June/July 2025 Issue
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What's Inside June/July 2025
Features
Morning Glories
We asked four writers what they love about the early hours at the lake. Their answers are surprising.
The Most Important Meal
Take these easy-morning tips, plus two breakfast recipes, from a cottager chef.
Time in the Sun
How to build the simplest (and maybe the best) clock invented: a sundial. All you need is know-how and a little concrete.
Wake Up Calls
Learn who’s making a racket while you’re still lying in bed.
Charlie and His Amazing Technicolour Cottages
Perched on the Bay of Fundy, these structures are straight from a storybook.
Departments
Waterfront
Sunrise vs. sunset photos; field guide for kids; lake fish research; Tall Pines is back; fighting Eurasian milfoil; Reporter; off-grid coffee options; bugs named after celebs; scoring a deal on Stoney Lake, Ont.
Workshop
Painting tricky surfaces; toaster repair tips; how to build a little free library; ways to flatten a warped pan; why you need a cottage anvil
Cottage Q&A
Too many snakes?; replacing insulation; tree roots and the septic; joint ownership and the cottage; what’s with the lake bubbles?
Style Ideas
Three cottage deck designs that we love.
Nature Scrapbook
This bird is a rising star.
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