Our History
A Huntsville restaurant is taking the Town’s slogan of ‘Embrace the Future and Touch the Past’ to heart.
The popular eatery The Cottage Waterfront Grill is mixing area history with some fresh paint and decorations to achieve a new look. Strategically placed large pictures illustrating some of Huntsville’s notable historic moments and venues can now be seen throughout the main part of the restaurant.
The 1908 Huntsville Regatta, the boat The Algonquin docking during the winter of 1941, the downtown region in 1906, the Brunel Locks in 1905, and even a large photo of Chief Bigwin – with a rather stoic look on his face – greet guests as they walk through the restaurants main doors.
According to Cottage staff, roughly 90 per cent of patrons who have come in have taken a walk around the establishments interior to see the pictures and other items up close. The Cottage Waterfront Grill occupies the most scenic location in Historic Downtown Huntsville. This popular eatery sits along the bank of the majestic Muskoka River, offering patrons a great view of the water as it meanders through the town.
All summer long, boats tie up to the Cottage’s dock, having travelled from homes and cottages located all along the four-lake system connected by the Muskoka River.
The Cottage sits on historical lands. Even into the 20th century, mighty steamboats tied up to the pier on both sides of the river. They may have picked up passengers who had arrived by train, ferrying them through the canal on the way to one of the area’s notable, luxurious resorts.
The property also previously housed Blackburn’s Marina, which operated on the site until it was sold and developed into the Blackburn’s Landing we see today.
The popular eatery The Cottage Waterfront Grill is mixing area history with some fresh paint and decorations to achieve a new look. Strategically placed large pictures illustrating some of Huntsville’s notable historic moments and venues can now be seen throughout the main part of the restaurant.
The 1908 Huntsville Regatta, the boat The Algonquin docking during the winter of 1941, the downtown region in 1906, the Brunel Locks in 1905, and even a large photo of Chief Bigwin – with a rather stoic look on his face – greet guests as they walk through the restaurants main doors.
According to Cottage staff, roughly 90 per cent of patrons who have come in have taken a walk around the establishments interior to see the pictures and other items up close. The Cottage Waterfront Grill occupies the most scenic location in Historic Downtown Huntsville. This popular eatery sits along the bank of the majestic Muskoka River, offering patrons a great view of the water as it meanders through the town.
All summer long, boats tie up to the Cottage’s dock, having travelled from homes and cottages located all along the four-lake system connected by the Muskoka River.
The Cottage sits on historical lands. Even into the 20th century, mighty steamboats tied up to the pier on both sides of the river. They may have picked up passengers who had arrived by train, ferrying them through the canal on the way to one of the area’s notable, luxurious resorts.
The property also previously housed Blackburn’s Marina, which operated on the site until it was sold and developed into the Blackburn’s Landing we see today.
