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The celebrity appeal is not hard to appreciate. Encompassing an area about the size of Rhode Island, Muskoka is clustered around three big lakes -- Muskoka, Joseph and Rosseau -- that are carved into the Canadian Shield and framed by a dense canopy of hemlocks, pines and maples.
CAIRNS ISLANDS. The islands off Cairns are a varied bunch, from the exclusive luxury of Double Island to the uninhabited Frankland Islands, and of course the popular Green Island and Fitzroy Island, and Lizard Island to the north.he island is a good place for fishing thanks to the tides that have created a very deep hole, forming a favourite fishing ground. FRANKLAND ISLANDS The Frankland Islands are a group of five stunning but uninhabited and undeveloped 'continental islands' just off the coast of Cairns.