Chairs and a fire pit on the private beach at 21 Tyson Lane, looking across Howdenvale Bay

Howdenvale Bay · Lake Huron

What if summer didn’t have to end?

Three acres, four bedrooms and your own pristine sand beach on the protected waters of Howdenvale Bay. Shallow, sandy swimming. A full shop. West-facing sunsets. Built for cottaging — and for staying.

Welcome to the Sandy Shores Retreat at 21 Tyson Lane.

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21 Tyson LaneSouth Bruce Peninsula, Ontario$849,000MLS® X12887904

This isn’t just the cottage.
This could be home.

The children come home from school. Backpacks get dropped inside. Someone grabs a fishing rod, someone else is already on the sand. Dinner can wait twenty minutes.

Cottage ownership has a rhythm everyone knows: the drive up on Friday, two good days, then Sunday evening spent closing cupboards and heading back to a street that looks nothing like the one you just left.

21 Tyson Lane was renovated for a different rhythm. Back to the studs within the last three years — new wiring, new plumbing, reinsulated, a serious bathroom and an upgraded water system — so the water can be part of an ordinary Tuesday in October, not just a summer weekend.

The waterfront

A waterfront made for childhood.

Aerial view of the property showing its own sand beach on Howdenvale Bay

Your own sand beach

The property has its very own pristine sand beach with exclusive access to the water — towels on the sand rather than a ladder off a dock.

Shallow and sandy

Shallow, sandy water described in the listing as perfect for families: sandcastles, swimming, and afternoons in the water rather than watching it from shore.

Protected Howdenvale Bay

A protected bay on the Lake Huron side of the Bruce Peninsula, with the public boat launch just across the bay for fishing, boating and sailing.

The shoreline and open water of Howdenvale Bay from the property

Imagine 4:15 PM here.

School is finished.
The backpacks are inside.
The fishing rods aren’t.

The property

Room for real life.

Four bedrooms, two bathrooms and 1,500–2,000 sq ft on a picturesque three-acre property — with a full shop and four driveways for everything a family accumulates.

Aerial view of the house, decks and driveways at 21 Tyson Lane

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

2 (1 full, 1 partial)

Square footage

1,500 – 2,000 sq ft

Storeys

1.5 · detached house

Land size

102 × 250 ft · 2–4.99 acres

Parking

Detached garage · 7 spaces · full shop

Heating

Wood · wood-burning fireplace in stone

Water & sewer

Drilled well · septic system

Annual property taxes

$2,106 (CAD)

Title & zoning

Freehold · zoning R2/EH

Waterfront

Lake Huron · direct water view

Renovations

Extensive, within the last 3 years

Living room with a wood-burning fireplace set in natural stone

Taken back to the studs.

Interior taken back to the studs
New wiring and new plumbing
Reinsulated and drywalled
Wood accent walls and ceilings
Extensive bathroom renovation
Upgraded water system
Outdoor shower
Updated exterior with a new front deck
Tree cutting and pruning opening Lake Huron views

Renovation details as described in the listing documentation. Buyers should verify all improvements and permits independently.

Nature

Nature as your neighbour.

81+ acres

of Petrel Point Nature Reserve

The property is surrounded by over 81 acres of Petrel Point Nature Reserve — woodland, wetland, trails and wildlife rather than more rooflines. The listing notes a conservation and green belt setting.

No representation is made regarding future development, views, access or privacy; buyers should independently verify protected-land boundaries and permitted uses.

The location

Away from the noise.
Not from real life.

A secluded three-acre setting on Tyson Lane, with Wiarton as the nearest town for schooling, healthcare, groceries and everyday errands. Drive times are published only once verified.

Aerial view of the property within the surrounding nature reserve and shoreline

Public boat launchJust across Howdenvale Bay
Petrel Point Nature ReserveOver 81 acres surrounding the property
Beach & parkListed among the amenities nearby
WiartonNearest town for groceries, dining and services — drive time to be confirmed
Peninsula Shores District SchoolWiarton — drive time to be confirmed
South Bruce Peninsula Hospital, WiartonDrive time to be confirmed

Dining table set on the deck at 21 Tyson Lane

Some properties become part of the family.

Grandchildren learning to swim off the same stretch of sand. Weekends where nobody needs an invitation. The fire pit under a starlit sky, stories and marshmallows, and the same walk down to the water year after year.

In time, children arrive with children of their own, and the photographs all begin to share a background. That is what a property like this quietly becomes.

Gallery

See it for yourself.

Film & virtual tour

Walk it before you drive it.

Open the 3D virtual tour View the floor plan

A day at 21 Tyson

One ordinary day.

Lifestyle storytelling. Activities and views described here are illustrative, not guaranteed.

Two ways to experience it

Live here.

For the family who wants the water to be part of an ordinary Tuesday: school, work, dinner, and a sand beach at the end of the lawn. Renovated for year-round living, with a wood-burning fireplace in natural stone and a full shop for real life.

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Escape here.

For the family who wants somewhere everyone gathers: four bedrooms, seven parking spaces, four driveways, a boat launch across the bay and a west-facing beach for the sunset. A weekend getaway that never feels temporary.