essay Archives - Cottage Life

Being bored at the lake isn’t a bad thing. In fact, the cottage can help us embrace the... feeling

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What if your dog could talk? Howard the terri-poo weighs in on his first cottage visit

Keyhole lifejackets weren’t comfy or attractive, but they sure saved lives

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A no-way-out traffic jam on your cottage commute can’t be fun…can it?

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An illustration showing a dog with a slobbering ball over a reading man's shoulder

An ode to the most dreaded (and beloved) of cottage guests—the granddogs

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Does Canada’s size define us, connect us, or stretch us too far? Elamin Abdelmahmoud explores... our big country

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Winter night landscape with house near forest. Calm night in the countryside

A quiet moment in the chill helps me embrace winter’s darkness

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Long read: the pleasure of canoeing in the off-season

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The ultimate cottage tool: the Swiss Army knife

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How the pandemic turned us into year-long cottagers

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illustration of the word gluttony with various food items being eaten by people around it

Mark Schatzker confesses his cottage sins: Gluttony

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illustration of the word greed with people looking at the sky around it

Eva Holland confesses her cottage sins: Greed

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a snowy trail through the woods

Off-season? Not for the locals in cottage-land

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illustration of the word lust with a woman behind it

Zoe Whittall confesses her cottage sins: Lust

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illustration of the word sloth with people on the beach around it

Vicky Mochama confesses her cottage sins: Sloth

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Beautiful canoe in still lake

Is the canoe the most beloved icon of the cottage?

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illustration of the word envy with people in park around it

Omar Mouallem confesses his cottage sins: Envy

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illustraton for snake in the grass

Understanding the psychology behind our fear of snakes and loss

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