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In each issue of SALTSCAPES you will find articles and photographs that reflect the best of Atlantic Canada:
- Getaways - hiking, motorcycle touring, weekend drives.
- Outdoor living - gardening and landscaping tips, features on the creatures and habitat we love.
- Food - Marie Nightingale, local chefs and your favourite recipes.
- People - profiles, genealogical roots, neighborhood news.
- Lifestyles - how-to projects, the music, architecture, fairs, festivals and fun.
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Features
In for Weather
Unpredictable and incredibly varied, Newfoundland’s weather offers legendary lore and more.
Photography and text by Dave Tilley
Candid Camera
The results of our 8th Annual Amateur Photo Contest are in—“It’s very much about a slice of Atlantic Canadian life!“
By Sandra Phinney
The Last Best Place
Canada’s Atlantic Coast is coveted by people who can afford to live part-time anywhere they please. Do they offer an economic life-raft to our rural communities?
By Charles Gaines
Photograph by John Sylvester
www.johnsylvester.com
Forever Young
In the 100 years since Lucy Maude created Anne of Green Gables, the fiesty redhead has become more real than ever.
By Barbara MacAndrew
Departments
Roots & Folks
Publishers’ Pencil
Dear Saltscapes
Well Worth the Drive - Local events
Genealogy - The Irish among us
A Piece of History - Weymouth Trading Post
Storied Structures - McAdam Railway Station
Profile - Linoleum artist Martine Vermeulen
Nature - Great blue herons (AKA cranes)
Just Katharine - The ABCs of birds
Crossword Puzzle - New this issue!
Community Spirit - Port Joli Community Association
Q&A - Willie O’Ree on growing up in Fredericton
Kitchen Party
Marie’s Menu
Anticipating spring! It’s soon time to throw off winter’s mantle and embrace the first fresh local foods.
Cooking With
Christophe Luzeux, who makes meals for hundreds at a time—and there’s not a rubber chicken in sight.
Drinks
Point, click and sip—how to graze through the maze of wine samplings on the web.
Home & Cottage
Cabinets for All
Whether cash & carry or made-to-order, new
cabinets should fit your style and budget.
Don’t Replace—Reface Instead
Rather than tearing out good-quality kitchen cabinets
that have worn out their welcome, why not reface and repaint?
A Constant Whirl
Installing wind turbines as an additional source of energy¬—maybe even using wind with solar to get
off the grid.
To Prune or Not to Prune
When, why and how to prune. Hint: prune spring-flowering shrubs after they flower...
Feeding the Flock
Make your own backyard buffet to keep avian interest aflutter.
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Articles 
