Top 5 winter Q&As
Learn how to make the most of your cottage in the winter
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Cottage Life
Whether you visit your cottage all winter or close it up for the season, it’s important to be prepared. Winter cottaging questions are some of our most-asked—ranging from choosing the right supplies when you build your cottage, to knowing what you can leave in the cold.
A host of organizations that promote emergency preparedness—the Red Cross; the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and...
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Assuming that you’ll be conscientious about draining the water system and putting an eco-friendly plumbing antifreeze in traps...
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Typically, the first thing we do on a winter visit is crank up the heat or get a good blaze going in the woodstove to warm the...
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Yes, people run fridges in unheated spaces—such as garages—but those who get away with it are lucky.
A fridge isn’t meant...
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What the pros do is save their backs by not lifting any anchors or hauling any docks onto shore, if they can help it. Unless your...
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