Author: Dougie Boom's Cottage Country Mix Series

Established in 2008, Dougie Boom’s Cottage Country Mix is the perfect music mix for your summer soundtrack. Released annually to usher in the best times of summer, it can be enjoyed at the cottage, campsite or the beach. Anywhere you are, through your phone or browser. Or download for later for when you are really deep in the wilds. Join our mailing list so you don’t miss an episode. Or follow us on Instagram to see what we are up to. www.cottagemixtape.com
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Rockwood Cinema Review: Secret Window (2004)

A man in glasses and a robe with dishevelled blonde hair looks startled

Today in Rockwood Cinema Review we take a look into the (not so) 'Secret Window' starring Johnny Depp. "There aren't enough movies about writers going crazy while writing in a cabin" is what they thought when they made, Secret Window. It stars Johnny Depp, before he was a Hollywood Vampire, as Mort Rainey, a writer …

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Get To Know Your Bug Bites: A Guide

Different bugs with corresponding bug bites

Mosquito bites, blackfly bites, horsefly bites, deerfly bites, welcome to the world of bites. If you are planning to spend some time in cottage country, these are going to be your new friends. But don't worry, it's a favourite pastime to itch and bitch about them. Geography is everything, though, so let's get to know your bug bites, shall we? "In the dead of night, bug bites, bug bites!"

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Beer Review: Battle of The Citrus Beers

4 citrus beers: Lake Of Bays Sunseeker Tangerine, Moosehead Grapefruit Radler, Stiegl Grapefruit Radler, Society Of Beer Drinking Ladies Blood Orange

"Pulp can move, baby!" but can it move our tastebuds in the first citrus beer challenge? Summer is here, so with that comes the onslaught of citrus beers, ales and radlers of the citrus variety. From Grapefruit to Blood Orange we tried four varieties of beer available in Ontario to see which ones have the …

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Rockwood Cinema Review: Wet Hot American Summer (2001)

Wet Hot American Summer poster with nods to Meatballs and National Lampoons. It's America Day so what better film to review, in keeping with our outdoor-themed movies, than Wet Hot American Summer (2001). With its star (& strip) studded cast, divisive humour and its relative obscurity it has become somewhat of a cult classics, amongst …

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