April 2002

Flying Colours

By Judy Ross

For 30 summers, renowned artists Robert Murray and Toni Onley have taken their paints and a float plane into the wide-open beauty of Georgian Bay.

How to Succeed at Succession

By Ann Walmsley

Handing down the cottage is a financial and emotional minefield. What you need to know to keep your funds and family intact.

Turning the Table

By Wayne Lennox

...From eating to seating, this convertible bench project will knock guests off their feet.

Although this issue of Cottage Life magazine is sold out, plans for the convertible bench project are available! 

Click here to purchase a PDF of Wayne Lennox's plans.

Doing His Level Best

By Jim Poling Sr

Washboards to washouts, cottage road grader Tom Prentice has seen a lot of ups and downs.

What a Dish

Breakfast beauties, luscious lunches, dinner belles, and other fabulous winners from this year’s Cottage Life Recipe Contes

Puttering

Task Master: Fixing leaky eavestroughs
Real Tools: The “bash-em” screwdriver
Materials: Putting putty in its proper place
In the Works: Foot valves, the sole of the water system
Job Jar: Keep your chair legs from rotting
Bright Ideas: A DIY test for septic systems

Also in this issue:

On the Waterfront
Cottage Classic
Cottage Q&A
Legacy
Nature Scrapbook
Weekender