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Christmas DAYTRIPPING FEATURED Outdoors

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Four Travellers. One Destination. Infinite Holiday Magic.

There’s something special about the holiday season in The Kawarthas – the air feels crisper, the lakes shimmer with frost,

FEATURED Home & Cottage People

November 13, 2025November 13, 2025 Cottage Country 89 Views Bobcaygeon, Buckhorn, Canada, CCC Publications, Christmas, Cottage Country Connection, cottage country lifestyle, Cottage Country Lifestyle Magazine, Cottage Country Magazine, Cottage Life, Haliburton, Kawartha Lakes, Kawarthas, Kawarthas Magazine, lakefield, Mark's, Peterborough, shop local, winter

Welcome to the Holiday issue

Our days of sun-kissed shoulders, cold beverages and refreshing swims have slowly been replaced with cozy sweaters, brisk breezes and

Business FEATURED

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The Business Beat submitted by Joel Wiebe

Trent Valley Honda is celebrating 50 years in business here in the community. This family-founded business has grown and become

FEATURED Outdoors

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The Shoots of Spring

I’m standing in an aisle at a local feed mill waiting for my sack of layer mash to arrive from

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The Business Beat submitted by Joel Wiebe

Dietrich Homes have finished the first net zero ready home in Peterborough and the Kawarthas at 303 Mullighan Gardens. Dietrich

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December 16, 2024December 11, 2024 Cottage Country 362 Views 383 George Street North, Bobcaygeon, Buckhorn, business plan, Canada, CCC Publications, charities, Christmas, Communities in Cottage Country, Community, Community Futures, community programming, cottage, Cottage Country, Cottage Country Connection, cottage country lifestyle, Cottage Country Lifestyle Magazine, Cottage Country Magazine, Cottage Life, crewnecks, customer service, Dining for Dementia campaign, entrepreneurs, environmentally-friendly, family, Fenelon Falls, Flavour Fashion, Food, free, fundraising, GreenUP, Haliburton, hats, holiday season, home, hoodies, Kawartha Lakes, kawartha magazine, Kawarthas, Kawarthas Magazine, Kids, lakefield, Lifestyle Magazine, Lindsay, local restaurant, long sleeves, non-profits, offices, online, Ontario, payroll, Peterborough, Peterborough branded clothing, phone, shop local, shopping, Small Business Toolkit, summer, support, sustainable, t-shirts, tank tops, The Alzheimer Society, winter, Your Lifestyle Magazine

The Business Beat submitted by Joel Wiebe

The Alzheimer Society is launching a Dining for Dementia campaign though January. Dine out at a participating local restaurant and

FEATURED Home & Cottage

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Cottage Memories: Chronicles of A City Boy’s Life In The Country

Winter Wondertime By Craig Nicholson What’s all that clamour’s about, eh? Thanksgiving’s hardly over before the moaning and groaning starts.

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Dealing with Grief During The Holidays

The holidays are often associated with happiness, cheer and laughter. For many of us, however; there is a sense of

FEATURED Outdoors

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Choose Your Snowmobile RideOn Recreational Trails

By Craig Nicholson Pre-Christmas is the time to start thinking about your snowmobiling this winter. Over my years on the

Business FEATURED

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The Business Beat submitted by Joel Wiebe

Lois Tuffin received some well-deserved recognition for her work in creating Volunteer Peterborough. Lois won Charity Village’s Most Outstanding Individual

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