Photos and story Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — ‘Life on the Edge of the Canadian Shield’ travels along two paths in the new Misko-Aki (red earth) exhibit at the Muskoka Discovery Centre. One paddled by a canoe, another taken in a steamship. It was opened Thursday by Ontario Lt.-Gov. Elizabeth Dowdeswell. The story of […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Ontario’s lieutenant governor hopes a new interpretive centre bringing local and Indigenous communities together in a “Confluence of Cultures” will help the country on its path to “truth and reconciliation.” “I certainly hope so,” Elizabeth Dowdeswell said after cutting a ribbon on the multi-level, multi-million waterfront museum yesterday afternoon […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Reunions are popular this summer — especially among elder baby boomers. Those who haven’t seen each other since pre-pandemic — or who fear opportunities won’t arise often enough before death notices. But spirits were up at the Muskoka Wharf yesterday afternoon as a few dozen old friends from town […]
BRACEBRIDGE — A 58-year-old Toronto motorcyclist has died after a collision on Hwy. 118 west in Bracebridge close to the downtown late Sunday morning. Police (OPP) are investigating the fatal accident Aug. 20, 2023, at 10:30 a.m. Emergency services responded to after the motorcycle and a white SUV passenger van collided just west of the […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHRST — At Canada Day celebrations the MP and MPP praised A.P. Cockburn at Muskoka Heritage Village in Huntsville. Scott Aitchison and Graydon Smith are far-off successors of the man who was both a Muskoka member of Parliament and member of Provincial Parliament more than a century ago. And his legacy […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — Gary Denniss describes himself as a: “Wedding officer, funeral celebrant, giver of historical talks, minister and piano teacher.” He’s really more of an author. Born in 1944 he’s now written 44 books on Muskoka history. His latest is “Muskoka Memories 104.” If you loved his first 43 you’ll love […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — The Bears are coming back. Jr. C hockey is on schedule for soon after the new Bracebridge arena/library complex opens in fall 2024. Dave Veitch would like to see camp open up a year next month. But his older brother Ken Jr. thinks that’s a tad optimistic. Nonetheless the […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — No wonder Terry Candow is thinking of retiring. The owner of Terry’s Your Independent Grocer, too, doesn’t like the rising price of groceries, which he says he has nothing to do with. Prices are set by Westons, the company owner, and its suppliers, he says. But what’s really got […]
GRAVENHURST — COVID may have meant out of sight — but not out of mind friends. So next Wednesday’s “reunion” of old school mates is looked forward to by many here from GHS. An annual tradition before the pandemic, the “Brown Bag Lunch” was always a chance to catch up with those they grew up […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — At 90 Jack Hutton is no spring chicken. No Taylor Swift either. More to his point, he says he’s like Willie Nelson — who too became an octogenarian 10 days after “Jack” hit the esteemed age April 19. Last night at a still “advancing” age, Hutton proved he can […]
BRACEBRIDGE — Outdoor theatre returns to Annie Williams Park tomorrow evening with A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Shakespeare’s classic comedy of love triangles, misunderstandings, and fairy mischief. Prism Theatre In The Park is back for performances on stage Aug. 8-12 and Aug. 15-19, beginning at 7 pm. The local company last performed the Dream in 2008 […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — “What a blast!” Fireworks at the Muskoka Wharf here last night were worth the wait. After a fire ban earlier in the summer that cancelled the colourful — if not particularly environmentally-friendly — display, the night sky lit up over Gravenhurst Bay with the lightening loud sound and fury […]
SIMCOE MUSKOKA — Dead birds found in Bracebridge and Oro-Medonte have tested positive for the for the West Nile virus (WNv). They are the first positive tests in Simcoe-Muskoka this year, reports the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit (SMDHU), which received notification from Public Health Ontario. As of today, Friday Aug. 4, no confirmed human […]
HUNTSVILLE — A 51-year-old local man here remains in jail following a bail hearing after being charged with four alleged online sex-related crimes. Two other charges were related to failure to comply with probation orders, provincial police said in a release this afternoon. The OPP say they arrested and charged the Huntsville resident following a […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — Scott Lees loved the Bracebridge Bears and the Bears loved their former captain. Saturday at the hockey team’s annual alumni golf tournament they dedicated a bench in his memory at South Muskoka Curling and Golf Club. “Where good friends meet,” it read. Organizer Greg Crozier got more than four […]
BRACEBRIDGE — A 16-year-old motorcyclist has died after an accident on Hwy. 117 in east Bracebridge early last night. Police say the motorcycle collision near Springdale Park Road, Monday July 31, happened at 7:15 p.m., near the Bracebridge Golf Club. The teen, from Cloyne — who police have did not identify — was driving the […]
GRAVENHURST — Fireworks are back after a fire ban. And the Gravenhurst Bifocals Concert Band will help celebrate Civic Holiday weekend with a rare performance at the Lions Pavilion at Muskoka Wharf this Saturday, Aug. 5, 7 p.m. They will be playing for more than hour before the fireworks. A great opportunity for those who […]
MUSKOKA — Summer’s heat hasn’t let up local crime this week. Police report several impaired driving charges and more break-and-enters in Bracebridge. They received another report of a morning break-in Monday, July 24 at 10:20 a.m. The home owner observed two males gain entry by smashing the rear patio door. Two suspects fled on foot […]
MUSKOKA — Summer’s heat hasn’t let up local crime this week. Police report several impaired driving charges and more break-and-enters in Bracebridge. They received another report of a morning break-in Monday, July 24 at 10:20 a.m. The home owner observed two males gain entry by smashing the rear patio door. Two suspects fled on foot […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Chinese diplomatic relations with Canada didn’t begin with Gravenhurst. But they always include them. And so the birthplace of Dr. Norman Bethune remains for this reporter a standing opportunity to engage in a meaningful conversation this time about the current “difficult” Sino-Canadian relations at the federal if not municipal […]
