guide Archives - Cottage Life

Small headlamp with black and blue headband

A guide to gear for cool weather hiking

Outdoors

Weekly Hack: Engineered wood ID guide

cat-by-a-wooden-door

A guide to bringing your cat to the cottage

General

Painted turtle basking on wood in water

How to identify Ontario’s 8 species of turtles

Outdoors

People fishing from boat

Fishing 101: A guide for beginners

Outdoors

7 kitchen essentials for cottage renters

General

BBQ boot camp

Want to become a grill genius? We’ll take you to barbecue school

Generator

3 types of generators that will keep you powered up all summer long

DIY rack

Learn how to make a simple rack for your woodstove tools

Nude beach

Your guide to nude beach etiquette

Outdoors

skinny dipping

How to have a fun, embarrassment-free time skinny dipping