Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — Patrick Boyer is a sprightly 78-year-old with bright blue eyes, a warm smile, inquisitive mind and gift for telling stories about Muskoka few if any can match. Tomorrow morning at the Bracebridge Public Library, at 10:30 a.m., he will regale readers of his many Muskoka history books and columns […]
GRAVENHURST — Family and friends of Susan Halliday, a Gravenhurst artist and teacher, will be celebrating her life and many well-lived life accomplishments Saturday, Sept. 9, at her home in Gravenhurst. She passed away June 8, 2023, near Seattle, en route north while driving from her winter home in Cabo, Mexico, with husband Paul Clairmont. […]
MUSKOKA — Hell hath no fury like this end of summer heat wave. And it’s not over yet as “heat warning” alerts were lighting up cellphones across Muskoka today. An extended heat warning has been issued for all areas within Simcoe Muskoka through to Wednesday, Sept. 6. Which means kids back at school, outdoor workers […]
GRAVENHURST — A Rotary Rocks the Barge raffle was music to the ears of the service club as winners rode off on a pair of new e-bikes in a fundraiser that hit a high note with net proceeds of $6,618 going to the club’s new amphitheatre seating at the poplar Sunday night concert venue. With […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — Melissa Cooper, a member of the Langford Cemetery board, couldn’t decide whether to put out a balloon Saturday at the intersection of Hwy. 117 marking the turnoff to the cemetery where its 150th anniversary was being recognized. “I didn’t know whether to show it was a ‘celebration’ or a […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Rock ‘n’ roll and Rigatoni. Alexis “Freddie” Wallace loves ’em both. The KJ’s Muskoka barkeep, who turns 25 today, is continuing her summer community fundraisers again tomorrow with a clothing collection after last weekend’s successful food drive. More than 100 food items and $100 in cash were raised Saturday […]
BRACEBRIDGE — If you heard — and how could you miss — a lot of bell wringing and cries at Memorial Park Saturday morning at the Farmers’ Market, you probably wondered why more than a dozen people were dressed up in fancy dress, tri-cornered hats, frilly shirts, white gloves and buckled shoes. Well, hear ye […]
Photos and review Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com HUNTSVILLE — It’s hard to say which is more captivating — Kyung-A Lee’s playing or personality. Both can’t be beat. Audiences were enraptured by her this weekend in two performances with the Orillia Silver Band at the Algonquin Theatre. An absolutely delightful person, Lee outshone herself with two […]