Ray Ford, Author at Cottage Life

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Know your ladders and when to use them

General

Monarch Butterflies on tree branch in blue sky background, Michoacan, Mexico

Eastern monarch butterflies are on the rebound... after a strong winter showing

Outdoors

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Recycling wood ash could help calcium-starved... Canadian lakes

Outdoors

a huge spinning ice disc in the freezing waters of the Presumpscot River in Westbrook, Maine.

A gigantic spinning disc formed in Maine River... and it’s spectacular

Outdoors

Snow on the shores of Lake Erie

Climate change may bring us more lake effect snow

Outdoors

A woodstove with a fire going and firewood alongside

First woodstove? Here’s how to light a fire

Unusual, unoccupied, recycling composting public toilet, with wood shavings, fully fitted with all mod cons.. scoop, paper, seat and brush.

How to choose an alternative toilet

General

Monarch butterflies in a tree in Michoacan, Mexico, with a blue sky background

How to help monarch butterflies survive

Outdoors

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13 quick safety tips to prevent fires at the... cottage

General

band-aid-on-child's-knee

Need-to-know cottage first aid for common kid... injuries

General

bald-eagle

Bald eagle populations are bouncing back

Outdoors

flood

Flood plain maps and flood risks

Outdoors

How to keep your woodstove working all winter long

Watermelon

How to pick a deliciously ripe watermelon

Tying up the boat

How to choose the right rope for the job

patriotic dock

We love this cottager’s patriotic dock

Muskrat

Cottager uses rock music to get rid of a pesky... muskrat

ATVs

How to choose the right ATV for you

Outdoors

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