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Weekend at the Cottage Recipes

CHICKEN WALDORF SALAD         Moist tender chicken, crunchy Granny Smith apples, sweet grapes and crunchy walnuts tossed

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Warm Cinnamon Playdough 

An activity that is still enjoyed by all ages in our house is both the making and playing with play

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Tim Hicks

I had the chance to catch up with Canadian country music star Tim Hicks before he got on stage at

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Celebrating the Very Small

It was a glorious autumn day.  With my son on my back and my daughter on my shoulders, I hiked

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Teigen Gayse

In August I had the absolute pleasure of catching up with up-and-coming singer/songwriter Teigen Gayse as she got ready to

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Critters Corner: Montana’s Garden

Riverview Park & Zoo Here at the Riverview Park and Zoo we have several beautiful gardens and naturalized areas which

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Jerking Their Chains

In the fall the population in cottage country starts to decrease as people start winding down their visits, the cooler

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Captain John Armstrong: An Unusual Peter Robinson Settler

Many of the 1825 Peter Robinson emigration settlers to present-day Peterborough County were poor tenant farmers looking for a better

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2023 Boots & Hearts Festival

Summer festivals bring together a crowd not found at just any other concert. Weekend festival goers are there not just

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Buying the Perfect Canoe

When considering purchasing the ideal canoe, there are two questions you must ask yourself: how are you going to use

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