Shannon Swift, Author at Cottage Life

Where to stop for donuts, sprinkled throughout cottage country

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You have to explore these caves and grottos in Ontario

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Can you spot the imposters? Famous Canadian wildlife mimics

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A puzzle box against a yellow background

Canadiana alert: Check out this puzzle-maker

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Beat the summer heat with the most delicious milkshakes in cottage country

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Go tubing down these 10 lazy rivers this summer

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The chickadee joins ranks with other official Canadian birds

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The front yard of a house with many different green plants and trees growing, and logs around the yard.

Smiths Falls couple fight bylaw order to clean up their naturalized yard

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The cover of "Cover Art" by Vanessa Westermann, featuring a red Adirondack chair on a dock, with a blue sky in the background.

Your next summer cottage read: Cover Art by Vanessa Westermann

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Two loons float on a still, misty lake.

Winning wildlife shots from the Cottage Life photo contest

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Two people on a summer date, clinking wine glasses on a checkered picnic blanket.

Summer date ideas for when you’re at the cottage

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A crowd celebrates Pride Month at the Owen Sound Pride Parade.

7 ways to celebrate Pride in cottage country this summer

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Friends jumping off a dock into a lake in the summer.

11 Juno award-winning songs for your cottage playlist

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A large cottage with a green and brown exterior.

Peek inside this year’s Princess Margaret Cottage Lottery

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Back of a minke whale showing just above the surface of a calm lake.

Far from home: two minke whales spotted in Montreal waters

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An opossum walking on a dirt road.

Report card: How effective are these animals at controlling ticks?

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A couple dancing, dressed in wedding attire, outside in front of a cottage. Guests watching them in the background.

Cottage-country wedding venues that don’t break the bank

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Colourful cottage with yellow exterior and purple, turquoise, and white trim. Gingerbread-style woodcarvings throughout.

You could own one of the ‘Painted Ladies’ in Grimsby

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