June 2008

Personal Space

By Carolyn Kennedy

An addition was the answer for renovators who needed more privacy at the cottage.

The Coolest Cottage on Earth

By Charles Wilkins

Cottaging in Nunavut is just like cottaging anywhere else—except for the wildlife, the ice, and the 24-hour sunshine.

Welcome to Dead Wood

By Laurel Aziz

When a tree dies, it’s good for more than just firewood. A visitor’s guide to the sustainable forest community in our local snags.

Hands Across the Water

By Christine Langlois

How a white male accountant and a brash Anishnabai woman bridged the great divide on Lake Temagami.

Grill Guide to Great Chicken

By David Zimmer. Recipes by Jane Rodmell

Barbecue chicken and serve it up in succulent style, with recipes, rubs, glazes, marinades, and more. Finger lickin’? You bet!

Puttering

Saturday Project: 5 boards = 1 bench
Go Green: Eco-friendly windows
Stuff We Like: Polyurethane beams
Hit List: Skill-building courses
Real Tools: The smart tape measure
DIY Weekend: Build a better dock
Indispensable: Marine hardware
Great Inventions: Shower stall to outhouse; outhouse to wood shed

Also in this issue:

On the Waterfront

My favourite dump guy; PWCs at 40; Green Cottager Awards; Punk campfire lover; Turtle X-ray; Reporter; Common reed; A friendly otter; Don’t ask Zim!; DayClocks; Alien hand; Border rules

Cottage Coup

By John Degen

How not to find a friend.

Legacy

By George L. James

A replica loaded up with memories.

Cottage Q&A

By Christine Langlois

A slithery situation, road rage, bug lights.

Cottage Style

By Leslie Young and Catherine Doherty

Repurposing junk too good for the dump.

Nature Scrapbook

By Tim Tiner

Mighty Mouse: Woodland jumpers spring into action.

Weekender

By Graham Roumieu

You are now in the skinny-dipping zone.