Shades of Change
By Catherine Doherty and Leslie Young
Simple updates inspired by traditional cottage colours.
On the Edge of the World
By John Bentley Mays
Nature’s elements were the challenge behind the Thom family cottage.
Beauty, Blowouts, and Holding on in Hazard Land
By Ann Walmsley
Cottaging on Long Point is about the beach, the marsh, and survival.
Special Deliveries
By Liann Bobechko and Catherine Collins
A springtime peek at the little-seen beauty of birds’ eggs.
Are You Ready for the Next Big Storm?
By Ray Ford
Tales from last year’s twisters and an action plan for living through the new norm of summer.
Breadwinners
By Jane Rodmell
A hearty sandwich is just about the easiest cottage meal around.
Welcome to Hooterville
By Christine Langlois
Project plans by Wayne Lennox
Make room for owls at your cottage with just one board, a few tools, and some imagination.
Find out more about Bird Studies
Canada, and click here to find out more about the
nesting habits of owls.
Puttering
Task Master: Keeping water out of your outboard fuel line
Real Tools: Essential boat tool kit
Job Jar: Lubricating padlocks
Cottage Plans: On a point, great views
Hit List: Sorting and identifying screws
Bright Idea: A storm-resistant nail
Great Inventions: Hockey-stick dock; drill+forks=egg beater
Also in this issue:
On the Waterfront
Animal forensics lab; homemade outdoor shower; a zesty meal for a bear; blastomycosis; storm-alert radio;
Zimmer on entropy
Cottage Coup
By John Degen
Driving a Hard Bargain: Keeping the shortcut to the cottage a secret.
Cottage Q&A
By Steve Brearton
Peeing in the lake; lake-water circulation systems; water-system jet pump; lot size and principal
residence; finding a banded bird.
Cottage Finds
By Leslie Young
Directionally challenged? Weathervanes read the wind and signal your style.
Nature Scrapbook
By Tim Tiner
I’m baaaack: The cormorant is thriving, like it or not.
Cottage Classic
By Jake MacDonald
On the hook: The story of one old fishing hat.
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