Author: Bridge Michigan

Nearly a decade after his childhood cottage on Catchacoma Lake, Ont., was torn down, Rob Sandler decided he wanted to revive it: this time bigger, greener, and more welcoming. As … Continued

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Nathan Ferguson, a carpenter in Perth, Ont., who regularly works on cottages in the area, is heating things up with his saunas—except these aren’t your regular hot structures. They’re portable, … Continued

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After the spring bloom, summer shade, and fall colours have come and gone, trees blend into the winter snow, and we pay them a little less mind. But we shouldn’t … Continued

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I recently made a fireplace mantel out of rough, old barnboard with slightly wonky edges that I wanted to preserve. A folding bevel joint along the length made the thin … Continued

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One summer at our cottage on White Lake, Ont., west of Ottawa, I spied a foot-tall white ball of fluff with a long, dark beak sitting on the walkway. It … Continued

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