May 2009 Issue
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What's Inside May 2009
Features
The Torchbearers
The recipients of our 2009 Green Cottager Awards are working hard for future generations.
Beauty on the Barachois
Easy living is the custom at this cool and airy retreat by the sea in PEI.
A Tolerable Supper
Miniature ecosystems, lichen feed the multitudes and pretty-up our cottage landscape to boot.
Roughing It to the Bush
You thought your cottage commute was tough! Consider this family’s multi-vehicle journey.
The Cottage That Got Away
Tales of love and loss weave through our family archives.
Brewers’ Feast
Beer in food? It’s not just for chugging anymore. Recipes online.
4 Ways to Use Water Better
Cottage-friendly technologies to help you get more from your H20 and save your hard-earned cash.
Departments
Waterfront
My favourite know-it-all; Pollinator counters wanted; Don’t Ask Zim!; Reporter; Safer wildlife crossings; Six-word contest winners; Website for Great Lakes boaters sweetwatercruising.com
Puttering
10 five-gallon bucket ideas - plus two more exclusively on cottagelife.com; Paint containers; Water heater quick fix; Toilet options; Four silt-free solutions for foot valves; How to cut glass
Cottage Q&A
Geothermal heating and cooling; wasp-nest removal; trespassing branches; mould cleanup; foot-valve anchor
Cottage Watch
High stakes: Will uranium mining ruin cottage country? Online bonus: a list of resources for cottagers
Solutions: Cottage Sharing
Successfully sharing the cottage: Can we all get along? Online bonus: Peter Lillico's presentation on cottage sharing agreements
Nature Scrapbook
The fisher king: The belted kingfisher heralds its arrival in the north.
Weekender
Water babies: Whatever the species, little ones never tire of splashing about.
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