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This is how you can use an axe or an adze to expertly craft a hand-hewn wooden beam
Need a classic, hand-hewn beam for a fireplace mantel or a bunkie? Hew it yourself from a straight log the old-fashioned way. I made the main beams for my house … Continued
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$625K for a Georgian Bay cottage with a bunkie and floor-to-ceiling windows
10 & 11 Methodist Island, Tay, Ont. Bedrooms: 3 Bathrooms: 1 Lot size: 200.6 by 144.4 feet List price: $625,000 Date listed: June 10, 2025 Realtor: Bryan Coxworth Just a … Continued
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How a young family in Alberta turned a shed into an off-grid cabin for less than $30,000
For most of us, sheds are a place to stash our yard tools and sports equipment. But lifestyle blogger and interior designer Deborah McDonald reimagined a shed as a place … Continued
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An ode to the most dreaded (and beloved) of cottage guests—the granddogs
The empty lakefront nest is the dream of most aging cottagers. Children finally bug off, taking with them the myriad irritations of child rearing. It becomes safe to walk the … Continued
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Nature Scrapbook: Least chipmunk
Though tiny and secretive, the least chipmunk is renowned as a bold campground raider. Inhabiting sunlit open forests and brushy clearings from northwestern Quebec and central Ontario to the Yukon, … Continued
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