Cottage Life West will help you enjoy life at the cabin even more with fun and informative articles on everything from how-to projects to inspirational design ideas.
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Smarter ways to put your boats, docks, plumbing, and more to bed—with a lot less stress.
Drink from your lake? You just need a water-filtration system. Here are your options.
Three generations pitch in to build a retreat—and learn about cooperation along the way.
Quaff a craft beer at Persephone Brewing in Gibsons, B.C.; Reporter; how to sleep better at the lake; mountain range decor; food gadgets tested; get to know Savary Island, B.C.; Western cabin prices revealed
Build a fold-up workbench; wheeled dock-mover invention; new jack city: handy farm and bottle jacks and how to use them; Tesla solar roof tiles; six small problem-solving gadgets for your workshop
Bannock; baking basics; cottage pudding cake; whole wheat biscuit mix; cinnamon swirly buns; grilled pineapple wedges; easy dessert bundles; pecan skillet brownies, mmm!
Unique 150 plans that celebrate all of Canada.
Moose antlers; foam block docks; red squirrels; holding tanks; nearby hunters.
At closing-up time, here’s what you shouldn’t leave behind.
Are there fewer fish now? And why fishing may be the solution.
Look at what you look through: a window is more than just a view.
By October, chinook salmon are homeward bound to spawn.