Cottage Life Store

Contents

Features

Lodged in Time
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A glamorous and romantic one-time resort becomes an inspiring farmhouse cottage.

Waterfalls
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A powerful rush of falling water can entice, inspire, and frighten. That’s why we love them.

Let Mischief Reign
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Wild scavenger hunts, a pet crocodile, even rocket launches—all part of the raucous tradition at the Gardner cottage in Minaki.

Out of the Frying Pan
By Jane Rodmell

Who doesn’t love a good fry-up? A trusty skillet is all you need to cook a fast and hearty meal, and use up what’s left at closing time.

Farewell, Dear Plumbing
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Sadly, it’s time to drain the pipes. Learn how to do it right in this exclusive adaptation of the updated Country & Cottage Water Systems.

Waterfront

The tastes of cottage country; A neat goose flying trick; Where to hide the cottage key; iLove iPad; Last trolley to the lake; We are outhouse renovators, hear us roar; A bevy of good reads; The outboard whisperer; Reporter; Secret garden

Puttering

Solutions
By Jackie Davis

Pressure washers

Face Off
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Dual-flush toilet kits

DIY Weekend Carpenter
By Michel Roy

Replace a threshold

Stuff We Like
By Ryan Stuart

A multi-use chopper

Go Green
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Fireplace inserts

Great Inventions
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Hidden path lights; mowercycle

Trade Secrets
By Michel Roy

Shims and an improvised reciprocating saw

Cottage Q&A

By Jackie Davis

A gathering of loons; iron-rich toilet ring; tax-deductible interest; how to clean cedar; mopping up trailer condensation

Solutions

By Alex Roslin

We love our woodstoves, but now some places are banning them. Here’s why.

Nature Scrapbook

Sound and fury
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The majestic elk—loud, proud, and very stinky—is on the rise.

Weekender

Ladies who lounge

Connections grow stronger at the lake.