August 2003 Issue
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What's Inside August 2003
Features
The Missing Link
When you can’t get there from here, it may be time to build a bridge.
Saturday Night at the Molou
Haliburton's big-screen theatre has been entertaining cottagers for more than 60 years. Oh yeah, and it plays movies too.
The Iconic Conifer
A celebration of the white pine, from its roots up, and up, and up.
Winnipeg Beaches
How three towns became linked by a railway, a storm-tossed lake, and cottagers’ memories of the good ol' days.
Flower Bower
Chip away at this log-turned-planter. It's a natural for cottage carvers.
Striking Distance
If lightning comes too close to the cottage, don’t get frazzled, get grounded.
Sweet on Berries
Easy recipes for every occasion using summer's juiciest fruit.
The Natural Garden: Part 3
The Wild Bunch – Got a pine patch or septic bed? These native species can tough out the most troublesome planting challenges.
Departments
On the Waterfront
Island treasure hunt; Mars-gazing =; lifesaver for tots; BBQ butterfly chicken; turtle trauma clinic; the classic dirty fly swatter
Puttering
Repairing punished paddles; the Jackall gets you pumped up; take a circular saw blade for a spin; the cordless drill/driver; a flapper-free toilet; mooring whips; TV tower dock
Cottage Q&A
Beetle mania kills hemlock; nailing down penny measure; homeless bees; rise and fall of the Trent-Severn Waterway; gift cottages can be taxing.
Cottage Coup
Making camp at the cabin: From canvas walls to creature comforts - a voyageur is swept into cottage life.
Cottage Finds
Fir for a queen: Henrietta's gives baking, and cottagers, the royal treatment.
Cottage Design
The skinny on outdoor bathing: Getting into a lather never felt so good.
Nature Scrapbook
White magic: The pallid Indian pipe uses trickery to survive without sun.
Weekender
The flavour of the month.
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