May 2024 Issue
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What's Inside May 2024
Features
Morning Glorious
Expand your weekend repertoire beyond bacon and eggs. Our 2024 Grill Guide: breakfast edition.
One Night Only
You don’t need a ticket for this family’s epic summer concert on Baptiste Lake. Just paddle up or drop anchor.
They All Lived Happily Ever After...
These cottagers bought in a tumultuous pandemic real estate market. Four years on, do they regret it?
The $12,000 Hole to Nowhere
If you’re thinking of drilling a well, learn from our writer’s costly mistakes.
Departments
Waterfront
Invasive carp ID guide; beer terms quiz; A floating coffee roastery; Georgian Bay eco-gin; behold! The new Canadian Canoe Museum; a curious watercraft; bizarre condiment history; trash panda jokes; Reporter
Workshop
Protect your trees from pests; DIY pothole fix; build a “beaver deceiver”; stuff we like: Shoe Goo; best paints for masonry; paint can storage how-to
Cottage Q&A
How do we bring back our frogs?; repair gappy deck boards; who’s responsible for a downed tree in the lake?; jelly-blob mystery; voles vs. waterlines
Forces for Nature
Land trusts aren’t new, but the way we use them is changing. And that’s good for the planet.
Cottage Watch
Severe weather is making cottage insurance more expensive and harder to find. Here’s what you need to know.
Style Ideas
Thinking of a bunkie? These three tiny cabins offer stylish solutions.
Nature Scrapbook
When the days warm up in spring, the endangered Blanding’s turtle starts getting busy.
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