Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Hundreds of clients were shocked Friday by the “abrupt” closing of Crunch Fitness. When they turned up for their workout they found the doors locked and its equipment cleaned out. Among them was the morning manager who arrived at 5:30 a.m. Apparently he was one of those who “failed” […]
GRAVENHURST — They called this a short week. But the real reason for this week’s delay in re-doing Bay Street from Greavette to Muskoka Steamship Bay Road is Bala’s Cranberry Festival. The just completed three-block stretch of from Greavette Street to Sarah Street opened for the weekend. However the full route only Sarah to Steamship […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Marion Fry got out of algebra classes to become a “Farmerette.” The Severn Bridge Farm Divas made light the other night of rural life. But during the Second World War working longer than “9-5” on the farm for the war effort was serious, big business. The largely forgotten chapter […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — With a heart-stopping performance last night, the Severn Bridge Farm Divas won the inaugural Gravenhurst Chamber of Commerce Lip-Synching Contest. Direct from a command performance at their fall fair last month, the foursome topped the Muskoka Glam Divas and five other performing acts at the Opera House that had […]
GRAVENHURST — A pre-game warm-up tonight will let you catch the second half of the Jays’ comeback. If you’re optimistic and want to help the new Gravenhurst Health Hub. Lip-synch contestants will be vying for honours at the Opera House here at 7 p.m. Seven acts — solos, duos and more — will mimic the […]
Stephen J. Brackley January 30, 1958 ~ March 26, 2025 After a valiant fight against cancer, Stephen passed away at his home in Santa Paula, California, with his loving family surrounding him. He leaves behind his wife Pamela K. Long, C.J., daughter-in-law Lauren, Nick, Angelina and Nicholas LongHammer and grandson Rex. Stephen is the son […]
GRAVENHURST — Police pulled over a driver on the east connector road between Gravenhurst and Bracebridge early Sunday, charging him with impaired operation. On October 12, at 1 a.m., officers were responding to a concern from a member of the public about the condition of a driver on the Gravenhurst Parkway in Gravenhurst. They located […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — Tyler Lasitz was quick off the mark again last night with Muskoka’s first goal as the Bears rebounded with a huge win for a weekend split in PJHL home play. His fourth goal of the season 4:14 following the puck drop was one half of a pair the team […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Too bad about Bo Bichette. He won’t be in the Jays ALCS lineup tonight at 8:08 p.m. Not that they need him. But if you were looking for a top dog in Muskoka — Friday at the Hale Market was memorable opportunity. Forever Muskoka manager Jess Dodsworth had her […]
MUSKOKA — ’Tis the season. Not quite yet for Halloween or Christmas (rain, snow perish? the thoughts). But Girl Guide cookie time. Yes, when your favourite Girl Guides come calling on friends and neighbours to raise funds for their troop. Three members of the 3rd Bracebridge Embers troop — along with their moms and Guiders […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — The 2-8 Bears are looking for a weekend split tonight at home to Stayner after a couple of strong, but losing end performances their past two games. Last night they scored early at 2:27 with Tyler Lasitz beating visiting Orillia netminder Bennett Mackey 31 seconds in to the game […]
Letter to Editor: Ed. note: Plan calls for glass kiosk with ticket machine inside across the street. The Northlander may start running in 2026 after track testing. In Gravenhurst we are welcoming the return of the Northlander train service with new equipment and a functional reliable schedule. So the big day has now arrived and […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — A day after a man was charged Wednesday with shoplifting here at Sobeys, two more suspects were charged yesterday in a separate shoplifting incident in the same mall nearby at the LCBO. See that story here. Yesterday police arrested another man and woman with several offenses after investigating a shoplifting […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Pumpkin pie contest and a fashion show. That’s a nice way to ease in to Thanksgiving tomorrow. Hale Muskoka is hosting a two-day fall fest today and Friday. ‘In Autumn’ is a new afternoon and early evening seasonal celebration on Bethune Drive North at the “old Simpson barn” property […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — A Scarborough man on probation charged with two thefts at grocery stores here Wednesday will appear in bail court tomorrow after he pressed his luck yesterday Gyorgy Lakatos is also suspected of stealing thousands of dollars of goods from grocery stores in Gravenhurst on September 8 and 17. On Tuesday […]
GRAVENHURST — Fall’s magic continues here Thanksgiving weekend. A two-day celebration dubbed ‘In Autumn’ celebrates the season’s beauty and bounty at the new outdoor Hale Muskoka venue on Bethune Drive North Thursday and Friday afternoons. They say it’s a perfect way to nourish your body and mind before Thanksgiving, with a weekend full of fall-inspired food, […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Headed for home — at least Sarah Street. Slow but sure, C. Valley pavers — the ones who made quick work of James Street paving one night last year — made the turn at Bay and Greavette Street at noon today as they head up hill toward the midway […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — If there was a fly on the wall at yesterday’s celebration of life for Marion and Cyril it would have had giant ears. The kind that became synonymous in the 1970s when Cyril clowned in Gravenhurst parades — and at other times when he peddled down Muskoka Road towering […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Matt Hammersley got more than a heaping plate of great red spaghetti last night at a dinner at St. Paul’s Catholic Church. The 7-year-old Bradford boy got a big hug from his grandmother, Sonja, when he pulled her ticket on a winning door prize at the church fundraiser. She […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BALA — They were crying in their beer here last Sunday when the last call finally came. After 75 years of it serving “the coldest beer in Bala,” it was cry-fives at the Beer Store for a “couple hundred people — at least,” who rallied around the historic west Muskoka log […]
