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March 2000

The Language of the Lake 

by David Cameron

Cottaging in the wild solitude of his Algonquin Park retreat, novelist Greg Hollingshead finds the silence speaks volumes.

No More Free Launch 

by Amber Nasrulla

To their dismay, Muskoka cottagers with two-story boathouses, or ones the government deems livable, must now ante up for the privilege of using Crown waterlots.

The Sole Survivors

When we made the call for cottage shoes, readers from all walks of life put their best (that is, their worst) feet forward.

From the Ground Up 

by Max Burns

Drilled, bored, dug or driven, a well at the cottage offers a year round supply of consistently potable water.

The Cheap Seats 

by Wayne Lennox

Build our simple inexpensive campfire chair.

  • Kincardine real estate 
  • Red-breasted nuthatch 
  • Sod roofs 
  • TV signals 
  • Stargazer's guide 
  • Star-nosed moles 
  • Quilting bees 
  • Bug sprays 
  • Vegetarian meals