The Cottage Bible - Softcover

While a bit smaller than most coffee table selections, it's a great book to have kicking around the cabin. It houses the answers to many cottage questions that arise when outside of Wi-Fi's reach, like getting to know your lake, cottage maintenance and repairs, decoding animal tracks, learning how to fish, and more. (Roam New Roads Blog 2015-09-14)

[Review of previous edition:] The Cottage Bible is beautiful enough to grace your coffee table, but behind that pretty cover it's packed with useful information about cabin ownership. The book's friendly style strikes a healthy balance between savvy problem-solving tips...and getting the most out of your cabin experience. New cabin owners will reap a greater confidence, a working vocabulary and an ace-up-their-sleeve with this book as a reference. (Lucie B. Amundsen Cabin Life/Cabin Living 2008-06-01)

[Review of previous edition:] The complete guide for any cottage goer or owner... The book is filled with striking colour photographs from cottages all over Canada and is broken down by subject for easy reference. (Amberly McAteer Canadian Living 2008-05-31)

[Review of previous edition:] This book is both a how-to and a collection of trouble-shooting and problem solving tips. (Carp Magazine (Toronto) 2008-05-31)

[Review of previous edition:] For almost every question anyone might have about cottage life, this is a fun reference.... Perhaps the eingle most important bit of information in the whole book is on page 188: the recipe for the skunk odour remedy that includes peroxide. It really works. (Escarpment Views)

[Review of previous edition:] If you have a cottage, you'll want The Cottage Bible. If you don't have a cottage, you'll still want this book from the Boston Mills Press. (Inside Toronto 2008-05-27)

[Review of previous edition:] The Cottage Bible is the answer to every cottager's prayers. Once in a while a new book comes along that we wished we had long ago because of its value as a source of information. The Cottage Bible is just such a book. It is well-designed, very user friendly, and just chock full of information. It answers all the questions a cottager has probably wanted answers to and many more that he or she never thought of to ask. It's a book to have handy in a prominent place at the cottage, because every member of the family, and visitors too, will enjoy dipping into it.... Each page is a gold mine of information.... It doesn't matter where the book falls open, you want to begin reading -- the pages have so much appeal. (Muskoka Magazine)

[Review of previous edition:] Very well done. It covers everything from how to deal with blood suckers to how to fish and how to care for a cottage. (Lois Cooper Muskoka Today 2007-12-13)

[Review of previous edition:] Mackie creates a book brimming with information and beautiful illustrations. From the experienced cottager to someone looking for their first seasonal property, The Cottage Bible enables you to enhance your cottage experience.... A long time cottager, [Mackie] knows his audience and the result is a book accessible by all. (Joanne Bury Sideroads)

[Review of previous edition:] An encyclopedia of facts and fancies for those lucky souls who own cottages. (Bill Robertson Star Phoenix (Saskatoon) 2007-12-15)