March 2003 Issue
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What's Inside March 2003
Features
The Market Valued
Here’s what you get for what you pay – comparing 18 regions of cottage real estate.
A Whole Lot of Bunk
Three styles of double-decker sleeping.
Who’s Been Peeping in my Den?
MNR biologist Martyn Obbard gets nose to nose with mama bear and her cubs.
Arts & Crafts Movement
Keeping this 1930s-era cottage from sinking into Christie Lake was a labour of love – and a tribute to its architectural legacy.
Using Your Noodles
Pasta can be stretched a hundred different ways. Try these twists on the tummy-filling favourite.
Departments
On the Waterfront
Springtime syrup-makers; picnic table guest book; the classic coffee pot; a lighthouse comes out of the cottage; golf meets croquet at the lake
Puttering
The hole story of drywall patching; the essential cat’s paw; a nail guide for the clou-less; inside the pressure lantern; use a bucket to tape those awkward angles
Cottage Watch
All's well that mends wells: If your old cottage system needs upgrading, tap into a little-known government program that pays for two-thirds of the fix.
Cottage Q&A
When to use plumbing antifreeze for winter flushing; help us identify a mysterious marker; properly insulating floors with vapour barrier; putting in a P-trap.
Legacy
How I married into a cottage only a whisky-swilling, bottle-tossing, paranoid taxidermist could love.
Photo Finishers
Encore! Due to a printing error, we're bringing you our 2002 Photo Contest winners as they should be seen.
Nature Scrapbook
Whistling in the dark: Spring inspires the saw-whet owl's nighttime serenade.
Weekender
Catch spring if you can.
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