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Be a Summer Hero – Parkbridge Resorts Twitter Party – RSVP Now – #ParkbridgeLife

Paula — Mon, 24 Apr 2017 15:00:10 +0000

There’s so much to love about summer. The longer days can be magical, even if you wish there were many more of them. Make the most of all the hours, all the days from May through September. Bring your A game, but don’t worry if you haven’t booked your vacation yet. This week, we are going to help you figure out what you need to know to be a summer hero. Join the Parkbridge Resorts Linked Moms twitter party this week and be a summer hero for 2017. Parkbridge Resorts will help you build beautiful memories this season. We have loved every single visit to Lakes of Wasaga, in winter and summer too. In 2014 we visited Lakes of Wasaga for the first time. The kids brought a good friend and we spent time swimming, having great food and playing near the beach. WE loved the grounds and even spied a beaver near the one lake on site. We have done a couple of summer stays now. And we have happy memories of these fun times with family. Every Family Day in February we return. Our winter stays are some of our most memorable. We spend the weekend skiing nearby and then collapse exhausted late at night. The Lakes of Wasaga, Georgian Bay cabins and ski chalets are warm and perfect for apres ski. Plus the fully stocked and well appointed kitchens mean we can cook a big protein rich breakfast and comfort food for dinner too. That’s vital when you spend hours on end skiing. Parkbridge, Canada’s leading owner and operator of land lease communities, believes in affordable, comfortable and secure places to live, vacation and retire. Parkbridge has four types of properties: Cottage & RV Resorts, Retirement Communities, Family Lifestyle Communities & Marinas. You can rent or buy. They have locations in Alberta, British Columbia, Quebec, and Ontario. They currently operate 124 communities in Canada! The Lakes of Wasaga cabins are amazing, clean and spacious. They are heated, safe and family friendly. You can easily spend a week or two there as many have fully stocked kitchen areas. We found everything we needed every time we stayed here. So a family could easily sleep 5 to 6 in a cabin the size of the one we had. There are many nearby stores if you need to run out and grab some food to cook in the well equipped kitchen. [tweetthis]RSVP now for WEDS. April 26 at 8 p.m. EST #ParkbridgeLife – prizes ARV $1200 plus.[/tweetthis] As well, Parkbridge has are options to purchase a cabin as well. You can rent, or buy which makes this a really appealing way to manage a yearly family vacation or an entire season of glamping. There are amenities for people of all ages and each Parkbridge community is unique. Stay a week, a month, an entire summer or longer. You can rest all summer long when you know your property is being well maintained by the team at Parkbridge. If you have ever contemplated cottage ownership but worried about upkeep, well here you have much less to worry about that way. At Parkbridge your home away from home is taken care of when you are away. You can learn more about Parkbridge Lifestyle Communities this month at our Linked Moms twitter party April 26 at 8 p.m. EST. There are more than $1200 worth of prizes!! RSVP now for the possibility of winning a prize. The grand prize will be a three night stay at Lakes of Wasaga. There are 3 VISA gift cards as well. Follow along right away with #ParkbridgeLife hashtag on Twitter. Follow Parkbridge Resorts on Twitter too. Date: Wednesday, April 26, 2017 Time: 8:00pm -9:00pm EST Hosts: @ParkbridgeLife Co-Hosts: @LinkedMoms @Inkscrblr @DownshiftingPRO Questions: @LinkedMoms Hashtag: #ParkbridgeLife Prizing eligibility: Canada Only Over $1,200 in prizing ONE 3 Night MINI STAY at Parkbridge’s Lakes of Wasaga Resort and 3 $50 Visa Gift Cards will be awarded. RSVP NOW. I am working with Parkbridge Life again this year to share their great accommodation options with readers. As such I am compensated. Please join us for a great chat on Wednesday night!! An InLinkz Link-up

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Linked Moms Parkbridge Life Twitter Party – Save The Date – April 26th at 8 p.m. #ParkbridgeLife

Paula — Tue, 18 Apr 2017 15:49:05 +0000

It’s that time of year yet again. The time to get started thinking about mapping out your summer schedule. Because summer is nothing if not short. And summer memories are built in a handful of weekends to keep you warm all throughout the rest of the year. So please join Linked Moms for their annual Parkbridge Life Twitter party event. When: Wednesday, April 26th at 8 p.m. EST Prizes: a MINI stay at Lakes of Wasaga, in Wasaga Beach. And cash VISA card prizes to be announced soon. While everyone is welcome to participate, only Canadians can win prizes. Don’t get caught this year without a summer travel plan! Parkbridge has so many amazing options for families and couples and it is open year round. Summer is of course a great time to share memories and enjoy all the amazing activities offered at many of the Parkbridge Resorts. Summer travel planning doesn’t have to be hard with Parkbridge Resorts. Follow along right away with #ParkbridgeLife hashtag on Twitter. Follow Parkbridge Resorts on Twitter too. Date: Wednesday, April 26, 2017 Time: 8:00pm -9:00pm EST Hosts: @ParkbridgeLife Co-Hosts: @LinkedMoms @Inkscrblr @DownshiftingPRO Questions: @LinkedMoms Hashtag: #ParkbridgeLife Prizing eligibility: Canada Only Over $1,200 in prizing RSVP to follow soon!! This is your save the date notice only. I am working with Parkbridge Life again this year to share their great accommodation options with readers. As such I am compensated. Stay tuned for the RSVP page soon and more details!!

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It’s Time to RSVP For The #ParkbridgeLife Twitter Party April 15 at 8 p.m. EST #travel

Paula — Fri, 10 Apr 2015 16:35:53 +0000

It was a rainy afternoon in August and our second day at Parkbridge Resorts, Lakes of Wasaga. We were there for three nights as guests. The kids had a friend with them and I was wrestling with the urge to tell them all to get off their Nintendos when I heard my youngest daughter holler: “There’s something over there by the lake.” All three children threw their sandals on and they ambled towards the lake. That weekend we had already spied dozens of groundhogs, we’d been swimming multiple times, made our own fishing poles of twine and branches, spied many fish, played some board games, been mini golfing and picked up about 30 different frogs and toads. The rumour was that there was a beaver living in the bullrushes near the picturesque lake at Lakes of Wasaga. I followed after the kids with my iPhone in my hand, partly skeptical and a wee bit hopeful that they had found the fabled creature of the lake. I stared at a rock and was ready to leave, after all my mission had been accomplished anyways: the kids had dropped electronics to interact, investigate and explore the natural surroundings. As I turned, the rock moved. I have never ever seen a beaver up close before but there it was. It was unmistakably a beaver. The rumours were true. We didn’t believe it until we saw it for ourselves. That kind of describes the entire stay at a Parkbridge Resort Community. You won’t believe it until you are there. Parkbridge, Canada’s leading owner and operator of land lease communities believes in affordable, comfortable and secure places to live, vacation and retire. Parkbridge has four types of properties: Cottage & RV Resorts, Retirement Communities, Family Lifestyle Communities & Marinas. [tweetthis]Parkbridge has four types of properties: Cottage & RV Resorts, Retirement Communities, Family Lifestyle Communities & Marinas.[/tweetthis] The cabins are clean and spacious. They are heated and safe and you can easily spend a week or two there as many have fully stocked kitchen areas. We found everything we needed. I even found a cork screw. So a family could easily sleep 5 to 6 in a cabin the size of the one we had. There are many nearby stores if you need to run out and grab some food to cook in the well equipped kitchen. There are also options to purchase a cabin as well. You can rent, or buy which makes this a really appealing way to manage a yearly family vacation or an entire season of glamping. This is my kind of stay. Glamping in a gorgeous cabin, not too far from the beach, but also secluded enough to feel like you are away from the city. Looking to get away this summer at an affordable price? This is a great solution. Check out the resorts section on the Parkbridge website and browse the map, or search resorts by name: http://www.parkbridge.com/en-ca/Pages/CottageRVResorts.aspx [tweetthis]This is my kind of stay, glamping, #ParkbridgeLife not far from the beach, or major urban centre and yet somehow also in a secluded restful atmosphere.[/tweetthis] [tweetthis]Parkbridge Resort and Lifestyle Communities #ParkbridgeLife are located throughout Ontario, Alberta, Quebec and British Colombia.[/tweetthis] There are amenities for people of all ages and each community is unique in what it offers. Stay a week, a month, an entire summer or a whole season from April through to Thanksgiving. You can rest easy, relaxing all summer long when you know your property is being well maintained by the team at Parkbridge. I know I am not the only one out there who has contemplated cottage ownership at one time or another but thought to themselves I am not sure I want to be driving every weekend to a cottage just to make sure the grass is cut and the water hasn’t overflowed and that nobody has broken in while I was away. At Parkbridge your home away from home is taken care of when you are away. You can learn more about Parkbridge Lifestyle Communities this month at our Linked Moms twitter party April 15 at 8 p.m. EST. There are $1200 worth of prizes!! RSVP now for the possibility of winning a prize. The grand prize will be a three night stay at one of the many Parkbridge Lifestyle Communities in Canada. [tweetthis]RSVP Now for a chance to win a three night stay at a Parkbridge Resort. #ParkbridgeLife[/tweetthis] Eligibility Rules are here: Read them so you don’t lose out. Please remember to show Parkbridge Lifestyle Communities some love on their social channels: Twitter – @ParkbridgeLife Facebook – Parkbridge Lifestyle Communities. and follow the hosts as well for a chance to win. @LinkedMoms @inkscrblr @downshiftingpro We can’t wait to share this with you! See you there! Remember to RSVP with your twitter handle. And this particular party, the prizes are only open to Canadians.

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Parkbridge Resorts Lakes of Wasaga Stay

Paula — Tue, 02 Sep 2014 09:30:00 +0000

I am a cottage girl. I have been doing that from the time I was born actually. I don’t think we have ever missed a year. So, cottage season is a big deal here. We are renters. Every single year. We have talked, but never seriously, about buying a cottage. Buying a cottage costs a lot of money and really, how long would we use it? Would we do well with all that upkeep? Would we travel each weekend in the summer to the cottage 3-4 hours away just to cut the lawn? I am not convinced. We love travel and we try to do so affordably every time we go. Trailers and campers are another way to go, but I am not THAT Mom. My kids know: Mom doesn’t camp. So where does that leave a cottage lover? Parkbridge Resorts has an interesting model, which gives me food for thought. Towards the end of our really lovely, but occasionally wet summer, we ended up in Wasaga Beach visiting Parkbridge Resorts Lakes of Wasaga. I was not compensated for this post, but we were given four days to stay at Lakes of Wasaga. I decided to post about the property because I think it’s interesting to my Ontario readers who like travel. This is what I spied the moment I walked in. Another girl’s trip, which was a common theme this summer. But this time we brought friends. My favourite girls There are four pools in Parkbridge Resorts Lakes of Wasaga. That includes a small beach area near the one pool, a splash pad and an indoor pool too. We tried each of the pools just so we could say we had done it all. The pools are all heated and fairly shallow for family members of all ages. There are regularly scheduled activities at the banquet hall throughout the summer as soon as school is out. So there is a corn roast one afternoon, a trip to the zoo and wagon rides planned throughout the summer. That makes this setting a perfect space for grandparents and extended families. I spoke to several residents throughout our four day stay and each mentioned how much they loved the atmosphere. I legitimately was interested. But when you ask the people in the know and they also give singing recommendations of how much fun the busy summer months are when kids take their paddle boats and kayaks and remote controlled boats out on the small lake, well that was a really excellent endorsement. The playground was flanked by a tennis court, an outdoor hockey area, and a small miniature golf course. We were allowed access to all of that and we loved trying everything out. The miniature golf isn’t overly taxing and was extremely popular the day we tried it. It rained a lot the weekend we stayed, but the cabin was spacious and comfortable and we were able to explore the day we arrived and the day we left. We took several walks just after it rained and counted 35 frogs and toads one afternoon. But that wasn’t all…one night we ran into a person who owns a unit at Lakes of Wasaga who said the lake was usually very busy and she asked us if we had seen the beaver that was living there. I laughed thinking she was joking. But later that day we looked out and Ainsley spied something in the water. In fact, I still didn’t believe her. But about an hour later I spied a massive brown rock which was definitely moving. We slowly inched up behind the rock and found a beaver sitting there. I was stunned, and the kids were astonished in a good way. That’s our kind of vacation fun, exploring and finding suprise wildlife after a rain. So many great areas to take a stroll We stayed for four days at Wasaga Beach Lakes of Wasaga Parkbridge Resorts. The three bedroom cabin was clean and well maintained. Every little thing we could possibly need was there. There were cabins and chalets on the property. They are heated and also can be used well into the fall months. Ours easily slept five but could have slept 7-8 because of the foldout couch in the living room area. There was a moment when I panicked because I bought a bottle of wine with a cork in it. I figured I would end up taking it home, but I happily found a corkscrew in the drawer and managed to open said wine bottle. Happy clapping! What Can You Expect? Cupboards are full equipped with dishes, pots and pans, silverware, cookie sheets, and ours even had a few games in one of the closets. You do need to bring sheets and sleeping bags and towels and toilet paper and items like that. A small note inside one of the cupboards informed me that the unit we were in was owned privately and occasionally rented out, which led me to wonder exactly how Parkbridge Resorts function. So I asked. How Does Parkbridge Work? Units purchased new can be bought outright or you can make a down payment of as little as 10 % and pay the rest with financing. (I found one on sale for $110,000.) If you know cottage prices, then you recognize that this is a very good price. There are also rentals. So you could stay for a four day period as I did. The cost for that appeared to be about $800. There was television inside the unit for the rainy times, but no Wifi, which is never a glitch for me because I travel with portable Wifi so I can work anywhere. Side note: the web site says there is Wifi connection available. The owner has use of the Park, Model/RV or cottage from April to November. A seasonal fee is spread out over the year. The owner of the RV or cottage rents the land the cottage sits on. Lot rentals are broken down into three groups: Premium, Premium Plus and Regular.Lot rates are: $4,085 for Premium Plus, $3795 for Premium, and Regular is $3490. All sites pay a tax assessment surcharge of $175 a year and $220 for municipal water and sewer, hydro and gas are individually metered. Fees increase annually. A portion of the fees are for future development of owner’s resort such as new equipment, pools, or gazebos. Owners are responsible for some maintenance of their site. They must cut their grass for instance. In Ontario Parkbridge Resorts operate 21 resort properties. There are 9 in the Kawarthas, 5 in Georgian Bay and 7 in Southern Ontario Region.Many years we have stayed in Southampton with family. I love the beach and the cottage we often rent there, but the cost to buy there is not manageable for most families. We also often rent with other family members at Sauble Beach, but I am not a huge fan of the actual beach in Sauble. I love the company and enjoy the area, but I also kind of worry about the busy nature of the beach and the cars that are parked all over it. This area called Lakes of Wasaga fills a gap nicely and didn’t have any big draw backs that I could see. The drive from Toronto is only 1.5 hours. From London it is closer to 3 1/2, or 4 hours.So that still doesn’t completely take care of my grass cutting issue. But, I like the price. I liked the area and the community and the cabin/chalet itself. Also new Wasaga Beach has a lot of amenities. Lakes of Wasaga had several restaurants and some retail within a 5 to 10 minute drive. Wasaga is less than 30 minutes to Collingwood. I will be giving this idea some thought and serious financial consideration. I enjoy having the option of getting away and Lakes of Wasaga cabins and chalets met my level of comfort.The Parkbridge Resorts are on Pinterest and Instagram. and of course on Facebook too. The community is secure and safe and you needed an access card to get into any of the buildings, as well as to drive onto property. I felt safe and comfortable staying with the kids and their friends. My husband wasn’t able to take holidays that week.I would happily return here with my family. It’s a great option for affordable family travel in Ontario. I received a stay here for free in order to facilitate this post.

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