Product Description: The Village of Skaneateles in upstate New York―eastern gateway to the Finger Lakes―has been anchored by the Sherwood Inn for more than two centuries. The inn stands watch over the northern tip of Skaneateles Lake and wraps its arms around the storybook village...read more

Product Description: Sherwood Inn, located on the shores of Lake Joseph, is a Muskoka icon, a throwback to the graceful bygone era of cottage country resorts. Built in 1939, she has seen a number of owners and significant expansion over the years, but nonetheless remains true to her roots...read more

The dream of summertime, waterfront living as embodied in the cottages of the Thousand Islands. The Summer Cottage captures the charm of island living and waterfront houses, featuring the cottages and summer estates of the Thousand Island region, an archipelago of nearly two thousand islands in the St. Lawrence River between the U.S. and Canadian borders of New York and Ontario. Stunning beauty and quiet majesty mark the landscape encompassing this mighty river and its forested islands, on which are set the summer retreats that are so richly photographed here. Boathouses, riverside porches open to fresh air and nature, gardens, and wonderful rooms that welcome the visitor are hallmarks of these homes. Featured are examples of the most charming and inspiring houses of the region, which range in style from Eastlake and Queen Anne to Arts and Crafts. These homes invite the viewer to share in the spirit of romance of a bygone age, which, fortunately for us—in these houses—has not yet slipped by.

Introduces the outdoor cooking secrets of New York's Dinosaur Bar-B-Que, providing the recipes for such pit-smoked specials as garlic-spiked roast beef, Texas beef brisket, chicken and zucchini piquante, and poached salmon. (view table of contents)