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February 28, 2026 Cottage Country 49 Views Bobcaygeon, Buckhorn, Communities in Cottage Country, Haliburton, Haliburton Highlands, Kawartha Lakes, kawartha magazine, Kawarthas, lakefield, Ontario, Peterborough, Rick Whittaker, Thom Lambert

Minden White Water Preserve

What is striking about snowshoeing at the Minden White Water Preserve (MWWP) is the spectrum of sound you will experience

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January 11, 2026January 11, 2026 Cottage Country 85 Views Bobcaygeon, Buckhorn, Communities in Cottage Country, Cottage Country, Cottage Country Connection, cottage country lifestyle, Cottage Country Lifestyle Magazine, Cottage Country Magazine, Fenelon Falls, Haliburton, Haliburton Highlands, Hike Haliburton Festival, Kawartha Lakes, Kawarthas, Lifestyle Magazine, Lindsay, Ontario, Peterborough, Rick Whitteker, The Kawarthas Tourism, winter, Your Lifestyle Magazine

Welcome to the 2026 Winter Issue

A fresh year, a fresh start; let go of the old, and welcome the new, “For last year’s words belong

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November 17, 2025November 17, 2025 Cottage Country 170 Views Bobcaygeon, Buckhorn, Communities in Cottage Country, Haliburton, Haliburton County Rail Trail, Haliburton Highlands, home, Howland Junction Road, Kawartha Lakes, Kawarthas, lakefield, Ontario, Peterborough, Rick Whitteker

The Golden Hike

Where can you find a flat trail which is easy to access and surrounded by pristine habitats? The multi-use Haliburton

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August 18, 2025August 18, 2025 Cottage Country 412 Views 1-800-461-7677, Haliburton Highlands, Haliburton School of Art + Design, live entertainment, music, myhaliburtonhighlands

Plan Your Next Adventure in the Haliburton Highlands

Looking for an escape that is nearby but feels like it’s worlds away? Want to explore your own backyard this

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May 22, 2025 Cottage Country 331 Views biodiversity, Bobcaygeon, Buckhorn, CCC Publications, Communities in Cottage Country, Community, Cottage Country Connection, cottage country lifestyle, Haliburton, Haliburton Highlands, Hike Haliburton, Kawartha Lakes, kawartha magazine, Kawarthas Magazine, lakefield, Lindsay, marten, Ontario, Peterborough, Rick Whitteker

Thumbs Up For Biodiversity

The question stemmed from a red squirrel scampering along the forest floor on a guided hike. People shared their experiences

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January 27, 2025January 22, 2025 Cottage Country 454 Views animals, bark, biting winds, Bobcaygeon, Buckhorn, cache seeds, Canada, carnivorous shrew, Carol Moffat, CCC Publications, Celsius, Cold Comfort, cold temperatures, comfort, Communities in Cottage Country, Community, cottage, Cottage Country, Cottage Country Connection, cottage country lifestyle, Cottage Country Lifestyle Magazine, Cottage Country Magazine, Cottage Life, coyotes, dangerous predators, deciduous trees, energy, family, Fenelon Falls, fish, fishing, foxes, free, grasses, gravity, habitat, Haliburton, Haliburton Highlands, hibernate, hibernation, home, insects, insulate, jacket, Kawartha Lakes, kawartha magazine, Kawarthas, Kawarthas Magazine, Kids, lake, lakefield, larva, latin, Life in the Subnivean Zone, Lifestyle Magazine, Lindsay, lodging, logs, mammals, matter, mice, nature, nives, nuts, Ontario, Owls, Peterborough, prey, prints, red squirrels, Rick Whitteker, rocks, safety, sensors, serrated feathers, shrews, slugs, snow, sound, stucco ceiling, sub, Things to do, underground tunnel networks, voles, warm – blooded animals, wildlife enthusiast, wildlife migrate, winter, wolves, Your Lifestyle Magazine

Cold Comfort: Life in the Subnivean Zone

Most wildlife migrate, hibernate, or insulate to adapt to winter conditions in cottage country. However, some small mammals adapt to

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January 13, 2025January 13, 2025 Cottage Country 483 Views 297 College Drive, Activities, adventure, Angelica Ingram, art, beauty, Bobcaygeon, boutique, Buckhorn, cafe, Canada, canadian, CCC Publications, Communities in Cottage Country, Community, concert, cottage, Cottage Country, Cottage Country Connection, cottage country lifestyle, Cottage Country Lifestyle Magazine, Cottage Country Magazine, Cottage Life, creative, destination, discover, events, experience, Facebook, fall, family, feet, Fenelon Falls, festival, fish, fishing, Haliburton, Haliburton Highlands, Haliburton Sculpture Forest, hike, hills, home, hot chocolate, ice fishing, Instagram, installations, join, Kawartha Lakes, kawartha magazine, Kawarthas, Kawarthas Magazine, Kids, lakefield, lakes, landscape, Lifestyle Magazine, Lindsay, local, long, meal, Memories, metal, nature, Ontario, outdoor, Peterborough, quintessential, restaurant, scenery, Sculpture Forest, shop local, short, Sir Sam’s Ski/Ride, skates, ski, ski hill, skis, sledding, Snowmobile, Snowshoe, snowshoes, spirit, spring, Stay, summer, Things to do, trail, travelling, visitor, water, Welcome, winter, Your Lifestyle Magazine

Experience the Art of Winter in the Haliburton Highlands

By Angelica Ingram Welcome to winter in the beautiful Haliburton Highlands. Whether you are a visitor travelling from far or

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December 1, 2024November 28, 2024 Cottage Country 408 Views American beech tree, beech trees, black bear claw marks, Bobcaygeon, Buckhorn, bush-tipped tongue, cambium layer, Canada, canopy, CCC Publications, Christmas, Communities in Cottage Country, Community, conifer seed, coniferous trees, cottage, Cottage Country, Cottage Country Connection, cottage country lifestyle, Cottage Country Lifestyle Magazine, Cottage Country Magazine, Cottage Life, curl, Deer, dens, dreys, dried grass, family, fat, Fenelon Falls, Forest, fur, Haliburton, Haliburton Highlands, hares, home, incisors, jaw, Kawartha Lakes, kawartha magazine, Kawarthas, Kawarthas Magazine, Kids, lagomorphs, lakefield, leaves, Lifestyle Magazine, Lindsay, molars, moss, nature, nature writer, nectar, nest, nestled, nuts, Ontario, Peterborough, prey, protein, rabbits, raptors, ravens, red squirrel, restaurant, Rick Whitteker, robin-sized black and white woodpecker, rodents, ruby-throated hummingbird, sap, sapling, sapsucker, seasoned trail guide, shrub, survive, sweet, thistle seed fluff, trail guide, trees, walks, warm, wildlife, wildlife sightings, winter, Your Lifestyle Magazine, zoo

Whodunit? Release Your Inner Detective

I have been asked to do the impossible during my work as a trail guide: guarantee a wildlife sighting. Beyond

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September 23, 2024September 20, 2024 Cottage Country 698 Views art collections, Buckhorn, Canada, Carnarvon, CCC Publications, ceramics, Communities in Cottage Country, Community, cottage, Cottage Country, Cottage Country Connection, cottage country lifestyle, Cottage Country Lifestyle Magazine, Cottage Country Magazine, Cottage Life, craftspeople, creative process, demonstrations, fabric art, fall, family, fine jewellery, glasswork, Haliburton, Haliburton County, Haliburton Highlands, home, Kawartha Lakes, kawartha magazine, Kawarthas, Kawarthas Magazine, leatherwork, Lifestyle Magazine, local cuisine, metal art, October, Ontario, painting, Peterborough, photography, pottery, professional artists, quilting, route, shop local, shopping, Studio Tour brew, studios, textile, The Studio Tour, Things to do, Tory Hill, Toureka app, Your Lifestyle Magazine

The Studio Tour: Haliburton Highlands October 5 – 6, 12 & 13

Get ready to visit the studios of the many professional artists and craftspeople in Haliburton County! The Studio Tour –

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July 21, 2024July 18, 2024 Cottage Country 433 Views 100 "most influential people", antibacterial, antibiotic, birch, birch tree, Bobcaygeon, Buckhorn, Canada, capillaries, carbon, CCC Publications, Communities in Cottage Country, Community, cottage, Cottage Country, Cottage Country Connection, cottage country lifestyle, Cottage Country Magazine, Cottage Life, death, decay, disease, Douglas Fir, enzymes, family, Fenelon Falls, Finding the Mother Tree - Discover the Wisdom of the Forest, fir, Forest, forest ecology, forest mushroom, fungal filaments fan, fungal network, fungi, Haliburton, Haliburton Highlands, hikes, iceberg, insect, Kawartha Lakes, kawartha magazine, Kawarthas, Kawarthas Magazine, lake, lakefield, Lifestyle Magazine, Lindsay, mycorrhizal network, nature, nature writer, New York Times magazine, nitrogen, Ontario, penicillin, Peterborough, phosphorus, public immunization program, reciprocal, Rick Whitteker, saplings, seed, Simard, summer, Susanne Simard, symbiotic, trail guide, tree, trees, UBC, water, White Birch, wildlife enthusiast, Wood Wide Web, Your Lifestyle Magazine

Wood Wide Web

By Rick Whitteker As the outdoor sights and sounds of summer approach, I would like to draw your attention to

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