PORT SYDNEY — With summer campers just days away from arriving, Camp Mini-Yo-We is turning to staff to prepare them for the excited kids. They are hosting a new, premier summer leadership conference, exclusive for their summer staff made up of high school and college aged students. They say in a release this week that […]
GRAVENHURST — TGIB. TGIF that is. Thank God Thank God It’s Friday is back. Hungry heat-challenged barbecuers can get inside and enjoy a cold one and a hot meal — both at the same time — this Friday, June 29. The 302 Harry Wray legion returns tomorrow with its monthly end-of-week rib fest. As in […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Alexis Moreau was beaming, she so excited to get her Grade 12 diploma Wednesday. Her proud brother Tyler got his last year and he challenged her. And he was there at her side for her graduation ceremony at the Marriott hotel on the shore of Lake Muskoka cheering her […]
HUNTSVILLE — ‘The Sweet Sounds of Summer’ floated down the river here tonight., as the Huntsville Community Band and the King Fisher Cottage Band presented a combined concert in the Active Living Centre at the Summit Centre. Each band of adult musicians performed five pieces under the respective batons of Sarah Lovering-Stollard and Kim Barlow […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — A chartity bike ride that will stop traffic in Muskoka is just weeks away. A peloton of dozens of riders, led by three-time Olympian Marnie McBean, will cycle district roads July 14 around Port Carling to raise money to stop sex trafficking. The inaugural HARTCycle’s 75km Bike Ride to […]
GRAVENHURST — Dennis Thain thinks the deaths of any firefighter are worth remembering. In 1988 the Fire Fighters’ Association of Ontario (FFAO) raised money to build a monument in their memory here at the Ontario Fire College (OFC). With then Ontario lieutenant governor general Lincoln Alexander on hand, 600 firefighters, families and friends from Muskoka […]
WINDERMERE — Worshippers are in a for a treat this summer at the Christ Church here. Martin Luther Wayne Strongman, one of Canada’s most distinguished music directors, will bring his talent and vast musical experience to Muskoka throughout July and August. Strongman has held major church music director positions and is currently at Rosedale United […]
ORILLIA — With only three weeks to go to the Mariposa Folk Festival July 6-8, it’s a perfect time to warm up for the folk event of the summer. Join ALEX the Folk Band for a Mariposa-style folk sing-a-long June 20; and June 23 at the Orillia Museum of Art and History for a free […]
HUNTSVILLE — Looking for updates on the Huntsville 2019 Ontario 55+ Winter Games? A new website has all the info. The organizing committee is excited to announce the launch of the Games website, and with it a call for volunteers and sponsors. The event will bring almost 1,000 participants to Huntsville and Muskoka and we […]
GRAVENHURST — A couple of Good Samaritans are taking on the task of replacing some fencing around the Kilworthy cemetery. Bruce and Fred Schulz, whose relatives are buried in the pioneer community cemetery, have begun work. The fencing was knocked down or hit by plows, says Betty Elizabeth Trish Graham, who has been watching with […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — It was a cooked deal. Rolfe Redmann drove away with the Piston Cup as the top car Saturday at the Gravenhurst Chamber of Commerce Car Show. The “fan favourite” went to his delicious 1926 Model T Ford. So why, of the 570 antique and classic cars and trucks that jammed […]
BRACEBRIDGE — More than 70 seniors and millennials really enjoyed dancing to the Muskoka Big Band Friday night at the legion at their annual Spring Swing Dance. The music lovers of the ’40s enjoyed three-hour dance to the 17-piece band, under the leaderhip of Neil Barlow over three sets. Proceeds from the concert went to […]
GRAVENHURST — Ford Nation will have a tougher time picking a winner tomorrow than they did with Dougie Ford. There are 270 cars and trucks registered as of Friday — and Tara Doyle expects that to double Saturday morning for the 25th Annual Gravenhurst Chamber of Commerce Car Show at Gull Lake Rotary Park. With […]
GRAVENHURST — Get up early Saturday, if you want to really experience the 25th Gravenhurst Chamber of Commerce Car Show. One of the best ways to enjoy the classic cars and trucks is to see them on the road. Go to the stop lights at the entrance to Gull Lake Rotary Park between 6 and […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Driving Miss Daisy was a popular American film. Driving Miss Gracie was a local legend. Grace Brown was the wife of Jack Brown, of the famous Brown’s Beverages pop business in Gravenhurst. And though she couldn’t drive, she owned one of the best cars in town. A gorgeous brown […]
MINETT — In the world of TV home makeovers, this one on Muskoka promises to be worth tuning in to. On Thursday morning, between 7-9 a.m. Muskoka’s top resort will unveil its new look for 2018 on the CP24 Toronto Morning Show for a live sneak peek of the public space redesign. It’s a teaser […]
GRAVENHURST — It’s one open, three to go. Wednesday, June 13, Gull Lake Beach in Gravenhurst re-opened. Muskoka Bay, Muskoka Beach and Lorne Beach to be open on Friday, June 15 in the afternoon. Following a difficult spring that included vandalism and dangerous objects left on the beaches, Town of Gravenhurst parks staff undertook a […]
BRACEBRIDGE — Remember dancing to Guy Lomabardo and his Royal Canadians? Well, you can do the same this Friday night by dancing to Neil Barlow and the Muskoka Big Band at the Royal Canadian Legion in Bracebridge. It’s a great summer’s night out, starting at 7:30 p.m., and a chance to get close and dance […]
GRAVENHURST — A new weekend airline taxi service takes flight Friday from Toronto to Muskoka. FLYGTA https://www.flygta.com/ and the Muskoka Airport https://www.muskokaairport.com/ have announced the launch of regularly-scheduled service from Toronto’s Billy Bishop Airport to the Muskoka Airport. The new service, beginning June 15, offers a more convenient and less stressful way to travel. They […]
BALA — They’re having a giant birthday party for Bala Friday. And everyone is invited to join in the fun and celebrate the best of Muskoka Lakes at Spotlight on Muskoka Lakes this Friday at The Kee, 6 to 9 p.m. “It’s a great way to kick off summer and also celebrate Bala’s 150th birthday,” […]