Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com PORT CARLING — The Hub of the Muskoka Lakes is mad about summer. And to celebrate another august month, Norah Fountain and the folks at the Muskoka Lakes Chamber of Commerce are hosting their second annual Port Carling Mid-day Madness event Saturday, Aug. 17. The afternoon festival includes more than 30 […]
GRAVENHURST — How do you feel about big bonfires and burning garbage and debris fires in your backyard downtown? After years of a no burning bylaw — as recommended by the Gravenhurst Fire Department — in the town Wards of 1 and 5, town councillors have voted to call for a survey for input on […]
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 […]
PARRY SOUND-MUSKOKA — Three small forest fires of 0.1 hectare each continue to burn locally Wednesday. Algonquin Park 10 is not yet under control at 0.1 of a hectare, on an island located on the western side of Opeongo Lake. Parry Sound 6 is also deemed not yet under control at 0.1 of a hectare […]
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 […]