February 2012

Cabin Life brings you the joy of cabin, cottage and lakehome living with ideas, information, and inspiration for your special place. Gorgeous photos, beautiful cabins, renovation ideas, delicious recipes and fun weekend projects are only a few of the things you'll receive in every issue of Cabin Life magazine.

Features

Rained Out? Make Your Own Movie!

To keep boredom at bay, collaborate with the kids to produce a family movie, transforming a foul-weather weekend into a filmmaking festival.

pg. 22

Common Loon: Artiste of the Water

For more than 25 million years, the common loon has been a master of lake living, performing haunting songs, artful dives, and impressive dances.

WEB EXCLUSIVE: How a Diving Loon Captured My Heart
A personal story by wildlife expert Brian M. Collins.
WEB EXCLUSIVE: Common Loon Calls
Listen to the different calls of the common loon, and learn what they mean from the interpretations of wildlife expert Brian M. Collins.

pg. 24

Help Keep Loons on Your Lake

If natural loon habitat is disappearing on your lake, an artificial nesting platform may help keep these icons of the North calling your waters home sweet home.

WEB EXCLUSIVE: How to build an artificial nesting platform (ANP) for loons (PDF included)
WEB EXCLUSIVE: Heron nest-building projects

pg. 27

Sharing the Cabin: Keep a calendar and keep the peace!

Learn tricks from cabin-sharing veterans to ensure everyone gets time at the cabin.

pg. 29

Stock Your Family's Tackle Boxes

Get expert tips on how to prep your gear now so you’re ready for spring fishing.

pg. 30

Simple Retreats

Get inspired! Check out 7 small getaways that are easy to care for, easy on the environment and big on style. COVER STORY

WEB EXCLUSIVE:
3 floor plans and more photos

pg. 33

A Cabin Built For Relaxation

Peek inside this rustic log home with an up-north feel and beautiful handcrafted details.

WEB EXCLUSIVE: More photos of a “Cabin Built for Relaxation.”
Browse bonus images of this Michigan log cabin with rustic, up-north flair.

pg. 38

Solutions for Crowded Cabin Entryways

Use these 10 tips to shape up this common trouble area in no time!

pg. 46

Do-It-Yourselfers Revamp a Tiny Cabin

With some TLC, and a couple of strategic additions, a well-sited fixer-upper becomes a beloved retreat one project at a time.

WEB EXCLUSIVE: More photos of "Do-It-Yourselfers Revamp a Tiny Cabin."

pg. 50

Rain Barrels Made Simple

Collecting, storing and using Mother Nature’s water supply has never been easier.

pg. 54

In Every Issue

From the Deck

We love kitsch, small-cabin decorating tips, cabin fever cures for gardeners, bottled water alternatives, an eco calendar, cool stuff for pets, cabin-style cookies, 12 low-tech security tips, the fishing gear you need, and more!