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Editor’s Note: How to love winter (even if you hate it)

Your Letters: What's the dish?

Waterfront • The cold season? How about the coolest season.

Buy the Way: This young couple opted for a cottage instead of a condo

The best cold-weather movies to watch while you’re curled up inside • Sometimes, in the depths of winter, you don’t want to get out there and embrace the cold. You just want to curl up on the couch and watch other people suffer. Use our handy guide to choose your next movie night lineup.

Reporter: Big bear win, cash for safety, and froggy moves

Chef Michael Smith’s cinnamon-crusted pork tenderloin recipe

Photo contest entry that makes a splash!

The best winter gear to invest in this season

George ville tips

Why you might not be able to find snow removal services this year

A group of cottagers who built an ice bar

Common redpolls go on the attack

Workshop • Celebrating your upgrades to the cottage experience since 1988.

Reader project: Converting an old boat into storage

The best finish for your woodworking projects

Are you responsible for the utility poles on your property?

Refresh your laminate countertops

New to the market: Timber Tiles

How to make your new build more resilient to wildfires • Wildfire resilience may not be the fun part of planning a cottage reno or a new build, but good choices can help hold back the flames.

The pros and cons of using mass timber

Oven tune-up tips

Cottage Q&A: stinky vent stack; how to stop ceiling mould; white squirrels; knotty wood behaviour; assessing weather forecasts

The UN is launching a global treaty to reduce plastic pollution. Here’s what you can do to aid the cause • The United Nations is launching a global treaty to reduce plastic pollution in our environment. Here’s what cottagers can do to aid the cause

A “glut” of listings in the spring? Here’s what to expect from the 2024 cottage real estate market • A “glut” of cottage listings coming in the spring—that’s what the headlines say. But with rising interest rates, a saturation of short-term rentals, and inventory challenges, the market is still in flux

This young couple’s brand new Quebec cabin has the soul of a hundred-year-old cottage • This young couple’s brand-new cabin has the soul of a hundred-year-old cottage

How one man's attempt to buy a Lake Huron changed the future of human rights law in Canada • When Bernard Wolf attempted to buy a small cottage in 1948, he was met with resistance and discrimination from his would-be neighbours. But his struggle to settle on Lake Huron was about more than just owning a weekend getaway. It was about the future of human rights in Canada

How to win at winter: the cottager’s guide to taking on the off-season

The captivating winners of Cottage Life’s 2023 photo contest • Presenting the captivating winners of our annual photo contest

The funniest submissions from our annual photo contest

Despite some flashy eye gear, the spruce grouse can be hard to spot on winter’s forest floor • In winter, the tree-perching spruce grouse gets busy chowing down on conifer needles to survive through the cold

What's the sweetest name you can imagine for one of the smelliest vehicles around?