Lifestyle (Canada) 10 things to do before the end of summercottagelife.com - By Jessica Faulds Many people find themselves feeling a bit mournful this time of year. As summer winds to a close, we all have to face the harsh reality: summer is …
Shampoo Weekly Hack: Remove sap from Fido’s furcottagelife.com - Jackie Davis Tree sap is notoriously tough to get off cars, furniture, clothing, and, well, pretty much everything. Including your dog. If Fido gets sap in his …
Ontario Watch these fox kits take full advantage of parent-free playtimecottagelife.com - Jessica Faulds Apparently, the saying holds true for all species: when mother’s away, the children will play.In this video, three sneaky red fox kits take advantage …
Cottages 7 celebrities who love cottaging in Canadacottagelife.com - Taylor Brule No one is immune to the wonderful feeling you get from being at a cottage. Whether you are on a boat, relaxing on a dock or around a fire, you can’t …
Going cliff jumping? Read this firstcottagelife.com - Grace Hunter New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady faced criticism on social media earlier this summer when he posted a video of himself cliff jumping with …
Pets 17 pets who love cruising on boatscottagelife.com - Jessica Faulds Pets love exploring lakes and oceans with their boater owners—not to mention napping on a sunny deck. And it’s not just dogs who get in on the …
Ontario 14 books that will make you proud to be Canadiancottagelife.com - Chloé Fedio Canada is a special place, and that’s made even more evident by these authors and their impactful works, which are all heavily influenced by the …
Microplastics Microplastics and their impact on the environmentcottagelife.com - Grace Hunter Even on a pristine looking cottage lake, chances are good that you can find plastic litter, even if you can’t see it. Our pervasive use of plastic, …
Moths Wild Profile: Meet the virgin tiger mothcottagelife.com - Jackie Davis They’re grrreat! Virgin tiger moths are flashy, and fortified with a variety of defences to ward off their cottage-country predators.Like many other …
Cottages Cottage Rental of the Week: Modern cottage in a forestcottagelife.com - Cottage Life Where: Orillia, OntarioWhat: A newly renovated cottage on 1.5 acres of landWho it’s good for: A group of adults or family with older childrenNightly …
Cottages 6 ways to help a homesick guest at the cottagecottagelife.com - Leslie Garrett When my kids were young, my parents, who had retired to our cottage on Lake Huron, would take each child for a visit. For two or three days, I would …
Snacks Stow snacks in style with this DIY double-lid Mason jarcottagelife.com - Cottage Life It’s no secret that we love the versatility and old-fashioned charm of Mason jars, and seeing as 11 million people watched our Mason jar lunch kit on …
Lifestyle (Canada) Experts urge caution after three dogs die from blue-green algae poisoningcottagelife.com - Andrew Cruickshank On Tuesday, CBS News reported that three dogs died after swimming in a pond filled with blue-green algae in Wilmington, North Carolina. The dogs …
Lifestyle (Canada) Weekly Hack: Turn wood into charcoalcottagelife.com - Jackie Davis Making your own lump charcoal from scrap wood is easy!You’ll need:Small chunks of hardwood A large can with a lidA roaring campfirePunch a nail-sized …
Cottages Drink this: What to sip at the cottage this weekendcottagelife.com - Christine Sismondo The pick: Casillero del Diablo Reserva Rosé, a budget-friendly, dry pink wine.Backstory: Pink wine is a trend that doesn’t appear to be fading any …
Boating 5 things you can be fined for when driving your boatcottagelife.com - Andy Adams You are out on your boat when you see another boat approaching. Suddenly the flashing lights go on and you realize you are being stopped by the …
Turtles How to identify Ontario’s 8 species of turtlescottagelife.com - Jessica Wynne Lockhart Ontario boasts eight turtle species, which is more than any other province in Canada. But that’s in danger of changing—of the eight species, seven …
Lifestyle (Canada) How to properly hang a tree swingcottagelife.com - Raj Chaudhry Tree swings are funny things. They don’t travel far, but they can carry us way back to simpler times. Even when we’re not the riders, swings take us …
Lifestyle (Canada) This is how Canadian writer Clive Thompson goes wild at the cottagecottagelife.com - Clive Thompson The image of the moonlight on the trees still haunts me.It was 1982, I was 13, and I was having a miserable time winter camping in the Boy Scouts. …
Lifestyle (Canada) Wild Profile: Meet the martencottagelife.com - Jackie Davis Martens are fuzzy and cute-faced—they’re probably the most adorable members of the weasel family—but you sure wouldn’t want to run into one in a dark …
Lifestyle (Canada) How to dock start for water sportscottagelife.com - Colin Field When it comes to waterskiing in the early season, there’s one thing that can seriously hinder your motivation: Lake temperature. When it’s still too …
Cottages Cottage Rental of the Week: Cozy cottage in New Brunswickcottagelife.com - Cottage Life Where: Elgin, New BrunswickWhat: A cozy cottage in New Brunswick, great for relaxing or exploring the outdoors.Who it’s good for: Amazing for …
Cottages Should you grow your own pot at the cottage?cottagelife.com - Ryan Stuart You train tomatoes, jam strawberries, and ferment cider. Now that the Cannabis Act allows Canadian adults to raise up to four pot plants (expect in …
Lifestyle (Canada) Quick DIY fixes you can do one-handedcottagelife.com - Martin Zibauer Sad, isn’t it? No one’s ever around when you need to fix up the place. If you’re puttering solo, pay extra attention to safety, never work tired or …
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoLifestyle (Canada) Pot may have some benefits for your petcottagelife.com - Ryan Stuart Every small animal veterinarian has stories about stoned dogs and cats. Usually the animal is nearly comatose and the owner acts bewildered: “Must …
Teens 13 photos of bears acting suspiciously like humanscottagelife.com - Jessica Faulds Ok, we want to make one thing clear: bears aren’t anything like people. They don’t think like us, act like us, react like us, or do almost anything …
Lifestyle (Canada) Weekly Hack: 16 cottage duct tape fixescottagelife.com - Jackie Davis Duct tape repairs almost everything—including these rips, breaks, tears, and minor disasters at the cottage. Just don’t count on a duct-tape solution …
Lifestyle (Canada) Get to know the Leave No Trace guidelines for cottage countrycottagelife.com - Taylor Brule It’s 2019, and everyone knows that we shouldn’t litter, we should walk more and drive less, and we need to take better care of the environment. …
Lifestyle (Canada) Build a super storage shedcottagelife.com - Wayne Lennox It’s a universal cottage problem. All manner of accoutrements make their way to the lakeside: pool noodles, lifejackets, gas cans, bins, deck chairs, …
Fishing Fishing 101: a guide for beginnerscottagelife.com - By Leslie Clark Rods and reels, lures and licences, bait and bass—for a first-time angler, it can be hard to know where to start. Read this basic primer, then get …
