TASTE OF MUSKOKA, ONTARIO, ON THE DOCKS AT HUNTSVILLE

Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com

HUNTSVILLE — For a taste of Muskoka, Ontario, dining and dancing on the dock are staples of every summer menu anywhere near Algonquin Park.

Thursday night on the new docks downtown Huntsville on the river between Lake Vernon and Fairy Lake, 114 people sat down under a ten that looked like a longhouse.

Luckily, too, as a short downburst sent them inside just as the cocktail hour was ending at the Flavours of Ontario dinner event.

But it didn’t dampen the spirits or the spirits.

So, on an otherwise gorgeous 20-degree night, the menu and music were filled with sensuous tastes and sounds that wafted out over the water and cascaded up and downstream.

Local chefs and some Niagara College students prepared a memorable, multi-course meal that had the diners eating for hours.

Meanwhile, down along the dock within listening distance was Neil Barlow’s Lady Muskoka dance band, playing for your dining, dancing and listening enjoyment out on a floating dock.

Simply summer, simply a pleasant way to spend a mid-August evening on Muskoka, Ontario.

Dinner for 114 was served on the docks Thursday night at the Taste of Ontario event in Huntsville, which has beomce a traditional treat in recent years.
A lovely setting on the river adjoining Lake Veron and Fair Lake was a perfect way to spend a summer’s evening in Muskoka as dark clouds dissipated.
Chefs from Huntseville restaurants and Niagara College students served up endless courses of dinner.
Sherese Stevens and Tracy Hoehner sing along with Neil Barlow’s Lady Muskoka dance band as they entertained the even’s dancers and diners.
Dancing on the docks was a free treat for that even MuskokaTODAY reporters Lois Cooper and Mark Clairmont couldn’t resist.
A night cap from a trailer that serves cappucinos was a great way to wrap up the night.