Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — Bob Jacob believes it’s better to give than receive. The generous Bracebridge philanthropist has done it again. Donating a second million dollars in shares to the “South Muskoka Memorial Hospital Foundation.” His latest contribution is for Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare’s southern site “only,” the retired computer worker, investor, developer, cottager, […]

Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — “How’s them apples?” Dorothy does it again. From the big screen to the little stage the Wizard of Oz is magic. And last night’s opening night presentation of the loveable classic at the Rene Caisse Theatre was both magical and imaginable. Click your heels and clap your hands for […]

Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com HUNTSVILLE — A string of serious charges including armed robbery and home invasions have been added to another suspect who was in bail court yesterday after a Muskoka-wide incident that closed Hwy. 11 in Gravenhurst last summer. Police have captured an eighth person who has been arrested and charged in connection […]

Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com OPINION GRAVENHURST  — There’s a spark of life yet in this old town after all. With a glimmer of hope for Gravenhurst’s beleaguered“main street.” Almost 40 hopeful community members and business persons turned out last night at the Opera House for a presentation and round-table discussion about the fate of five […]

Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MILANO CORTINA  — Walker’s Point is celebrating again. Hell, all of Muskoka is on its feet after the Muskoka Lakes Walker’s Point cottager’s picked up the puck at his own blue line, splitting all three Czechia defencemen for the Olympic men’s quarter game-winner. In a thriller that a new generation of […]

Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Police in Bracebridge gave up chase of a snowmobile for safety reasons early Sunday after suspecting it was one of a pair of sleds stolen in Gravenhurst just days before. On Monday, February 9, officers responded to a report of a theft of a snowmobile during the very early morning […]

Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — Big stars, big rink, big cause. Hockey fans across Muskoka are gearing up for another unforgettable night of hockey as the Kubota North Toronto Maple Leafs Alumni Game comes to the Muskoka Lumber Community Centre Arena Friday, Feb. 27, a fundraiser for the Children’s Foundation of Muskoka — formerly […]

Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MILANO CORTINA — An Olympic gold medal for Parry Sound’s Megan Oldham today adds to her Italian haul. The 24-year-old picked up the top prize in the women’s freestyle big air competition Monday after more than an hour of heavy snow and wind delayed her event. Undeterred, Oldham was perfect her […]