Welcome to the Spring into Summer Issue

The days of May are here and with them come warm long weekends where we step back into the outdoors and surround ourselves with the pleasures of warm, long nights spent with friends and family. Warm bonfires with cold drinks and the buzzing of the spring and summer insects (did we miss those?) May tumbles into June, and we watch the kids run through their last day of school hungry for the adventure of summer break, and freedom. I believe June is where the magic of summer begins, where we loosen up a bit, let the sun and warmth lead the way for casual picnics and dinners on the deck. We cook outdoors; delicious meals roasted and BBQ’d outside lead the way, and patios call our names for tasty local fare – why does food taste better in the open air?

“I wonder what it would be like to live in a world where it was always June” – L.M Montgomery

Welcome to the Spring into Summer Issue of the Cottage Country Lifestyle Magazine, in this issue we really jump into summer travel and summer fun. So, turn through the pages and fold over the edges of the ones you want to share with a friend – perhaps a recipe from Weekend at the Cottage, or a craft from resident Mamma Jacquelyn Toupin. 

On the cover we have R&J Machine, leaders in summer fun – what could make your shoreline more inviting than a new dock, complete with a lift for your boat? Birchview Design and Designer Bren Petrunick share design and styling tips you can take home or to the cottage with you. We have critter news from grassroots initiative Think Turtle Conservation, The Peterborough Riverview Park & Zoo and Kawartha Wildlife Centre. We suggest you get out and see what the area surrounding us has to offer for fun events this summer – check out Kawartha Downs and their event lineup, as well as local talent and Canadian plays at 4th Line Theatre.

Watch for our 2023 Hotlist Travel Guide coming out this season as well.  The Hotlist is filled with local suggestions for adventuring around our region and supporting local businesses and events. Make the most of this summer, play, adventure, step out and see what Cottage Country gems are hiding in your own community! The tans of summer will fade, but the memories will last a lifetime.

“ ’Cause a little bit of summer is what the whole year is about.” – John Mayer