July/August 2001

Ruby Red Beehives and Arborite Angst

By Diane Forrest

Want to know what that Superman comic was worth before you used it as fire starter?

This is the Way the Cottage Crumbles

By Tom Carpenter

Where wood goes, rot follows. How to get back on solid footing.

He’s All Ears

By Paul Rush

Brian Johnstone's corn could stop traffic — and does, all summer long. How a cottage-country farmer grows the peaches and cream of the crop.

One-Trip Tray

By Wayne Lennox

Build our ultimate cottage-to-dock caddy.

The Family Compact

By Ann Walmsley

Puppa Plant turned a derelict lumber camp into a cottage compound for his descendants. How 60 of them share the Lake Pogamasing Plauntation.

The Singles Game

By Patricia Maitland

Solitaire is the perfect one-person pastime, but with these fun variations on the popular classic you won't be alone for long.

For Starters

By Jane Rodmell

Manage the late-day munchies with these simple, sensational, pre-dinner snacks.

Also in this issue:

Cottage Q&A
Choosing a paintbrush
The greening of cottage-country golf courses
Conestogo Lake
Paper birch trees
Roy MacGregor on snapping turtles