Cottage Life Store

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Features

The Latest Picture Show

Wow! You made it tough for our judges with nearly 9,000 entries. Here's the best of the crop in our record-breaking 21st annual photo contest.

Winter Rocks!
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Weather? Freezing. Lake? Frozen. Perfect conditions for a game of cottage curling.

Animal Ambassador
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Ann Southcombe spent her career understanding the likes of gorillas and elephants. Then she went back to the cottage.

Cocoa Power
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Chocolate, chocolate, and more chocolate treats to make your mouth water. Surrender now.

The Wild Bunch

Crazy critters, silly stunts, and one swinging kitty: These shots have the last laugh in this year's photo contest.

Waterfront

Board games then and now; A round of Monopoly; S'mores, without the campfire; Just fooling around; Keep track of Rover in the dark; Remote forest-fire detection; Books for your gift list; Fall fair folly; Reporter; Boy versus Mothzilla

Puttering

Faceoff
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Joinery options

Job Jar
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Where to use which joint

Go Green
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Bubble wrap as window insulation

Stuff We Like
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Battery chargers

Real Tools
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Multi-socket wrench

Hit List
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Uses for woodstove ashes

Great Inventions
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Coffee-can curling; an easy deer gate

Cottage Q&A

By Jackie Davis

Rescue a dog from the ice; winter road access; mysterious animal tracks; eavestroughs and snow; wallpaper in an unheated cottage

Nature Scrapbook

Owl on the prowl
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Nighttime belongs to the stealthy and powerful great horned owl.

Weekender

The master builders

A finished retreat is just one renovation away.