The Big Dipper Cottage

The house and property are exactly as pictured and described. Peggy is quick to respond to inquiries and she and her daughter, Kasey, are very pleasant and gracious.The house is tastefully decorated and thoughtfully stocked with everything you can think of! Bring your sheets, pillows, clothes and toiletries and settle in! The view of the water is relaxing and calming. The neighborhood is quiet and there are plenty of natural amusements watching the chipmunks, squirrels, deer and water wildlife. The boat dock is large and has electricity. We caught tons of fish around Singer Island!!The house has all the conveniences of home with kitchen appliances, cookware, and glasses. The refrigerator, microwave and stove/oven are new! The living room windows offer a great view of the water.Bedrooms are spacious and have dressers and closets with hangers. The bathroom is neat and clean. The laundry room has new washer/dryer that are full size. The living room has plenty of comfortable seating for 8 people and a large TV. The Dining room table. Seats 6 people easily. The water pressure is great and no lack of hot water. There is plenty of outdoor seating and a fire pit! We stayed for 2 weeks and had friends visit throughout our time there and there was plenty of parking areas. I would definitely recommend the Big Dipper Cottage and we hope Peggy accepts our reservation for the same time next year!!

My family and I loved our stay at the Big Dipper Cottage. I loved the privacy and waking up to the beautiful view. House was clean and had everything we needed. Peggy was wonderful to work with. We will be back!

We have been vacationing in the St. Lawrence for years, this was by far the best choice we’ve made in accommodations, not too rustic, but still with a lovely cabiny charm. We thoroughly enjoyed our visit. Peggy was a pleasure to deal with. The home was cozy and comfortable and had everything I needed to cook meals and relax. Can’t beat the scenery and nature around us. We loved every minute. Couldn’t use dock as water was too low but we had no issues launching at Chippewa bay, it was super close and the next best thing to having boat on site. Will definitely be looking forward to staying here again.

Location great. We liked the privacy. Quick access to the water.

We truly enjoyed our 2-week stay. This is a wonderful location for fishing and enjoying nature/bird watching. On arrival, the home was nice and clean, with plenty of room for the two of us and our dog (who loved it here too). We were very happy with the modern appliances and well-supplied kitchen, since we planned on doing most of our own cooking. The grill worked well, and appreciated the fire ring. Dock was great, and although Chippewa bay is quite shallow (2-4 ft) overall, we were able to tie up our boat rental at the dock and access the rest of the river from here pretty easily. My husband was thrilled by the fishing right off the dock in the evening--among his catches, a 14 inch chubby largemouth bass, a 32 inch bowfin, and a large bullhead catfish. A real whopper we think was a muskelunge actually bent and broke his steel leader before making off, and appeared to be around 4 ft long (could be seen in the water as he pulled it up)! Now he has a great fish story about the one who got away! The calm bay is also nice for canoeing and kayaking without worry about being swamped by speedboats. Along with fish, we really enjoyed the birds and wildlife, as well as the secluded and quiet setting. When it was time to turn in for the night, the bed was comfortable and the ceiling fans helped keep the evenings cool during a hot spell. Recommended, especially for nature-lovers and fishing enthusiasts!

This was our third time renting this property... We really like the location and quiet surroundings. The unit is very clean and Peggy has done some very nice updates!!! We will rent again!!

Our stay at the Big Dipper was very good as usual. No problems. Cottage was was clean and cozy. Power at the dock to charge boat batteries was great. Thumbs up ?

What a great place in a great location. The cottage itself was really nice. Well equipped kitchen, eating area and a very nicely sized great room. Lots of windows overlooking the deck and the view beyond. The deck, which very nice with lots of seating and and outdoor eating area as well. The grill worked perfectly. The property itself sits off the St Lawrence in a little cove that had beautiful Lilly pads growing. There's a dock, and a nicely sloped area for kayak access. We kayaked every day and were very pleased with shelter that the islands in the distance provided from the busier areas of the river. Paddling was easy in both upstream and downstream directions. We had a really nice experience and I just can say enough, about the peace and quiet and relaxing time we were able to spend during our week at the Big Dipper.

My Dad and I have been coming to the 1000 Islands for about 18 years, and this is by far the worst cottage we have Ever stayed at. The dock broke when I stepped on it to get to my boat, so my Dad was unable to get into our boat to fish the rest of the trip. When we first arrived on Saturday we found carpenter ants and mouse droppings everywhere! They were on the kitchen table, in the bed, on the kitchen floor, and bedroom floors, bathroom sink, kitchen sink and floors everywhere! The ceiling in this cottage has several large cracks (one is 15ft long) in the drywall and a big patch job from looks like a roof leak that is unfinished. There is also paint and wallpapering unfinished. The front screen door is taped because it is broken, we had to keep taping it so the flys would stay out. The front door was leaking water, so when it rained we had to have a towel to clean up water. The water pressure in the shower is extremely low. All the sinks and the one shower constantly spit air out not water. The neighbors to the right have 2 dogs (one is deaf) that constantly bark all day and come over uninvited. The furniture is extremely worn and beat. The utility room (across from the bedrooms) has a very rusted 31 yr old water heater that gurgles constantly, the door to the room was removed so we would here these noises all day. We were extremely unhappy with our stay at this cottage. We would not recommend it to anybody.

Everything went well checking in. The place was clean. Fire pit was nice to relax in the evening. Fishing was good. Only problem was the river was low and couldn’t use the dock. Boat launch was only 2miles away. No fault of the owner. Looking forward to next year.