June 2001

A Movable Feast

By Diane Forrest

Our writer joins in the fun of a dock-to-dock dinner, braving thunderclouds, mossies, and one dessert too many.

Don’t Sweat the Big Stuff

By Tom Carpenter

A bewildered sauna builder learns the value of staying cool.

Cover Story: Hooked on Classics

By Charles Long

These Rideau lakes cottagers spend money, time, and a whole lot of love keeping their old boats rolling down the river. Why? If you have to ask, you just don’t get it.

Patron of the Snakes

By Amber Nasrulla

Think of scientist Chris Parent as the PR man for massasauga rattlers.

Set in Stone

By Charles Long

Follow our plans for a rock-solid barbecue.

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The Orient Expressed

By Jane Rodmell

Go east as well as north by adding a touch of Asia to your traditional cottage cuisine.

Also in this issue:

Cottage work clothes
Composting
Sandpaper
Carnivorous plants
Chipmunks
Lake Panache
Roy MacGregor on cottage handymen
The Cottage Life Photo Contest