The Stuff of Legends: These lake-loving folks have left their marks on cottage country

THESE LAKE-LOVING CHARACTERS HAVE LEFT THEIR MARKS ON COTTAGE COUNTRY

BY COTTAGE LIFE STAFF

WE ASKED ON social media for your suggestions of “legendary” cottagers on your lakes or in your cottage com-munities. And we were flooded with examples. You told us about everyone from 90-something-yet-still-hardcore cottagers to change-makers to Canadian celebrities to CL celebrities. You even told us about imaginary legends. Hey, fair enough: by definition, a legend can be unauthenticated. So, what makes a cottager legendary? Turns out, they don’t need to be famous. If they’ve lodged themselves in your memories and in your hearts, that’s enough. Here are our favourites from your favourites. (Who’d we miss? Email us: letters@cottagelife.com.) A Lake Boshkung waterski wizard ROSS PAWSON WAS 10 years old when he first tried waterskiing at his family cottage on Lake Boshkung, Ont. “We got real keen on it,” says Ross, of himself and…

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Cottage Life (Digital) - 1 Issue, August 2024

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