Cottage Safety:

No one wants to think about the potential problems that can occur with a vacation home. You want your cottage experiences to be fun and memorable, and this means taking preventative measures to keep it that way. It can be a long time before a fire truck or emergency medical personnel can reach your cottage, so prevention is the rule of the day.

There are certain items you should have on hand to make sure that small injuries can be dealt with immediately, and more serious injuries, tended to before embarking on a journey into the doctor's office or hospital.

Your Safety Checklist:

• First aid kit
• First aid reference guide
• 10 Candles, candle holder
• Waterproof matches
• Metal kettle, pot or even a large tin can for boiling water - that can be used over an open flame if necessary
• Instant coffee, hot chocolate, tea, or other hot instant beverage
• Granola or Trail mix in a rodent-proof container
• Small axe or hatchet
• Flashlight
• Spare batteries
• Clean drinking water
• Tarp or other plastic sheeting