Summer 2016 Issue

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What's Inside Summer 2016

Features

  • Cottage Railroad Trilogy

    With three generations of railroaders, no wonder this family thought a cottage by the tracks was a good place to escape the city.

  • Forces at Play

    You love the beach. But how much do you know about what’s really going on there? Here’s the surprising science shaping our sandy shores.

  • Guess Who’s Coming to the Cottage?

    Your sullen teen. Gran and Gramps. Bored kids and insomniacs. How to entertain anyone this weekend.

  • Mission: Tossible

    Three easy-to-build wooden throwing games everybody will enjoy.

Departments

  • Waterfront

    It’s blueberry season: how to pick and store them; Reporter; solutions for pesky chip dust; recovery tips after a party weekend; beware of boat whips; water flea water test; tasks for guests

  • Workshop

    Choose the right rope for the job; hot water tank primer; two inventions that really swing; build a dock-day catch-all organizer; how to fix broken concrete; a new portable compound mitre saw

  • Cottage Feast

    Delicious mocktails; refreshing shandies; watermelon ripe tests; tasty mixed grill; chilled green and red soups; grilled pineapple; two kinds of flavourful wings; induction cooking; avocado toast

  • Cottage Q&A

    Woodpeckers, insurance, boat values, currants, slow drainage.

  • In Like Zim

    Grill some meat on the barbecue. Or is it barbecue some meat on the grill? Hmm.

  • Boating

    Docking your pontoon boat can be nerve-racking. Here’s how to do it like a pro.

  • Style Ideas

    Enjoy a bug-free screened room: options for floors, screens, and more.

  • Nature Scrapbook

    The virgin tiger moth is armed and fabulous.

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