Cottage Life will help you enjoy life at the lake even more with fun and informative articles on everything from how-to projects to inspirational design ideas.
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Advised to tear down their 50-year-old cottage, a pair of traditionalists instead embarked on a top-to-bottom renovation.
Fall in the lake, pull yourself out. Simple, right? Not so fast: A sudden immersion in cold water can kill you. Our writer finds out why, first-hand.
Surprise us, we said. Expert cottage cooks share their favourite bring-along recipes.
After 20 years, and thousands of entries in our annual photo contest, these stunning shots emerge triumphant.
These pics prove that it really is all fun and games at the cottage.
My favourite sport; Randy intruders; Don't Ask Zim!; Board game mash up; Hap Wilson memoir, New environment grant; Reporter; Saving our purest water
Hockey stick coat rack; Lake water for drinking; Ice surface perfection; Ice auger; Table saw alternatives; Thermal auger; portable rinkside firepit; Cleaning baseboard heaters
Lake ice noises; fridges for cold spaces; snow buildup on roof; fogged camera lens; ice thickness.
Forest safe haven: Slow-growing hemlocks await their moment in the sun.
Replacing our old septic system would be a big, messy job. But I had a plan.
Forest safe haven: Slow-growing hemlocks await their moment in the sun.