KH Cottage
Kawartha Hideaway K0L 1J0 Buckhorn, ON, Canada

Something to listen for at the cottage!

Historic photo!

We are on the other side and on the way back to summer!

Please take notice that No Camping is permitted at the James A. Gifford Causeway and Gannon's Narrows Causeway.

Pack it in. Pack it out. Keeping our environment clean is all of our responsibilities. Please make use of the waste receptacles at the #giffordcauseway and #gannonsnarrows and anywhere you're going this weekend to help ensure a #cleanmarine. www.ptbocounty.ca/cleanmarine

Special thank you to my lovely friend for getting the cottage in tip top condition! Doesn’t she look cute in her cleaning outfit?

New vanity in the bathroom! Better counter space for daily routines!

Packing for camp/camping? Please leave your wood at home! Moving firewood can spread insects and diseases, including invasive ones like beech bark disease (pict...ured) and emerald ash borer. (In fact, it’s illegal to move wood out of areas regulated for specific pests.) Beech bark disease is caused by a combination of an invasive scale insect and a fungus. It affects mostly larger stems, weakening the tree and making it more susceptible to other stresses, and will girdle and kill the tree. Emerald ash borer is an invasive beetle. Its larva burrow into the bark of ash trees, feeding on and girdling the softwood underneath, and eventually killing the tree. Do our forests a favour and don’t move firewood of any species. Instead, get firewood where you plan to use it. For more about these and other forest pests and diseases, visit https://www.ontario.ca//forest-health-pests-diseases-and-s. #MNRFScience See more

Help is at your fingertips when you know how to Make the Right Call. 9-1-1 brings police, paramedics or firefighters to respond to your life- or property-threat...ening emergency. 2-1-1’s helpline refers you to social services in your community. We're in this together. www.maketherightcall.net 211 Ontario is a helpline for information on and referrals to Ontario's community, health, government and social services. Just dial the three digit phone number 2-1-1. We explain the types of programs that should be able to help, how to apply, eligibility criteria, location and more so callers feel empowered to follow up on help available. The 211 helpline is answered 24/7. Online chat is available Monday to Friday from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. at www.211ontario.ca. You can also search for services yourself at the above web address. @PoliceAssociationofOntario @OntarioParamedicAssociation @ONFireChiefs

TICKS - We Hate Them!!! Peterborough Public Health has advised the first Lyme disease-positive tick of the season has been identified by Peterborough Public Hea...lth. The infected tick was discovered as part of Peterborough Public Health’s recent active surveillance work conducted in Petroglyphs Provincial Park. Residents are reminded to be tick smart and take precautions when going into any wooded and grassy areas, especially those with known tick populations. Further information is provided in the attached news release. Also attached is a photo depicting Jordan Shorey from the Vector Borne Disease Program, dragging for ticks earlier this year as part of PPH’s surveillance program. The best way to determine if a tick can carry Lyme disease is to determine just what kind of tick it is (there are many) by submitting a photograph of it to the website www.etick.ca. The have a mobile app making submissions even easier. For more information on tick prevention and Lyme Disease you can visit the Peterborough Public Health Tick & Lyme Disease webpage: https://www.peterboroughpublichealth.ca//ticks-and-lyme-d/

A Burn Ban remains in effect for the Municipality of Trent Lakes until further notice.

Burn ban including fireworks