There are a million reasons to love the lake. Here, five of our writers tell us theirs

There are a million reasons to love the lake. Here, five of our writers tell us theirs

BY PENNY CALDWELL

reflecting on the back deck—and the quiet whisper of memories FORTY-TWO YEARS ago, I landed on the island as a visitor and passed the pre-spousal cottage test. That meant simply to survive a weekend off-grid and show boundless enthusiasm. Mary and Jack, matriarch and patriarch, did their own thing. And, over the years, they showed me how to do the cottage thing, especially Mary, who was the beating heart of the cottage. When they weren’t down on the dock, my in-laws preferred the back deck. They got up early and drank coffee from bone China cups (after the war, Jack refused to drink from a mug). They folded their lean bodies into creaky metal chairs that faced toward the forest. They watched the morning sun start its grand arc toward the cottage’s…

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Cottage Life (Digital) - 1 Issue, June/July 2024

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