June/July 2022 Issue

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What's Inside June/July 2022

Features

The Queen of Baie Fine
By Jim Moodie
With decades’ worth of unbelievable stories (she punched a bear!), Christina Jones may well be the most interesting cottager on Georgian Bay.
Years in the Making
By CL Staff & Contributors
We’re celebrating 35 years with the best advice you’ve learned from CL, stories that did (and didn’t) age well, and new classics you can’t live without at the lake.
Rewriting the Next Chapter
By Roy MacGregor
Losing a partner means learning how to experience life and the cottage in a new way without forgetting the past.
Still Eating After All These Years
By CL Staff & Contributors
From go-to snacks and quick, easy meals (and cocktails) to our most-raved about recipes, these dishes have stood the test of time.

Departments

Waterfront
How to use a dream catcher; the s’mores’ rise to campfire fame; cottages and cottagers from the archives, revisited; Reporter; Ontario’s best butter tarts; CL rebrands gone wrong; A mortgage-free shared tiny home with a car-less commute
Workshop
Trick out your Muskoka chair; yes, you can re-establish vegetation along your shoreline; boat access made easy; the tools you need—and the ones you don’t; energy-efficient updates from floor to ceiling
Cottage Q&A
By Jackie Davis
How to protect turtle eggs; damp basement solutions; the effectiveness of deer whistles; what is “cottage country” around Ottawa?
Zim Weighs In
By David Zimmer
When DIYers think they know best, how do you tell them they don’t?
Style Ideas
By Fiona McGlynn
The cottage is prime real estate for displaying our collections. There’s a surprising reason why we do it (and how much money what we’ve collected can be worth).