GRAVENHURST — This weekend brings good news on the local waterfront. With the beach at Gull Lake under a swim advisory until further notice, the splash pad at the Muskoka Wharf is finally opening for the summer Friday, Aug. 16, after being closed most of the season — including the hottest month of the year […]
GRAVENHURST — Summer — like the CNE — is not over until the Dockside Festival. The Muskoka Wharf will be a hub of activity this weekend as the DF takes over this Friday, Saturday and Sunday with more than 100 vendors, musicians, food trucks, live animal shows and a full slate of events for all […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENNHURST — A new start for the Muskoka Wharf is planned for this fall in Gravenhurst. The town is spending $70,000 on a plan to re-invigorate the 13-year-old park and tourist attraction on Lake Muskoka. Stage one of the project, development of the plan, will be funded in part by the […]
GRAVENHURST — Six students will be heading back to university with a little financial reassurance thanks to Tim and Kim Forwell. The Gravenhurst cottagers donated $25,000 to the Gravenhurst Rotary Bursary Fund that will help Olivia Kellam, McKenna Manser, Lianne Brandt, Nicole Brandt, Claudia Spengler and continue their post-secondary studies with the dedicated funding between […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — The on-again, off-again swim advisory at Gull Lake Rotary Park is on as today, Tuesday, Aug. 13. In what is becoming an all too common an occurrence for swimmers and bathers at the troubled downtown public waterfront swimming beach, the town has issued another warning, causing concern for cause of […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Abby Liang is a piano prodigy on the verge of becoming a wunderkind. At age nine, she plays at the level of an expert adult performer. And she is the third in the series of noon performances Wednesday Aug. 14 at Trinity United Church, in Gravenhurst. And her tutor […]
MINETT — Share the road — again — Monday, Aug. 19, when more than two dozen cyclists head from Gravenhurst to Minett in the 23rd annual Ride for Kayla’s Children Centre (KCC) to raise critical funds for children with special needs. The rides (100K/135K) attract cyclists of all experience levels who compete in a two-part […]
GRAVENHURST — Service Before Self. That’s the Rotary way and Rotary International’s motto. And few others exhibit the way Rob and Allyn Abbott. The Gravenhurst couple and Rotarians were recently recognized for unyielding dedication the to the town and wider Muskoka community for their volunteer efforts. They each received the club’s prestigious Paul Harris Honour […]
GRAVENHURST — In a turn on the old line about “work for food,” Samuel Wood “Will Swim for Food.” The 14 year old competitive swimmer and Muldrew Lake cottager is part of the ‘Will Swim for Food’ campaign that is raising money and food for the Orangeville Food Bank. The last six summers he has […]
GRAVENNHURST — It seems repair work at the Muskoka Wharf is gong to take longer than expected. A completion date of last Friday, Aug. 9 has been pushed back until at least Tuesday, Aug. 13. The town said in a release Friday morning that its infrastructure department in collaboration with Galcon Marina will continue to […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com PARRY SOUND — Nearing the end of summer residents here hoped they had escaped the forest fire disaster of 2018. But Monday a relatively small wild fire was discovered and is deemed under control by the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry. In their daily report today, they say there […]
HUNTSVILLE — Unintended consequences, That’s the latest alarm from OPP here after police were forced to deal with almost 40 “pocket dials” and unintentional calls. Between Friday, Aug. 9 and Sunday July 11, officers from the Huntsville detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police responded to them all. They say that for every unintentional call or […]
HUNTSVILLE — A man arrested on gun and related drug charges was in court Friday at Braicebridge for bail hearing. Provincial police at Huntsville say they stopped a vehicle on Main St. West in Huntsville Thursday, August 8, 2019. Their investigation into the driver of the car led to the arrest of a 49 year […]
BRACEBRIDGE — Police say they are seeking witnesses after a 10-year-old boy cycling on the main street sidewalk here Thursday afternoon was taken to hospital with minor injuries after a collision with a marked provincial police cruiser. OPP at Bracebridge say they responded to a call about the collision on Muskoka Road North in Gravenhurst […]
GRAVENHURST — The Horticultural Society of Gravenhurst invites you to their 71st annual Garden Show featuring flower and gegetable exhibits along with vendors (new this year) from 2 to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 17. Refreshments will be served. Lots of great door prizes including gift certificates. With more than 70 members — and each […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Sidewalk sales are full of surprises. You never know what you’re going to find — from the far out T-shirts to hand-made tea cosys. The annual end of summer weekend sale Friday and Saturday had a bit of both and more here this weekend. Vendors hawking two for $10 […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Any pretence about community building, neighbhourhood improvement, accessibility and walkability went out the door this week on Phillip Street E. in Gravenhurst. A perfectly fine sidewalk of four blocks was ripped up and sodden over in one of the town’s oldest neighbourhoods for no good reason. Save for a […]
GRVENHURST – A hot weekend ahead and it’s safe to return to the water at Gull Lake Rotary Park. The two-day health advisory issued Wednesday has been lifted, as of Friday.
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com HUNTSVILLE — For a taste of Muskoka, Ontario, dining and dancing on the dock are staples of every summer menu anywhere near Algonquin Park. Thursday night on the new docks downtown Huntsville on the river between Lake Vernon and Fairy Lake, 114 people sat down under a ten that looked like […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com HUNTSVILLE — Urban sprawl in Muskoka’s largest and fastest-growing municipality is forcing the Town of Huntsville to expand its bus transit service to increase ridership. And the province is helping them “get people moving” by investing in new transit projects, including new plans here. As part of the per litre gas […]