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Cross-country skiing in cottage country

Cross-country skiing in cottage country

January 27, 2012

On Wednesday I might have wondered if anybody still cross-country skis. By yesterday, it was a different story. In an e-mail, my friend Norm Vanstone, who lives in Huntsville and cottages in Dorset (now there’s a nice weekend commute), happened to mention the Muskoka Loppet, a...

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Celebrating safe boating heroes

Celebrating safe boating heroes

January 26, 2012

Guest post by Blair Eveleigh, senior associate editor. I know it’s still cold and snowy out and summer seems a long way off. Still, it’s good to think about sunny times to help get through the dark, dreary days of winter. Here at Cottage Life, we’re finishing up our April...

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Let’s go to the lake house

Let’s go to the lake house

January 25, 2012

Guest post by Jackie Davis, assistant editor. I spent Saturday and Sunday with some friends, at a place on Lake Ontario, across from Amherst Island (just outside Kingston). We were there for a combined Girls Weekend/Baby Shower/Birthday Party/Fondue Night. (No, seriously: We...

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Tuesdays with Mitch

Tuesdays with Mitch

January 24, 2012

Mitch comes home from “vacation” today. I confess I have mixed emotions. Golden retrievers are the best dogs to have, in my humble opinion, and there’s no question I’ve fallen in love with our little guy. Mitch is very sweet and he brings joy into the house. He also...

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The funniest DIY boats ever

The funniest DIY boats ever

January 22, 2012

Some of the Cottage Life editors dropped down to the Toronto International Boat Show last week. Other than the Spring Cottage Life Show, few places can transport me to the cottage like a room full of beautiful boats. So many shiny boats. And kooky ones too. Which got me to...

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Where in the world is the largest omelette?

Where in the world is the largest omelette?

January 18, 2012

Guest post by Jackie Davis, assistant editor. Fact checking stories for Cottage Life means that I’m constantly stumbling upon weird information on the Internet. Sometimes it’s boring, sometimes it’s disturbing, and every once in a while, it’s pretty neat. Example: While...

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Tuesdays with Mitch

Tuesdays with Mitch

January 17, 2012

I want to share a story about a golden retriever called Gunner, but first the Mitch update. Mitch is on vacation with Joey again, while DH works at the boat show. In fact, we all need a vacation after the scare he gave us last week. Thursday he threw up on the rug. No problem;...

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Environmental Commissioner ignored again

Environmental Commissioner ignored again

January 12, 2012

Guest post by Blair Eveleigh, senior associate editor. In case you weren’t aware, we’re now in the second year of the United Nations Decade on Biodiversity. You’d never know it from reading the papers. Case in point: Once again, the Ontario Environmental Commissioner, Gord...

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Workplace safety first

Workplace safety first

January 11, 2012

Guest post by Jackie Davis, assistant editor. Last week, an acquaintance of mine from the gym told me to “have a safe day.” Which means either a) she’s forgotten that I work at a magazine, and she thinks that I’m a coal miner, or maybe a crab fisherman, or b) she thinks...

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Tuesdays with Mitch

Tuesdays with Mitch

January 10, 2012

Mitch was four months old on Sunday. Just as parents eventually do with a new baby, DH and I have stopped counting the weeks. It's easy to keep track, since the puppy was born on DH’s birthday. That’s how we ended up with another dog. “Not another dog,” I said. “And if...

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