Cottage Life

Experience the northern tier of jaw-dropping national parks this summer. Spend days in the sunshine and cool nights in a cottage rental near Acadia National Park, Maine.
Maine boasts one of the most rugged, scenic and civilized coastlines in the country. Where else can you eat a fresh lobster roll in a meadow of purple lupine [...]

Each day, I like to check the news for any references to cottage living. Today, I found just such an article published in a South Korean daily. I found it really interesting to read about Cottage Living from a South Korean perspective. I’ve always wondered what people from vastly different cultures would think about my [...]

I recently found a great online store which caters to the cottage lifestyle. Cottage Past sells collectibles and fabulous decorative items that can fill those empty shelf-spaces with a piece of history. Vintage games, wall hangings, books, maps, and even gardening products can add a lot of charm for very little money; the prices were [...]

Here are some home cleaning tips that are worth keeping in mind.

Avoid purchasing products that will need additional work. For example copper pots and pans, silver, and knick knacks. Do you really need it…or want it? How much time are you willing to invest in maintaining it? Cleaning it?
Invest in a good rechargeable hand-vac. This [...]

From my perspective, Muskoka chairs are an absolute must at any cottage. You can usually purchase them at a store for a couple hundred dollars. However, for the DIY-inclined, I found a website that has step by step plans on making your own Muskoka chair for a fraction of the price. For those of you [...]

Hot on the heals of Bell’s release of EVDO wireless high speed up in Muskoka, TELUS today announced the expansion of its Wireless High Speed service to Ontario cottage country. The service will offer consumer and business clients mobile access to the Internet, e-mail and other multimedia applications at broadband speeds similar to desktop internet [...]