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This multi-generational family of 30 gathers for a raucous annual reunion at an old Muskoka inn
3+ day, 20+ hour ago (910+ words) I will do no steaming. Instead, I will make myself a plate, walk from the kitchen into the enormous common room to the pool-table-cum-dining-table, and sit down for dinner with 30 people, ages 2 to 82, all of whom I’m related to. Last…...
$649K for a Haliburton log cabin sitting on 51 acres of forest and trails
4+ day, 2+ hour ago (41+ words) Cottage Life Lot size: 613.9 by 945.6 feet Date listed: July 2, 2026 Cottagelife.com is part of the Blue Ant Media Canada network © 2026 Blue Ant Media...
Nature Scrapbook: Black-billed cuckoo
1+ week, 1+ day ago (111+ words) Cuckoos are connoisseurs of caterpillars that are too hairy, too spiny, or too toxic for most other birds. Ingested bristles stick into the long-tailed bird’s soft, regenerative gizzard lining, eventually coating the lining like fur until it detaches and the…...
The Cottage Coach’s #1 rule for new wood
1+ week, 2+ day ago (256+ words) By the Cottage Coach “I’ll stain it next weekend” How to tell when new lumber is ready Watch out for mill glaze Applying READY SEAL to the bar When I applied READY SEAL to my new outdoor bar, I worked…...
$999K for a Balsam Lake cottage with a two-tier deck and investment potential
1+ week, 4+ day ago (40+ words) Cottage Life Lot size: 100 by 151.5 feet Date listed: June 16, 2026 Cottagelife.com is part of the Blue Ant Media Canada network © 2026 Blue Ant Media...
Cottage Q&A: Why is this chipmunk changing colour?
1+ week, 6+ day ago (56+ words) Cottage Q&A: What animal could have chewed through this pipe? Nature Scrapbook: The least chipmunk Got a question for Cottage Q&A? Send it to [email protected]. This article was originally published in the Early Summer 2026 issue of Cottage Life. Cottagelife....
Stuff We Like: Our best recommendations to beat the bugs
2+ week, 1+ day ago (212+ words) Documented declines in some insect populations—the “insect apocalypse”—have us feeling it’s time to live and let insects live. But we remain opposed to letting them land on our food and our person. Because many of the insects we…...
5 purchases that will make the cottage your older kids' favourite place to be
2+ week, 1+ day ago (145+ words) Lightweight and portable, this beanbag tossing game has simple rules but is more challenging than it looks. Bean Bag Bucketz, $80, toysrus.ca Keep the games going after dark with SpikeBrite, an accessory that attaches to the rim of your Spikeball…...
Real Tool: It's both a screwdriver and a wrench—meet the scrench
2+ week, 2+ day ago (177+ words) Real Tool: It’s both a screwdriver and a wrench—meet the scrench Cottage Life Ugly and cheap, but near-perfect in function, the scrench don’t get no respect. This genius screwdriver-wrench combo (officially a “chainsaw bar tool”) is nigh indestructible, fits…...
Listing of the Week: $1.25 million for a family compound of cottages with a boathouse-bunkie on Otty Lake
2+ week, 3+ day ago (379+ words) Cottage Life 300 & 302 Isobel Lane, Perth, Ont. - Listing agent: Andrew Rivington, Sales Representative, Coldwell Banker Settlement Realty Welcome to a truly unique and charming family compound of cottages, on a totally private point of land and on much sought-after Otty Lake!...