Get your caffeine fix on this floating roastery

—BONNIE SCHIEDEL

ONE OF CANADA’S few floating coffee roasteries means that cottagers on Lake of the Woods can get their caffeine fix in a decidedly “living the lake life” way. Jeremy Brown had been roasting coffee in his garage as a hobby for a few years when he acquired his 52-foot houseboat as a pandemic project in 2020. He decided to combine his love of coffee with his love of the lake—the latter was instilled in him during a Métis youth voyageur canoe expedition, and his years as a fishing, canoeing, and kayak guide. Thanks to his skills as an HVAC mechanic, he installed a commercial roaster aboard the houseboat, and Nautical Coffee was born. During the summer, Brown pilots the houseboat around to different bays, docks, and moorings in the Kenora, Ont.,…

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Cottage Life (Digital) - 1 Issue, May 2024

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