You Can Only Reach This Canadian Micro Cabin by Foot, Skis, or Snowshoes
Want to unplug? Consider booking a stay at this "elegantly rustic" off-grid retreat in the Laurentides region of Quebec.
Want to unplug? Consider booking a stay at this "elegantly rustic" off-grid retreat in the Laurentides region of Quebec.
When visiting the regional park at Poisson Blanc Lake in Quebec, you’ll find two types of accommodations. There are rustic camp spots—some only accessible by canoe, on islands that you get all to yourself. And then there are two tiny, off-grid "micro-refuges," each designed to eke a bit more comfort out of backcountry simplicity.
Completed in 2020, the cabin is located lakeside in Poisson Blanc Regional Park, in the Laurentides region of Quebec, Canada. "Is it a hut or a cabin? A tiny home or glamping?" Asks the park’s website, before providing a cheeky answer: "All of the above."
Yan Kaczynski
The cabin is available to rent all year long, and it’s only accessible by foot, skis, and snowshoes. Transport carts or sleds are available to bring in gear.
Yan Kaczynski
The Poisson Blanc Regional Park was formally established in 2008, and it’s now a popular destination for hiking, exploring islands by boat, swimming, and camping. In 2018, the architecture firm L’Abri designed the first tiny shelter there, called La Point, which riffs off the A-frame typology and sleeps two people.
In 2020, the firm finished a second, slightly bigger shelter, called the Grand-Pic, to accommodate groups of four. For the interior of this project, they teamed up with the Montreal-based studio Vives St-Laurent. "Since it was a small cabin, they needed it to be really functional with custom-built furniture," says interior designer Lysanne St-Laurent.
The cabin is accessed through a screened porch, which protects visitors from bugs and holds an additional sleeping loft with a double mattress.
Alexandra Pelletier
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