Winter 2023 Issue
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Cottage Life will help you enjoy life at the lake even more with fun and informative articles on everything from how-to projects to inspirational design ideas.
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What's Inside Winter 2023
Features
On the Shores of a Lake Just Like Yours or Mine...
How the proposed sale of a Lake Huron cottage changed human rights law in Canada.
How to Win at Winter
Try one of these 17 ways to truly get into the off-season.
The Sure Shots
Thousands of entries, nine judges, and 16 pages of amazing images. The winners of our annual photo contest. Plus, the pictures that made us laugh.
Departments
Waterfront
Why a cottage beats a condo; winter movie guide; Reporter; Michael Smith recipe; mermaid sighting; gear guide; Georgeville tips; snowplow rates; ice bar know-how; naughty bird behaviour
Workshop
Boat-turned-shed DIY; hardwax oil; utility pole maintenance; laminate countertop fixes; beauty wooden wall tiles; fireproof building materials; an app for wildfire resilience; how to use mass timber; oven tune-up
Cottage Q&A
Stinky vent stack; how to stop ceiling mould; white squirrels; knotty wood behaviour; reading weather forecasts
Forces for Nature
A new UN treaty aims to curb worldwide plastic pollution. How you can help.
Real Estate
Time to buy, or to sell? What’s happening with rentals? Expert predictions for the 2024 market.
Style Ideas
How a modern, newly built Quebec cabin carries on treasured family traditions.
Nature Scrapbook
Despite some flashy eye gear, the spruce grouse can still be hard to spot on winter’s forest floor.
Cottage Glossary
What’s the sweetest name you can imagine for one of the smelliest vehicles around?
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