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 […]
BRACEBRIDGE — A 58-year-old Toronto motorcyclist has died after a collision on Hwy. 118 west in Bracebridge close to the downtown late Sunday morning. Police (OPP) are investigating the fatal accident Aug. 20, 2023, at 10:30 a.m. Emergency services responded to after the motorcycle and a white SUV passenger van collided just west of the […]
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 BRACEBRIDGE — The Bears are coming back. Jr. C hockey is on schedule for soon after the new Bracebridge arena/library complex opens in fall 2024. Dave Veitch would like to see camp open up a year next month. But his older brother Ken Jr. thinks that’s a tad optimistic. Nonetheless the […]
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 […]