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After WWII, recreational boating exploded in popularity, with brands racing to build small, affordable outboards for a new generation eager to explore the water. The 1947 Champion 4.2hp is one...

Today’s RVs may be packed with technology and luxury, but some of their most iconic design DNA can be traced back to the compact camper vans of the 1950s—especially the...

Today’s RV and trailer designs are driven by aerodynamic efficiency—sleek and streamlined, sure, but often at the expense of personality. It wasn’t always like that. In the mid-20th century, trailers...

Today’s camping trailers are sleek, aerodynamic, and engineered for fuel efficiency. And while that makes sense, it also means sacrificing a bit of charm. Back in the mid-20th century, trailer...

Today’s trailers are built to slice through the wind, borrowing their lines from wind tunnels and efficiency calculators. But once upon a time, trailers were designed to turn heads, not...

Today’s camping trailers may be sleek, smart, and ultra-efficient, but back in the mid-20th century, they were downright stylish. Before aerodynamics ruled the design table, trailers like the 1954 Terry...

Today’s RV and camping trailer designs may be sleek and fuel-efficient, but back in the mid-20th century they were works of rolling art. Trailers like the 1948 Airstream Liner were...

Today’s RV and camping trailer designs are shaped by aerodynamic science and a focus on fuel efficiency. And while I can appreciate the sleek modern lines, there’s something undeniably more...

There’s something satisfying about the neatness of a perfectly coiled rope. Sailors, perhaps a little obsessive (in the best way), have mastered the art of keeping lines neat—not just for...

After a busy day at the cottage, there’s nothing quite like sliding a kayak onto the water as the sun begins to set. The wind dies down, the waves fade...

If you're an early riser, you know there’s nothing quite like sliding a canoe onto a glass-still lake just as the sun starts to burn through the morning mist. The...

This digital painting features a classic Peterborough canoe profile, manufactured by the Peterborough Canoe Co. Ltd. These traditional canoes were manufactured in southern Ontario by this company from 1892-1961. Today,...

If you’ve ever enjoyed a quiet coffee on the dock, warming in the early sunrise, you’ll feel right at home with Morning Bliss. There’s nothing quite like those early moments—the...

While the Northern Lights—'Aurora borealis'—can be explained scientifically as electrically charged particles from the sun entering Earth's atmosphere, they’ve always felt like something more. For millennia, they’ve sparked human imagination—seen...

Leaving the cozy comfort of the cottage for the cold, cramped, and often smelly confines of an outhouse might sound horrific to some—but for many, it was just part of...

Not exactly the Ritz, but hey—when nature calls, you answer. For many cottagers, trekking out to a cold, cramped, and occasionally questionable outhouse was just part of the adventure. Early...

When you gotta go, you gotta go—but maybe don’t block the entrance. Outhouses were a fact of life at early cottages, long before plumbing made its grand debut. Sure, they...

Not every trip to the bank involves paperwork—sometimes it just requires a short walk into the woods. In the early days of cottage life, a trip to the outhouse was...

Long before cottages had WiFi—or indoor plumbing for that matter—the real "hotspot" was a tiny shack tucked back in the woods. In the early days, cottage life meant roughing it,...