Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Authors are like stand-up comedians at readings and book signings. Light, lively and full of great humour — while plugging for their latest novel. Linwood Barclay over 60 minutes entertained an audience of Canadian Federation of University Women (CFUW) members and guests recently at the Opera House here. The […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com HUNTSVILLE — It was only a knee scan, but Ben Osorio considered himself “lucky” to have an MRI in his hometown Monday. The Huntsville resident was the first patient to benefit from the state-of-the-art imaging tool hours before it was christened. Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare opened its new Magnetic Resonance Imaging suite […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MIDLAND — At 11 p.m. Monday, July 5, 2021, Jonus Palmer was shot and killed outside of a residence on Old Fort Road in Tay Township. Police call it a homicide and now the province is offering a $50,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the individual(s) […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com ORILLIA — As life concerts are embracing multifaceted sides our brains. Audiences no longer are left in their minds to frame images introduced by conductors who not only give rebirth to composer names, but try to explain what they intended when putting ink to five lines of music. The Orillia Silver […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com ORILLIA — The band played on and the wet bars served beer. Torrential late afternoon rains that sent thousands racing for cover leaving others sheltering in any place at Mariposa yesterday may have drenched festival goers, but it didn’t deter final numbers by main stage artist Basia Bulat and ‘Tweener’ Rick […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — From the first canon blast the pirates it “battle stations” all for the little pirates aboard the Wenonah II this morning. A boatload of swashbuckling buccaneers waved their swords and shouted “shiver timbers” as they leaned menacingly over the bow, stern, port and starboards sides of the ship prepared […]
GRAVENHURST — Calling all swashbucklers young and old. Set sail for adventure at the Muskoka Wharf Pirate Fest Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. for a free weekend of pirate-themed fun for all ages, featuring live music, mermaids, epic pirate battles, vendors, and much more. Whether you’re a landlubber or a seasoned […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — Star Wars to the Sheepdogs and of course Gordon Lightfoot make this week’s start of summer a musical merry go round for vocal, orchestral and hard core music lovers of all genres and tastes. The Barge season opened Sunday in Gravenhurst with the Bifocals Band soaring to celestial heights […]