental Cottage - Going Green at the Cottage

You can make a difference! Whether it's by recycling and using an indoor composter; keeping the shoreline natural or reducing the use of motorised watercraft, you can make a difference in the environment. Watch here for articles on everything green!

The Loon - Meet Monte Gisborne and a revolution in elecric transport

On August 13th, 2005, The Gisborne family did something that no one had ever done before. They headed out on a 6-day all-electric odyssey from their home on Lake Simcoe(near Orillia, Ontario, Canada) and

went on a family boating vacation without burning a single drop of oil, aboard the "Loon", created by Monte Gisborne. A better time could not have been had and the 104-mile trip was a truly enjoyable adventure proving that water and electricity do mix. About 1/3 of the energy required to do the trip was provided by the sun and the remaining 2/3 was acquired through shore power electricity available at all marinas where the family stayed overnight.

Monte is passionate about the concept of “techno-environmentalism” which is the act of recreational enjoyment of environmentally-sensitive areas without the usual damaging emissions. Read more......

Hold 'An Inconvenient Truth' Party

If you haven't seen Al Gore's eye opening documentary, 'An Inconvenient Truth', make a commitment to watch it in the next three months