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 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 […]
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 — Circles® South Muskoka needs your help! What is Circles®? Circles® Muskoka is a community-based poverty reduction initiative that creates relationships across economic boundaries. It matches people of low-income who have graduated from our District of Muskoka and United Way funded Getting Ahead program with people of middle and upper income who have attended Bridges out of Poverty training […]
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 […]
GRAVENHURST — If you like blazing hot weather, you’ll love the Blazing Fiddles. Back by popular demand, the Muskoka Concert Association (MCA) returns this high-energy quartet. They were such a hot ticket last summer, Opera House organizers had to ratchet up the air conditioning to high to in order to keep them from burning down […]
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 […]
GRAVENHURST — And then there was one …. A swim advisory for Muskoka Bay Park Beach posted on Thursday July 4, has been lifted. The town and health unit made the annoucent late Friday afternoon for the West Gravenhurst park. Earlier Friday, Port Sydney’s main beach was cleared to reopen. That just leaves Muskoka Beach […]
HUNTSVILLE — The swimming advisory for Port Sydney Beach has been lifted as of July 5. The Town of Huntsville just sent out a notice at 3 p.m. Friday. Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit has confirmed that the water is safe for swimming based on July 4, 2019 test results. Town of Huntsville swimming lessons […]
PORT CARLING — Staying cool and keeping your skin fresh and hydrated this summer is a challenge as you jump into and out of the lake all day. The ladies at Gee Beauty and 6 By Gee – Stephanie, Celene, Natalie and their mom Miriam – can help you. They’ve opened a two-week pop-up store […]
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 — Another swim advisory has been issued for a second beach in Gravenhurst. And it is the third one this week in Muskoka. Based on beach water samples collected by the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit on Tuesday July 2, it has been recommended by the SMDHU that Muskoka Bay Park Beach, in West Gravenhurst, be posted with swim advisory […]
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 […]
MUSKOKA — The Gravenhurst beach where a man drown Saturday has been placed on a swim watch due to poor water quality. The Muskoka Beach becomes the second beach this week closed for same reason. In Port Sydney, it’s the same case, says the Town of Huntsville. Based on beach water samples collected by the Simcoe Muskoka […]
MUSKOKA – Summer sounds are everywhere now. And for the best, check out the Muskoka Concert Band’s summer series. The 35-piece band is playing weekly throughout July around Muskoka and Orillia for free public concerts. After opening the Canada Day celebrattions Monday morning at Heritage Park in Huntsville, the band moves up to the Dwight […]
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 […]