May 2015 Issue
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What's Inside May 2015
Features
A Whale of a Story
Telegraph Cove, B.C., is a paradise for nature-loving cottagers. All thanks to a guy named Marmaduke.
Picnics Are for Kids
This DIY project includes step-by-step instructions for building a child-friendly folding table for fun outdoor meals and entertainment.
Get the Show Off the Road
An ATV may be the ideal vehicle for your cottage. Advice on how to choose the right quad.
Give Me Props
Boaters, if you want to have more power and save on fuel, pick the proper propeller. Here's the scoop on getting the best spin.
Departments
TrueWest
Get to know Island Lake, Alta.; potty poetry contest; Reporter; a fairy-tale bunkie; user-friendly guide to the wood-burning cookstove; confessions of a cabin hoarder; a railway caboose cottage
Cottage Feast
Four new fishwiches; two remoulds; simple homemade butter; spruce tip recipes; top-rated rye whiskey; how to smoke like a grill pro; some very cheesy advice; a recipe for fricos
Cottage Workshop
Easy-to-make boot cleaner; impact driver vs. drill-driver; removable tinnie deck project; lock up your quad; ATV dog seat invention; two ways to splice a cut wire; troubleshoot an eavestrough leak
Editor's Note
A word to the wise: cottaging advice from the editorial team.
Letters
Cottage Q&A
A supersized section with our best advice.
In Like Zim
Cottagers new and old need Zim's advice on the subtler points of lakeside etiquette.
Solutions
Is Airbnb a good way to earn some part-time rental income from your cottage?
Cabin Pressure
From lacklustre to luxe: designer tricks to amp up your loft space.
Nature Scrapbook
American white pelicans signal spring with their return to western wetlands.
Weekender
It's a good day for catching rainbows.
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