Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — A tow truck driver is lucky to be alive after an accident with a Northlander train undergoing testing. The early mid-afternoon collision today plowed the white Galaxy flatbed vehicle 35 metres into the left hand ditch, at 1:45 p.m. Thursday, at the High Falls Road intersection. It ended up […]
MUSKOKA — The OPP have charged a Bracebridge man after he fled from police in Muskoka Lakes Township last Friday. On July 3, at 5:45 p.m., a south Muskoka officer was conducting general patrols in the area of Muskoka Road 118 near Pine Glen road in Muskoka Lakes Township and noticed some very concerning driving […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — If you live on the edge of a forest a little wildlife is but one of nature’s attractions. So seeing a silver fox kit out during the day is completely normal. And nothing to get alarmed about, says an unstartled Pine Ridge resident who’s caught sight the past month. […]
Historian Judy Humphrey to spotlight 24 memorial windows, prominent pioneer families and First World War soldier Cyril Power Palmer during three guided tours, talks Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Every stained glass window at St. James Anglican Church tells a story, and local historian Judy Humphrey is ready to share them. As part of […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHHURST — Summer camps are in full swing in Muskoka. But before they became the home away from home for kids, there was an infamous one during the late Second World War. Camp 20 in Gravenhurst was a German POW (prisoner of war) facility run by the Canadian government on behalf […]
MUSKOKA — Grab a lawn chair and dip your feet in the water at the Dwight Beach Wednesday night for the first of four concerts by the Muskoka Concert Band. The community orchestra plays popular district parks evenings in July for free — with a goodwill collection. After a Canada Day kick off at the […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com ORILLIA — Sunday night Mariposa headliner Steve Earle is guaranteed to mix American politics with his Grammy award-winning country, rock and folk music. He followed British political commentator Billy Bragg Friday night. But it was Canadian singer Sarah Harmer last night who put her same sound and emotion into Canadian context […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com ORILLIA — Imagine a concert headlined with Billy Bragg, Steve Earle and Taj Mahal and the Phantom Blues Band backed up by dozens of extraordinary folk, country and blues artists. And call it Mariposa 2026. Celebrating 65 years and counting, the giant annual three-day summer music fest is the best weekend […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare said Friday that its CT scanner at South Muskoka Memorial Hospital is fully operational, and that CT services have resumed as normal. However surgical services remain temporarily moved to Huntsville District Memorial Hospital — for at least over the weekend — due to mechanical problems with […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — “Come on out to my concert at the United church tomorrow night at 7 p.m. “I will have some of my best original songs as well as some of the most beautiful piano covers of all time.” How’s that for a personal invitation to hear a versatile and extremely […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — Nobody knows heat like firefighters. No wonder they’ve upgraded their fire rating to “high.” With scorching high temperatures nearing 40 degrees yesterday, joint announcements by Muskoka’s six fire departments a day after Canada Day warn of the dangers of playing with fire. Watch for signs along roads around Muskoka. […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — Hot! Hot! Hot! Who doesn’t want good weather for a birthday? Everyone was up for celebrating our 159th birthday. Even weather that hovered around 40 degrees — with the humidity above. What a day and night for a birthday bash. From sunrise to sunset Canada Day was a scorcher. […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — A search for a Bracebridge man, 67, who fell out of a boat near the Bowyers Beach on Lake Muskoka Canada Day when the weather changed late in the afternoon, is presumed to have drowned. Despite efforts of nearby boaters who tried to come to his rescue, responding police […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — Shout it loud and proud — “Canada is 159 July 1st.” But it doesn’t look or act a day older than June 30. That’s because at our hearts we are still who we set out to be. A free and independent country with values and achievements admired the world […]
HUNTSVILLE — Police calls here the past week have included everything serious from an RV shot up with a pellet gun to a RIDE stop charge and missing dock in Dwight. The OPP are requesting the public’s assistance in relation to a mischief incident that occurred in the Township of Lake of Bays. On June […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com PHOTOS LING PAN GRAVENHURST — A great song has a great hook. Last night for the Bifocals Concert Band it was the “Tenth Regiment March.” A jarring, highly visual opening burst of brass that let the audience know they were there to hear some serious music. Played by serious musicians. The […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com HUNTSVILLE — A Bracebridge resident has been arrested after last week police sought the public’s help in identifying an alleged dangerous personal water craft operator. As a result of the investigation, Owen Pare, 23, was charged with: Dangerous operation Assault Pare is to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.comBRACEBRIDGE — The Bracebridge Rotary Club began a busy Canada Day week Saturday with a deliciously sweet strawberry social at their Rotary Gardens. With pounds and pounds of pound cake, vats of freshly whipped up cream and entertainment under the shade of tall trees and blossoming flowers, yesterday’s afternoon setting couldn’t have […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Hurry! There are only a few choice seats left Friday for another Gravenhurst Rotary Club fundraiser for the town’s new Health Hub. Steve Rae and the Pony Man Band are back at the Gravenhurst Opera House for another Lightfoot & Friends tribute, led by singer, songwriter, storyteller Steve Rae. […]
HUNTSVILLE — Safety first — fun second. That’s what police here say as they ask public’s help locating operator of a personal watercraft involved in “dangerous operation.” On June 13 police received a report of a Sea-Doo being operated in a dangerous manner on the Big East River in Huntsville. Thankfully, no injuries were reported […]