Cottage Life Store

Contents

Features

Perched on a Cliff
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An expat Canadian revives her West Coast roots with a tiny, perfect Bowen Island retreat.

A Cottage Greenovation
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Love our planet? Give your cottage an eco-makeover.

Custodians of Paradise
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The recipients of our 2nd annual Green Cottager Awards.

Restore, Replant, Relax
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Three inspiring ways to nurture a natural shoreline.

How to Choose a Greener Cleaner
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Pick the right soap and shampoo and you can help preserve your lake’s water quality.

All the Kids Came Back
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The car-free, carefree cottagers of Victoria Beach.

Take the High Road
By Jim Kenzie

You’re enviro-everything, but what about your car? Here’s a greener way to drive to the cottage.

The Secret Life of Spring Flowers
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The magical beauties of the awakening forest floor.

Preferred Shares
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Time-tested recipes from cottager cookbooks.

Puttering

Saturday Project
By Raj Chaudhry

Suitcase stand

Real Tools
By Paul Lewis

Portable air compressor

Go Green
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Sustainable insulation

Solutions

By Allan Britnell and Ryan Shervill
Lithium-ion batteries; Local, independent sawmills

Job Jar
By Steve Maxwell

Readying new wood for stain

DIY Weekend Builder
By Ryan Shervill

A water pump or generator house

Great Inventions
By Pat Lynch

Two-jug water system; Raccoon-thwarting fence

On the Waterfront

My Favourite Critter; New traffic options; ThirstyWear; Ask Zim; Reporter; Walking stick; Online cottage connections; Carbon calculations; A wine for trees; Monopoly Mark 2; Waiting for a ball

Cottage Coup

Stranger in a Strange Land
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The smell, the noise, the creatures. What is this place and what is it doing to me?

Cottage Q&A

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A big dig, canoe identification, a tree mystery, bottled water options, Trent-Severn real estate.

Cottage Watch

When the Sun Goes Down
By David Harris

Will wind turbines work at your off-grid cottage?

Nature Scrapbook

Layaway Plan
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The wily cowbird never puts all her eggs in one basket.

Weekender

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The first job is making the job jar.

Photo Journal