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Location: Thessalon, Ont. Bedrooms: 6 Bathrooms: 3 Guests: 12 Minimum stay: 7 nights Rate: From $851/night About the property This six-bedroom, three-bathroom rental on Cumming’s Lake in Thessalon, Ont., is a waterfront escape. … Continued

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Are the zippers on your boat cover, tent, outdoor shelter, or porch cover acting up? All zippers work best and last longest with liquid or wax lubrication applied to the … Continued

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Among the most sublime of forest minstrels, the celebrated hermit thrush pours out exquisite resonating airs that share the harmonics of human musical scales. The spot-breasted bird returns from the … Continued

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Like many of us in April of 2020, Chris Whitman was bored. A former middle-school history teacher in Nobleton, Ont., Chris was spending the early days of the pandemic looking … Continued

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The wildlife world is like any workplace: some keen workers get a reputation for being top performers. But is it truly warranted? Maybe beavers are so eager because they have … Continued

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3 Coles Point, Fogo Island, NL Harbour: Deep Bay Harbour Bedrooms: 1 (convertible loft) Bathrooms: 1 Lot size: 9,730 sq. ft. + 1,287 sq. ft. Frontage: 40.01 m Asking price: … Continued

Like me, loons are monogamous, and also like me, they prefer to copulate on land. But this is about where our carnal similarities end. Did you know that a breeding … Continued

In the second summer of Covid, my extended family spent the first week in August at the Portage Inn, on Peninsula Lake, just outside of Huntsville, Ont. Built in 1889, … Continued

It started like any other summer evening on Skeleton Lake: a family meal, the hum of cottage chatter, and Glen Gregory at the sink, tidying up before bed. Then everything … Continued

While you can laugh at a warped sense of humour, nobody enjoys cooking in a warped pan, especially if you’re trying to make crepes for breakfast. Overheating metal, or cooling … Continued

I blame my children. The 3 a.m. diaper changes. The Ferberizing. The teenage years. Tuition. Driving lessons. Their taste in “music.” By the time my kids were through with me, … Continued

When you’re singing to yourself, “I’ll have a little piece of toast,” but the toaster handle won’t stay latched, do you trash the toaster and butter some raw bread? No, … Continued