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Krista LaRiviere kayaks at her northern Ontario retreat. She paid $300,000 for the island and the 1,000-square-foot log cabin located in a remote bay in the northeast corner of Lake Temagami. (KRISTA LARIVIERE)
A giant white pine fronts the cottage. It was called the "hugging tree" by the original owners, who left a letter when they sold to Krista LaRiviere and her husband, Andrew Zyp. (KRISTA LARIVIERE)
A side view of the cottage at Krista LaRiviere's northern Ontario island retreat. It was a rare find: most existing cottages with islands are passed down through families. (KRISTA LARIVIERE)
A front view of the cottage. The property contains a bassic, two-bedroom log cabin, with no electricity and out of range of telephone service, making it a perfect escape from the demands of the high-tech world. (KRISTA LARIVIERE)
A view from the treehouse looking out onto the bay. The property is a remote island on Lake Temagami in northern Ontario. (KRISTA LARIVIERE)
A sunset shot. Giant white pines poke up through the treeline. (KRISTA LARIVIERE)
A view of the cottage kitchen. (KRISTA LARIVIERE)
The cottage's living and eating area. (KRISTA LARIVIERE)
Another view of the living and dining area of the cottage. (KRISTA LARIVIERE)
Krista LaRiviere's daughter Chloe, and son Marco Zyp at the base of the giant tree the family calls "the hugging tree." (KRISTA LARIVIERE)
Krista LaRiviere's husband, Andrew Zyp, with their children, Marco and Chloe, and cousins Matthew and Ryan, in the rowboat they call the "Runamuk." It has a hole in it, takes in a lot of water, but nobody seems to mind, Ms. LaRiviere says. (KRISTA LARIVIERE)
Looking out on the water are husband Andrew Zyp, daughter Chloe and son Marco. (KRISTA LARIVIERE)
Children Marco and Chloe spend hours hunting for snakes and tadpoles (KRISTA LARIVIERE)
Krista LaRiviere's children Chloe and Marco spend endless hours in the water together, she says. (KRISTA LARIVIERE)
Krista LaRiviere loads up her kids and their cousins on the boat. (ANDREW ZYP)
Krista LaRiviere and her son Marco go boating (ANDREW ZYP)
The "Loony Bin," where guests love to stay, Krista LaRiviere says. (KRISTA LARIVIERE)
Inside the sleeper cabin, nicknamed the Loony Bin/ (KRISTA LARIVIERE)
Husband Andrew Zyp, kids and cousins find success on a snake hunt. (KRISTA LARIVIERE)
Up in the treehouse are Krista LaRiviere's husband, children,and their cousins. (KRISTA LARIVIERE)
A view looking out from the treehouse. 'Once you're there, there's all kinds of nothing to do," Krista LaRiviere says. (KRISTA LARIVIERE)
Krista LaRiviere, co-founder and CEO of gShift Labs. (Michelle Siu/MICHELLE SIU FOR THE GLOBE AND MAIL)
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