May 2015 Issue
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What's Inside May 2015
Features
A Whale of a Story
Telegraph Cove, B.C., is paradise for nature-loving cottagers. All thanks to a guy named Marmaduke.
It’s a Hard Knock Life
Would you know what to do if you came upon an injured critter on the highway? Read one turtle’s amazing story.
Get the Show Off the Road
An ATV may be the ideal vehicle for your cottage. Advice on how to choose the right quad.
Give Me Props
Boaters, if you want to have more power and save on fuel, pick the proper propeller. Here’s the scoop on getting the best spin.
Departments
Waterfront
A parade of bagpipes; the wonders of milkweed; water levels update; great grey owls; being prepared, or is it hoarding?; Reporter; fairy-tale bunkie; all about wood-burning cookstoves + cooking tips
Cottage Feast
Four new fishwiches; two remoulades; simple homemade butter; how to smoke like a grill pro; top-rated rye whisky; spruce tip recipes; twice-grilled pound cake with variations; advice about cheese
Cottage Workshop
Saturday Project: Easy-to-make boot cleaner; Real Tool: Impact driver vs. drill-driver; Job Jar: Removable tinnie deck project; Solutions: Lock up your quad; Great Invention: ATV dog seat invention; Trade Secrets: Two ways to splice a cut wire; Solutions: Troubleshoot an eavestrough leak
Cottage Watch
Should we bury nuclear waste near Lake Huron?
In Like Zim
Cottagers new and old need Zim’s advice on the subtler points of lakeside etiquette.
Cabin Pressure
From lacklustre to luxe: designer tricks to amp up your loft space.
Nature Scrapbook
Mysterious, high-flying woodcocks put on a spectacular springtime show.
Weekender
Why, there otter be a law!
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