Winter 2005 Issue
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What's Inside Winter 2005
Features
16th Annual Photo Contest: The Eyes Have It
The judges have decided. Feast your eyes on these outstanding winning images • Plus: Cheese! Pics that clicked with our funny bone
Cold Hands, Warm Hearts
These winter cottagers know how to love the snowy season.
The Little Cottage that Could
A toy train is just the start of the fun at this playful hideaway.
Big Foot Goes to the Cottage
Snowshoes are fast becoming the gear for the cold season. A sampling of winter walkers.
In Sink
Whether you’re doing a full kitchen remodel or a simple bathroom upgrade, get the basics on basins.
Mice in the Cookie Jar…
...and lily pads on the table. Cottage twists on classic holiday treats.
Departments
On the Waterfront
Loonie curlers; decorating with lures; why the fish died in Mitchell Lake; easy-access wetsuit; a raft of beer cans; the forest that floated away; Roy's Order of Canada; Kenora couture
Puttering
Unsticking screws, nuts, and bolts; Manual impact drivers for twisting fasteners; The amazing one-handed pipe wrench; Three uses for an old window; Your snowmobile may need new skis; Hurray for hauling wood! Two new ways
Cottage Q&A
Winter moisture-proofing; seasonal lake colour; chipmunk parasite; where to put smoke detectors.
Cottage Finds
What's on tap? Vintage-looking faucets with practical assets.
Cottage Coup
The cool factor: Chilly inside, snowy outside, our first-ever winter cottage weekend won't be our last.
Nature Scrapbook
Meet Fang: The short-tailed shrew is tiny, cute and venomous.
Weekender
A New Year's Eve blast.
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