At my family's cottage on Georgian Bay, there have always been bears around but generally they'd hang out around the nearby dump. However, about a decade ago the dump was closed and now the bears are spending more time near the cottages. Last year there was one shot four cottages down and all garbage cans have to be kept inside.
As a teen I'd have no issue making the 45 minute walk down the cottage road to the marina but I wouldn't walk two cottages down along the road these days.
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