It can be nice without AC can't it? We don't have it and I love having the windows open. You can hear the birds and smell the fresh air. I love that. We get a few bad days a year, but then you turn the fans on. We have ceiling fans and tower fans and they keep the place nice.

I bet your cottage is nice with the lake nearby. Is it a big lake? It's not Lake Michigan or something like that, is it?