Vanessa Chiasson, Author at Cottage Life

Noble rot of a wine grape, botrytis grapes in sunshine, fungus wine

What the heck is fungus wine? It might be your new go-to cottage sip

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Canadian Rappie Pie, an Acadian classic comfort food dish made with grated potatoes and chicken closeup in a baking dish on the table. Horizontal top view from above

9 delicious (and budget-friendly) Acadian comfort foods you have to try

Senior Couple Sitting Around Table At Home Reviewing Finances Using Digital Tablet, considering renegotiating their mortgage

Is now the time to renegotiate your cottage mortgage?

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a man stands in the natural caves at Charleston Lake Provincial Park

This hiking trail has a 1,200-year-old shelter and ‘is like Tolkien’s... Middle-Earth’

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the sign leading in the silver queen mine at murphys point provincial park

The ground actually glitters at this provincial park

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Spy Distillery Crimson Tide Cider on a tree stump

Move over beer and wine—we taste-tested 10 funky ciders

Yellow tulips blooming outside Pinhey's Point Historic Site, tulip festival

7 secret cottage country spots to visit in honour of the Canadian Tulip Festival

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Wooden wine tour sign with arrow with green shrubs on background, winery

7 wineries to taste-test in Ontario cottage country

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Niagara Icewine bottles on shelf

Icewine 101: what goes into each glass of ‘liquid gold’

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Old Town Hall of Almonte, Ontario, Canada, ontario town

10 Ontario towns that you can spy in your favourite holiday movies

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bottle of chicken bones liqueur on a wooden background

You have to try this liqueur inspired by Chicken Bones, the beloved Maritimes treat

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