April 2012 Issue
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What's Inside April 2012
Features
Wind Ninjas
The race is always on for this family of fiercely competitive sailors on Lake of the Woods.
Ever Easy
How do you like your eggs? Delicious new recipes for a most versatile staple.
A Change of Plans
Not one project, but two: A dock organizer inspires a sophisticated deck storage bench.
Departments
Cottage Real Estate 2012
Five Regions to Watch
Where to start your search now. You may be surprised.
Matches Made in Cottage Country
Three searches, nine properties, three success stories. Which cottage would you choose?
What Do You Really Know?
Take our quiz on all the essential nuts and bolts of cottage buying.
Waterfront
Grilled cheese is hot; How to jazz up a classic; A doggone great vacation; Caption winner; Environment grant recipients; Beware the cabin…; My sappy story; Reporter; Fresh, new page-turners
Puttering
Drain flow problem solver; cheater vents; free digital TV; how to cut a hinge mortise; cottage hardware store; two critter stoppers
Cottage Q&A
Mice in my stove; metal vs. concrete septic tanks; stop mould; save on capital gains tax; antifreeze in the lake
Cottage Coup
Can 18 friends share a weekend at the cottage?
In Like Zim
Your final wishes say a lot about you.
Nature Scrapbook
Fast and loose: It’s mating season for the flighty, flirty red-winged blackbird.
Weekender
Anniversary Essay: The iconic cabin
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