POLL: Are you a cottage owner or a cottage mooch?

WATCH ABOVE: How to be a successful cottage moocher? Food, booze and hard work are key to scoring a cottage invite. Alan Carter reports.

TORONTO — For many, the Victoria Day long weekend signals the unofficial beginning of summer. Canada is rich with beautiful lakes and rivers, and many city slickers can’t wait to get away from the concrete jungle and kick back at a cottage.

The next best thing to owning your own spot on the lake is having a generous friend who does.

Global News Toronto wants to know: do you have your own cottage or are you guilty of cottage mooching? Take our poll below and let us know!