BRACEBRIDGE — Scouters, Guiders, and youth from Bracebridge Scouting and Guiding, joined Bracebridge Mayor Graydon Smith in raising the Scouts Canada Flag at the Bracebridge town hall. February is a special month for Scouts and Girl Guides worldwide. This is a time of celebration for Scouts Canada and Girl Guides of Canada – a time when […]
Photos, story Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — A packed house celebrated the “official” end of the Gravenhurst Winter Carnival Sunday night. While there’s still Family Day activities back at the YMCA — including a sledge hockey game, more pancakes, kids events, pickle ball and basketball — officials ended Day 5 of the six-day winter […]
GRAVENHURST – Here’s another look at the weekend Gravenhurst Winter Carnival. Go to our Flickr page – below the weather right – called ‘Photo Feature’ to see a Photostream; or in Flickr click “Photo Album.” Click on each photo to enlarge it, and also to see brief photo description cutline with any names of the people in […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST – Eric Foss owns 16 classic snowmobiles, and had he three of them at the Muskoka Wharf Saturday afternoon as part of vintage snowmobile display. It’s the Aurora car dealer’s hobby, one he admits is cheaper than collecting old cars. A couple of the sleds he brought up were real beauts. […]
Photos, story Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Sunny and cold, fun and friendly. That was Day 4 of the Gravenhurst Winter Carnival, the fullest, busiest time for outdoor lovers of the five-day annual festival. The wind was whipping on the lakes both sides of the main street in the morning, as snowmobilers were the […]
MUSKOKA LAKES — Now here’s a real snow day. After getting snowed out last year, Kelly Shires Foundation is happy the white stuff is back in abundance. So the Midland-based breast cancer team is attempting a marathon Guinness World Record Challenge Feb 25-26 on Lake Muskoka. “We attempted last year but couldn’t run the event […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Who’s your grandma? And how twisted is she? That’s what comedy fans will be wondering next weekend when Jeff Leeson brings his hilarious interactive standup routine to the Gravenhurst Opera House. The London, Ont., comic is here Saturday, Feb. 23 on his “Grandma Used to Heckle Me” tour. It’s […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Wednesday night was an inspiring start to the Gravenhurst Winter Carnival. If it was too cold or snowy to get out, you missed a great night of top talk. At the library and next door at the Opera House, over three hours, two dozen people got up and spoke […]
HUNTSVILLE — Netflix star Marie Kondo now has a decluttering disciple in Huntsville. Geeked about the Japanese sensation? Meet Muskoka’s first certified consultant who is crazy about the KonMari Method™. TidyTim.ca is proud to announce that local decluttering coach Tim Lucier is now the 220th officially Certified Konmari Consultant in the world. (And the first […]
CENTRAL ONTARIO — School’s in, but buses aren’t today. That’s the message from @TLDSB. The public school board said first thing this morning that school buses had been cancelled due to the weather — but that the schools would be open for students who walk or can be driven to them. Teachers, too, were expected […]
GRAVENHURST — Ignite the night. That’s the hot and cool topic Wednesday at the Gravenhurst Opera House, as a dozen or more speakers will each get five minutes for their “Skokie Talk.” It’s the opening of the Gravenhurst Winter Carnival and a number of people have been invited for another in a series of Ted […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Why did Gravenhurst begin as “Sawdust City?” Chiefly for the logging and sawmills at the Muskoka Wharf in 1880s when the town was founded. A by-product was sawdust. And it played an important economic part during and after the Second World War. For Gravenhurst had the best ice around. […]
TORONTO — Got a question? Forget Siri or Alexa, call 211. February 11 is 211 Day across North America. To mark this day, Community Connection/211 Central East and the 211 Ontario network are asking residents to make the right call if they want or need non-emergency help by dialing 2-1-1. You can ask who do […]
GRAVENHURST — Five days and nights of fun. That’s this year’s 2019 Gravenhurst Winter Carnival. And Skokie has a ton of events to entertain everyone from Wednesday right through to Monday’s Family Day at the YMCA. Buy a button and pick up a brochure. For full details, go to http://skokie.wixsite.com/gravenhurst/events The fun kicks off with […]
Dear Editor: You are probably aware of the Coldest Night of the Year family-friendly walk coming up in Gravenhurst on February 23. Our fundraising goal is $20,000 and as of Monday Feb. 11 we have raised over $21,000 with 150 walkers planning to come out. More importantly, this is becoming quite a Gravenhurst community effort […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com HUNTSTVILLE — It’ll be a “surprise” concert Saturday night for the Good Lovelies and their fans. So says Sue Passmore, a member of the popular country/folk/pop trio performing at the Algonquin Centre here in Huntsville. According to their website, after more than a dozen years playing and touring and performing about 1,000 […]
HUNTSVILLE — The long, remarkably storied history of hospitals in Huntsville is finally being told. Local politicians, health care administrators, their guests and staff were treated tonight to a preview of the brand-new museum exhibit “Healthy Huntsville: A Brief History of Health Care in Huntsville” at Muskoka Heritage Place, located at 88 Brunel Road, in […]
SAULT STE. MARIE — If you want to get your Valentine a sweet surprise, check your winter coat, drawer, wallet, purse or car if you were in the Bracebridge area a year ago. Because you may have a winning LOTTO/649 ticket worth $100,000. But act fast, there are just two weeks left to claim the Super […]
GRAVENHURST — Cold and snow are a welcome combination for some winter enthusiasts. For Devin Morley, he prefers the former to the latter. In fact, he loves the cold and hates the snow, because the owner of Local Landscaping has a crew out on Lake Muskoka making 21 ice hockey rinks. On Feb. 9 they […]
HUNTSVILLE — Call it cold comfort. Cars honked and onlookers gave the thumbs up or shouted encouragement Saturday afternoon, as more than 125 women and men, boys and girls, young and older braved the start of a frigid weekend by parading downtown Huntsville in the Women’s March Muskoka. The women-led initiative from the Huntsville Place […]