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Need more Roy

No one captures cottaging quite like Roy MacGregor. My favourite Cottage Life article ever was when he revisited the original site of his family cottage at Lake of Two Rivers, Ont., in “70 Years (and Counting)” (Spring ’17). I have been cottaging for 67 years on Lake of Bays and everything Roy writes about rings true.—Patricia Anselmi, via email

Capital gains pains

I read “” () and feel that Michelle voices the opinion of countless cottage owners. All those years ago when people like us were purchasing cottages, we didn’t count on our savings and personal financial planning being gouged in the future. We consider ourselves lucky

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