Fun and games are the big draw to Ramara Township, which lies about an hour and a half north of Toronto by car.
The area is rural and agrarian, with two outstanding exceptions that drive the local economy .
There are vacation cottages where people can soak up the scenic vistas of lakes Couchiching and Simcoe, and vast stretches of slot machines at the region's biggest moneymaker, Casino Rama.
100 Laguna Pkwy
Asking price: $267,649
Agent: Trish Ryan, Century 21 Don Campbell, Orillia
The property: Three bedrooms in a total living space of 1,828 square feet.
Description: Waterfront end unit with covered boat slip and many upgrades, including new hardwood floors, broadloom, baseboards and paint. Condo fees total $240 a month.
Notable: Part of Lagoon City, a year-round resort community with marina, private beach, indoor pool and other amenities.
1781 M-N Concession Rd.
Asking price: $595,000
Agent: Bob Mears, Re/Max Orillia Realty (1996) Ltd., Orillia
The property: Multiuse, 100-acre hobby farm with renovated five-bedroom homestead.
Description: Farm house has been carefully restored with attached home office. There are three other outbuildings, including a fully insulated barn, and power house with Mitsubishi 6300 backup generator.
Notable: The property has been operated as the Wind Chimes Yoga Farm bed and breakfast for ten years.
The house is situated high on Washago's Limestone Hill with 90 acres of hay land stretched out below.
The land has been worked without pesticides or artificial fertilizers and can be certified organic.
7717 Doner Dr.
Asking price: $749,000
Agent: Elmar Moser, Sutton Granite Hill Realty, Toronto
The property: Five-bedroom bungalow with 275 feet of waterfront.
Description: A stone and log home built in 1967 as a private centennial project, using logs from an 1871 log cabin.
Notable: The property is used as a vacation home but it is fully winterized, with three wood-burning fireplaces and central air conditioning for hot summer days. The home lies on a broad stretch of the Green River.