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Cottage Q&A: Should I buy a cottage during a recession?

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How to fully embrace the lake at your next cottage rental

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How to get rid of carpenter ants at your cottage

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Here’s what to do about the cluster flies at your cottage

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How to deal with silverfish in your home or cottage

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Here are the top things Canadian families are looking for in a cottage rental

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The island cottage

5 handy tips for some common cottage situations

General

Fallen tree that has landed in a lake bordered by other trees.

How do you deal with a tree that’s fallen into your lake?

Real Estate

Man in a white fishing hat canoeing on a lake in a green canoe.

Challenge yourself with these 14 cottage goals

General

Pile of firewood stacked up indoors.

What to consider before you bring your firewood inside

Outdoors

Outdoor wooden hot tub by a lake bordered with a forest in the summer.

Warming up to the idea of a hot tub? Here’s how to wade through your options

Grey hot water tank in an unfinished basement.

How to pick the perfect hot water tank for your cottage

Grey mouse on a beige carpet.

7 ways to keep pests out of your cottage

Women in green cover-up applying sunblock.

A guide to buying, using, and storing sunscreen

Outdoors

Cottage ceiling fan attached to a wooden A-frame roof.

Drastically cut your heating and cooling costs with these green upgrades

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Father and son sitting on a wooden dock fishing.

7 cottage lessons we learned from our fathers

Outdoors

Older couple standing on a cottage deck looking out at a lake.

7 habits of highly effective cottagers

Heating fuel tank outside a house.

What systems are available to set up a cottage’s own supply of petroleum?