Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Living in the past is a lot of fun — and it’s also about keeping up with the present. That’s the story tomorrow as old friends in Gravenhurst gather at Gull Lake Rotary Park for their annual bag lunch. It’s the brainchild of Betty Allen, who will be on […]
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Photos & Story by Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — A hundred years ago the pleasure crafts that plied the Muskoka Lakes were more pedestrian. Not the magnificence of mahogany you would have marvelled at on Saturday at the 39th annual Antique & Classic Boat Society (Toronto Chapter) show. Many of the wooden wonders at […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com PARRY SOUND — A $2 million provincial incentive to help local kids improve math skills, learn financial management, explore STEM opportunities and study social media impacts on students has been announced. The Grade 10 revised Career Studies course will focus on preparing students for jobs of the future and for life with […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com ORILLIA — Fred Penner may know your kids better than you. He certainly understands what makes them tick — talk, sing, jump and shout. And he did all that at the Mariposa Folk Festival, along with fellow iconic Canadian kids entertainers Sharon Hampson and Bram Morrison. The three starred back-to-back Saturday […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — Muskoka moms and babies will be happy to hear the province is expanding funding for midwives. With more than 140,000 babies being born each year in Ontario, families are looking for more options when it comes to choosing their care, says the province. Tuesday, July 9, Parry Sound-Muskoka MPP […]
GRAVENHURST — It’s going to be a long, hot summer for swimmers looking for relief in Gravenhurst. With the splash pad at the Muskoka Wharf closed for repairs this year, cooling off is a challenge with Muskoka Beach still under a swim advisory. Now, the beach at Gull Lake Rotary Park has become the latest […]
MUSKOKA — Climate-concerned Canadians can expect a break now. Environment Canada says after a great start to summer — including Saturday’s sizzler — a return to more seasonal temperatures is here. In their monthly wrap-up, they say July is climatologically the warmest month of the year. So, inevitably, it will be warm, understated Gerald Chang […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA LAKE — Lake watchers will see a familiar but rarely seen sight on Lake Muskoka Saturday. Dozens of sailboats in a friendly race. On July 13, around noon, the 11th annual Chancery Regatta sets sail. It’s a fun gathering of sailing enthusiasts who go out looking for great gusts of […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Lisa MacLeod has landed in hot water again. It appears she may not be able keep her stick on the ice. And could this be a scoring opportunity for MPP Norm Miller to make cabinet as tourism minister if she heads to the penalty box? After her faux pas […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com HALIBURTON — A longtime local environmentalist is being recognized for her “remarkable achievements in wildlife research, conservation and education.” Leora Berman, of Haliburton, has received the The Roland Michener Conservation Award. Berman call it “an incredible honour and very humbling not only to be chosen for this award, but to be […]
GRAVENHURST — Antique boats and cars will fill the Muskoka Wharf this weekend. It’s a tradition the first Saturday in July. And it’s free. See how the rich ride the waves of the Muskoka Lakes past and present, in their mahogany masterpieces. And check out the field of dreams and nautical vendors. Here’s what to […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com ORILLIA — Who says you can’t always get what you want? Not the Stones. And not music lovers here in “Mariposa.” If you caught the ‘No Filter Tour’ down the road Saturday at Burl’s Creek, you’re still outta your heads, because it was a gas, gas, gas. But life’s a Hwy. […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — With the clock ticking on an anticipated report on restructuring municipal governments, the Ford government has approved a new 20-year Official Plan for Muskoka. On Friday, June 28 the province approved the updated Muskoka Official Plan (MOP), a document that provides the roadmap for growth and physical change in Muskoka for […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — A mother’s frantic rescue of her drowning child may have led to the drowning death of a 37-year-old Brampton man at Muskoka Beach late Saturday afternoon. Panic ensued about 4:30 p.m. when the little girl, about three years old, was reportedly seen in the water outside the swimming buoy […]
ONTARIO — The simple pleasure of fishing is child’s play. Casting a line in the water with a plastic rod is a joy best begun as a tadpole. Grown-ups like to lay back and troll in aluminum boats, or sit in bow riders chasing bass. But the sheer joy of pulling up your first sun […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — Conservatives are lining up behind their candidates for the federal nomination race Sunday July 7. The afternoon vote at the Bracebridge Sportplex starts with speeches at 1 p.m. The ranked voting will begin at 2 p.m. Results will be announced later in the afternoon. Leading candidate Scott Aitchison says […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com PORT CARLING — From Miami to Muskoka, at Gee Beauty and 6 By Gee it’s “all about the glow.” And the Gee family is bringing that unique brand of “lifestyle and flexibility” to Port Carling this summer, via their Toronto store. Stephanie Gee, one of four family partners, says they are […]
BRACEBRIDGE — It’s a sad fact that over the past nine months, police from the Bracebridge OPP detachment have investigated more than seven sudden death occurrences they believe are linked to opioid use the past nine months. That’s one every 38.5 days. Provincial police hope they can change that. It’s possible, they suspect, that some […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — The iconic Muskoka chair is the centre of legal dispute between a local craft brewer and one of the world’s biggest brewers. Muskoka Brewery announced today (June 27) that it has issued a claim in the Federal Court of Canada against Molson Coors Canada and Molson Canada 2005. It’s […]