Fall 2014 Issue
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What's Inside Fall 2014
Features
Sweat Devotion
With a little vision and a lot of elbow grease, a teardown blossoms into a charming retreat.
Confessions of a Detailed Mind
Everything goes according to plan when a pro builder remakes his own Georgian Bay cottage. Well, except for the floor going up in smoke.
The 4-Minute Isle
There’s a tidy little place where the cottages are close to the city, and yet so far away.
Who’s a Good Swimmer?
Cottage dogs love the water. Take a look at these intriguing underwater images by photographer Seth Casteel.
Departments
Waterfront
Vintage board games could be worth a mint: how to tell; mystery beach beast; the high costs of low water; Reporter; the skinny on nudity; lighthouse saviours; clever solar water bottle; Lake What?!
Cottage Feast
Turkey for two, with gravy, stuffing, and cranberry salsa; pumpkin beer; caramel apples; a new Caesar; pick the right pan; send us your grill disasters; roasted sweet chile cauliflower; long vs. short grain rice
Cottage Workshop
Skill Set: Safe kindling tips and a handy chopping tool; Job Jar: Simple door fixes; Real Tool: Pump for boat engine oil change; Know-How: Ways to manage dust; Saturday Project: Make your own barometer; Bright Idea: Three options for electrical switches; Great Invention: Dock cooler
Cottage Q&A
Mystery bugs; fire insurance; storing wool; home care; ants on septic
In Like Zim
If you think a leaf blower is a cottage tool, you need to read this. Now.
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