Summer 2011 Issue
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What's Inside Summer 2011
Features
A Note, a Riff, an Aria
Music and cottaging go together, whatever the genre, especially for these tuneful celebs.
Salad Days of Summer
When the weather gets steamy, freshen up your lunch, dinner, or picnic with a cool, crisp salad.
Entertaining Special
You’re Invited
Guests and hosts can relax at the lake with these essential tips from our etiquette expert. Let’s all get along, people.
I Don’t Do Simple
Or does she? This seasoned host makes weekend entertaining look easy. Find out how (and what she serves).
The Showman & the Chef
A restaurant owner and a professional chef share their trade secrets for big crowds and big meals at the cottage.
Hot Stove League
Outdoor pizza ovens are in! Whether you build one or buy one, here’s what you need to know to get cooking
Departments
Waterfront
A new water sport: What’s SUP?; News on water levels; Summer fiction reads; The return of Ann Vanderhoof; Products to start fires and to put them out; One cottager’s trash…; Reporter; Rest stops vs. the cottage
Puttering
Use screws better; Send us your storage secrets and ideas; Repair a single-glazed window; Electrician’s tips; A new, updated handsaw; Wheelbarrow-chair combo; a pontoon-boat docking system
Cottage Q&A
Blueberry decline; speeding boats; loon markings; outhouse product to break down waste; inspections in unincorporated townships
Cottage Coup
Brides’ day revisited: What happens when 25 cottage brides come together on a small, vacant island? One wild party.
Nature Scrapbook
Puff daddy: Puffballs pack a powder punch, spreading spores far and wide
Weekender
Sunny, chance of a shower: Now that’s a summer downpour we can get behind!
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