August 2023 Issue
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What's Inside August 2023
Features
"The Cottage is Boring!"
Fear not, parents! Expert tips on how to rekindle kid lake love.
The Last Flight of the Ariel V
After a tragic hydroplane accident 65 years ago, history has brought this fated boat back home.
How Pull a Vanishing Act
Animals have many strategies to stay hidden from hungry predators—and us.
To Top It All Off
We’re overhauling the bun, the cut, and the toppings. It’s time to fancy up your franks.
Departments
Waterfront
Toys for older kids; Reporter; Oak Lake Palooza; aging dock disposal; test boat noise; meet a storm chaser; loons shake a leg; Great Lakes smart buoys; get to know Honey Harbour, Ont.; parents downsize to the cottage
Workshop
Beat the heat without AC; avoid power tool burnout; composite decking; ductless mini-splits; choose your vise; vise pads; clear septic clogs; repurpose sad pool noodles
Cottage Q&A
Hanging grandma’s quilt; gauging propane levels; creosote substitute; lightweight dock options; ID’ing fossils
Forces for Nature
Beavers are a common cottage foe, but this is why we should embrace them now more than ever.
Solutions
Modern heat pumps are an energy-efficient, cost-effective way to control the temperature in your place.
Style Ideas
This Aussie transformed her cottage with a lot of colour and a ton of joy.
Nature Scrapbook
What would summer be without the blueberry? We just hope the animals leave some for us.
Cottage Glossary
That word for when the sun hits the water juuuust right.
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