Camps, Cottages and Cabins is softcover, 184 pages - nineteen chapters in all - with full color photos, worksheets and a mini-workbook you can use for your individual cottage or camp. (Makes a great gift for property owners!)

Author and fellow cottage owner Joanne Palmisano shows you how simple planning can help you save time, cut down on maintenance and enjoy your time at your vacation real estate more from buying your cabin, to opening it, stocking it, caring for it, winterizing it, even renting it, Joanne will show you how to do it the most efficient way, so you can spend more time on the water, at the beach, or doing whatever recreation you like best on your vacation.

And if you have kids or grandkids at your place, this book is full of wonderful suggestions for family fun and activities you can do with your youngsters.

Here is just a partial list of the dozens of helpful topics you'll find in Camps, Cottages, and Cabins. It puts page after page of practical information at your fingertips, including:

Care and maintenance of your summer or seasonal home
Water, sewer, heating, and other considerations
Outdoor activities on the water and in your boat
Food, cooking, and fast, easy recipes at your camp or cabin
Simple, carefree home decoration for vacation properties
Pets at your cottage
Fishing, hiking and other outdoor activities to enjoy
Campfire songs, sing-alongs and other family oriented pleasures
Gardening and landscaping for camps and cottages
Buying vacation property the smart way
"Renting a cottage for your family -" a way to dip your toe in the water"
Renting out your camp, cottage, or beach house to produce rental income
How to keep your vacation property safe and secure
Plus many other fun ideas, useful checklists, helpful hints, and other resources for camp owner

A little knowledge and advance planning can make owning vacation property a pleasure, and caring for it easier. This book really helps put the "vacation" back in vacation property. It's one of the best books on camp and cottage real estate you'll ever find.