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June 1996

A Trip in Time 

by Charles Wilkins

Before fibreglass, the cedar-strip runabout was the boat of choice for cottages and camps. At the Giesler brothers' boatworks in Powassan Ont., its glory days have never ended. photos by Edward Gajdel

Solar Flair 

by Charles Long

With its laid-back attitude towards hours and minutes, this low-tech sundial is the perfect cottage clock.

I Am Joe's Mosquito 

by Diane Forrest

It's like Interview with the Vampire, cottage style. The inside dope on the bug we love to hate.

  • Classic summer cocktails
  • Fibreglass boat repairs 
  • Aquatic plants
  • Greasing trailer wheels 
  • Muskies 
  • Cottage detective: stone cottages