Cottage Life

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Editor’s Note: A morning salute to the flag

Your Letters: Famous last words

Waterfront

Is there a way to tell the difference between sunrise and sunset photos?

Into the Insta-verse: Are you an early riser or do you like to sleep in? • We asked on Instagram: at the cottage, are you an early riser, or do you like to sleep in?

First Nations fish research

Book recommendation for kids (and foraging fans)

Tall Pines Music & Arts Festival is back!

How the members of this lake association bested Eurasian watermilfoil

Five strange-but-true insects named after famous people • Insects make up more than half of all living things on the planet, which means that entomologists are constantly discovering new species. And then…naming them after famous people. Apparently. Here are five strange-but-true examples

Reporter: Butterflies set to soar & bad news for bitters

Coffee paste in a tube?! And other coffee options for off-gridders

Buy the Way: These cottagers bought the property they were renting

Workshop • How does a cover-up start? Brush first, roller next, fake panelling obscured. Expert painting tips for tough surfaces.

How to paint wood panels

Stuff We Like: A touch-up paint pen

Before you replace your toaster, try this fix

Reader Project: A little free library on Lake Opinicon

Straighten out warped cookware

Why you need a cottage anvil

Cottage Q&A: Too many snakes; replacing insulation; tree roots vs. septic; joint ownership of the cottage; what’s with these lake bubbles?

Researchers are just learning how many turtles suffer grisly boat propeller injuries. Here’s what cottagers can do to help • What’s at the bottom of our lakes? Turtles with grisly boat propeller scars. Some survive, many do not—here’s what researchers know and what cottagers can do to help

A well-designed cottage deck can help you spend more time outdoors. Here are three we love • A well-designed cottage exterior can help you spend more time outdoors. Here are three decks we love

We asked four writers what they love best about mornings at the lake. Their answers are a little surprising and even a bit racy • We asked four writers what they love best about the early hours at the lake. Their answers are a little surprising, a little frightening, and even a little racy

Chef Andrea Buckett’s go-to breakfast recipes for the cottage • Chef Andrea Buckett is always ready and relaxed for breakfast, even when the cottage is full. Here are easy-morning tips and two favourites from her new recipe collection, The Essential Cottage Cookbook

Build the simplest, most reliable clock: a stone sundial, powered by our favourite star • Build the simplest, most reliable clock that lets you sleep in every morning: a stone sundial, powered by our favourite star

Lots of wild creatures spend their mornings making noise at the lake. Here’s how to decipher their sounds • Birds aren’t the only early risers. Lots of wild creatures spend their mornings at the lake eating, mating, or making a bit of a racket. Here’s how to decipher their sounds

Perched on the Bay of Fundy, these curious concrete cottages may be Nova Scotia’s best kept secret • Perched on the Bay of Fundy, these storybook cottages are layered with socialist ideals, innovative materials, and...