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October 1996

Who Was That Masked Duck?
Do you know what just swam by your dock? An identification guide to common cottage waterfowl.

 

Flush with Success 

by Chris Knowles

A composting or incinerating toilet can be the answer to a cottager's prayer - or the cause of a cottager's nightmare. Here's what you should know about the pluses and problems of these alternatives for the cottage loo.

At Home in Paradise 

by Catherine Collins

More people are packing up and retiring to the lake. Are full-time cottagers changing the face of cottage country?

Roughing It with Mrs. Bush 

by Charles Wilkins

She's been selling outboards, renting dock space, and dispensing advice for the last six decades. Meet the feisty proprietor of a century-old marina on Little Lake.

  • Installing roof vents 
  • Cottage detective: Adirondack mountains 
  • Black bears 
  • Easy cottage baking
  • Making cottage memories