Cottage Gourmet

Plan a cooking-free weekend at the lake with scrumptious ready-to-eat meals from Toronto’s best prepared food shops

Rodney’s Wet Market

Just in time for summer, a new seafood market specializing in exceptional live oysters

Fruit Looped

Spice Route stirs up a sangria with an orchard of vitamins and a gentle buzz

Backyard Olympics

Sporty goods for the marginally athletic

Bring the Kids

For parents, summer means finding new ways to occupy the kids. Here, six free parks worth the trek across town

Toronto’s Best Parks

The top urban oases for jogging, people watching, taking a lunch break and escaping the city

Toronto’s Top Pools

Beat the heat this summer and escape with (or from) the kids at one of the city’s best pools

• Perfect bags for a weekend by the lake
• Best cottage country golf courses

The Ultra-Cheap

It’s still possible to score a cabin in (or at least near) the woods for under $100,000. Here, cottage country’s next frontiers

The Ultra-Luxe

Drawing society scions and Bay Street magnates, the most exclusive cottage enclaves have a million-plus entry fee