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“It’s nice to have you all here,” said Langlois from the house’s front steps while attendees stood on the front lawn.

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“We’ve spent a lot of time here over the years. We actually bought this place for $160,000, some 22 or 23 years ago, and a lot of great music’s been made here. We’re happy to open it up to you and we’re excited about our relationship making pot. (He laughs when someone points it’s “growing pot.”)

“We’re excited to be working with all these people at Up Cannabis, you know they actually want to hear our ideas,” continued Langlois. “So they may be getting more than they bargained for on that front but we’re definitely committed to them.”

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Among the many features of The Bathouse are four bedrooms upstairs including an inviting blue one at the front where Downie liked to sleep even when the band wasn’t making music, according to Koster, and the front downstairs hallway where the original artwork from The Hip’s third album, 1992’s Fully Completely is prominent.

For diversion, there’s a pool table upstairs and a pool (Blue Rodeo’s Jim Cuddy once jumped in and out before listening to a playback dripping wet) and putting green downstairs.

It’s estimated about 150 artists — The Hip, Blue Rodeo, Sarah Harmer, The Hugh Dillon Redemption Choir, Sam Roberts Band and The Arkells — have recorded at The Bathouse over the last two decades.

The Up Cannabis gathering saw Moscow Mule drinks served (Baker even hand-delivered one to me), an al fresco dinner of salmon, steak, asparagus and potatoes on three long tables on the back lawn lit by tiki torches, and a special solo acoustic performance by Dallas Green on the front lawn where bright red Muskoka chairs, blankets and a massive fire pit made for a cozy scene.