Business View Magazine | March 2018

69 bayon the southwest shore of SparrowLake.I have some back lands,too,so 250 acres in total.We’re on theTrent-SevernWaterwaybetween Lake Couchiching and Georgian Bay; a prettyvillagewedged between beautiful forests with Canadian Shield rock in backand SparrowLake in front. “As for accommodations,we have 73 units on the main site,fromfive-bedroomhouses down to a single resort room. In the summer,guests number upward of 210.LakeshoreHouse is where our indoor pool is now -it’s like our games room.The original piece of that building is calledAlbertManor–a beautiful five-bed- roomhouse that we rent out.We also have a little store and government dockandmarina that operates seasonallyand is named after what it was in 1906– Stanton Brothers General Supplies. “In 2001,our familybuilt the Cottages at Port StantonwhereWild Echo Lodgewas.As a fractional development,there are 18 cottages (one,two,and three bedrooms) with 10 owners per cottage and each owner has that cottage for five weeks of theyear.They can use it,trade it,rent it,whatever theywant.We were only the secondone inOntariotogo into that.Itwasa scarythingforus,wewentoutona limband it’s beenvery successful.We alsobuilt asecondproject–TheCottages II atPortStanton.It’s currentlyonlyfour,three-bedroom cottages located justpastourmainsite.” BVM: What amenities and recreational activities do you offer? Hounsome: “BayviewWildwood Resort is open year- round.With the forest lands,we have trails for nature