BRACEBRIDGE — You saw it here and heard it there. Saturday the 24th Muskoka Escapades of Town Crying Competition was held in Bracebridge, the longest-running Town Crier competition in North America. The annual event drew 11 town criers and their escorts from across Ontario for a “two-cry” competition. The first stage was at Memorial Park […]

BRACEBRIDGE — A vehicle parked overnight last Friday during a ball tournament has been determined as stolen. Police are investigating the theft from the Peake Fields Ballpark reported yesterday. On August 12 officers were dispatched to the park for the theft that occurred sometime overnight between August 8-9. The owner parked his grey 2011 GMC […]

HUNTSVILLE — A novice driver faces multiple impaired driving charges after an accident here Sunday afternoon. Officers charged him with impaired operation following a report of a fail to remain motor vehicle collision in Huntsville. On August 10, at 3:22 p.m., police responded to reports of a motor vehicle that struck a fence at McCulley-Robertson […]

Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — Bob Jacob is goo-goo over Gaga. He’s seen her three times, but can’t name many of her songs beyond “Come to Mama.” But he’s as inspired by the siren songstress’s philanthropy as he by her pipes. That’s partly how he came to donate $1 million worth of shares to […]

Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — An evening with Brett Sontag Thursday is a whirlwind of musical influences covering 17 countries since he performed last summer at Trinity United Church in their Wednesday concert series. This week they dim the lights for another candle light concert as the Gravenhurst native welcomes family and friends for […]

Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — The judges have spoken — twice — and the “Best Burger” at yesterday’s Hale Muskoka opening is a local sear-ious smash-up success. Chef Melanie Robinson’s slider was a play on two dishes: a traditional Bahn Mi sandwich and a bowl of noodles. The Orillia Eclectic Cafe owner says she […]

Bob Pomerantz  | Special to TODAY.com GRAVENHURST — You might know that Gravenhurst was home to a German prisoner-of-war camp between 1940 and 1946. But did you know that, ironically in 1949 the camp was repurposed as a Jewish summer resort with kosher-style food and stand-up comics like a young Dave Broadfoot? That’s just one […]

Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — A “Smash and Sear” burger competition today was as much about the searing heat as the beef. Hale Muskoka’s all-you-can-eat opening was the hottest ticket in town as hundreds lined up in the heat to sample and vote. Five chefs and five judges were on the hot seat as […]