April / May 1998

Battling Big Ears

by Diane Forrest

When you're away, the mice will play. How to combat the toughest critter in cottage country.

Rag Time

by Emma Hesse

Keep cottage memories underfoot - and put summer cast-offs to good use - with this easy-to-make rug.

The Notebook

by Tamsen Tillson

A dying father reveals the rites of cottaging to his daughter. His instructions have become her legacy and her guide.

Watching the River Flow

by Leslie Garrett

Stag Island is a quiet cottage oasis in the middle of the busy St Clair River.

Blastomycosis, fungus disease
Antique maps
Beating back aquatic weeds
Channel shopping
White-throated sparrow
Cabin with a keel