Cottage at First Here’s a collection of pictures of our cottage, the Getaway Home on Amherst Island, on the shores of Lake Ontario. These are older pictures. Amherst Island with our location (Getaway Home) and Poplar Dell shown. This is a picture of the front of the cottage, looking down the slope towards the water. Behind the picture-taker is a large mowed front yard with the all-weather road about 100m away. This is a picture of the back of the cottage, looking up the slope away from the water. This is a picture of the southern side of the cottage, looking up the slope away from the water. This is a picture from the deck, looking over the North Channel. The land in the background is the Canadian mainland, about 3km away. This is a picture from the yard, similar to the picture from the deck, looking over the North Channel. The land in the background is the Canadian mainland, about 3km away. This is a picture from the dining room, looking into the living room, towards the fireplace. This is a picture of the dining room, behind the small sofa, taken from the living room. This is a picture of the kitchen.