Strange Days Indeed

There are so many myths about cottagers. The biggest one? They are “citiots,” people who come from the city and think they own the place. The kind who might double-park their massive SUV (music blaring) in the middle of main street on a summer Saturday, holding up traffic. There are also a lot of myths about the “locals” too—that they’re uneducated and less sophisticated than city folks.

In the 22 years I’ve worked at Cottage Life, I’ve met hundreds of cottagers, from all over Canada. Sure, some