Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Residents of two homes on Muskoka Beach Road escaped fires early this morning after a pair of blazes tore through them. At 5 a.m. Thursday, June 19, neighbours called 911 asking for police and fire services along the north road that leads to Taboo Resort. The OPP, Gravenhurst Fire […]
GRAVENHURST — After the resounding success last year of their Tribute to Gordon Lightfoot in aid of Rotary Rocks the Barge, Steve Rae and The Pony Man Band are returning with an all-new show entitled Threads and Icons. The concert is to help promote the planned Gravenhurst Health Hub. This performance takes you on a musical journey, exploring how the roots […]
GRAVENHURST — CFUW Muskoka has two fundraisers in June to raise money to provide bursaries for local students at the four high schools in Muskoka and at Georgian College. A month-long “event” is the Feed the Mind initiative in which four restaurants — two in Bracebridge, one in Gravenhurst and one in Huntsville — will donate […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — While weather was more the topic of conversation, going for a ride on a grand day at Gull Lake Rotary Park Saturday still had motor heads revved up. Quality if not quantity still made the drive worthwhile. Beneath pine boughs and round bases it was a chrome field of […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — What do a scotch tasting, round of golf, high school honours and last year’s snow storm have in common? Answer: Rotarians. The service club recently raised $18,000 — each — at an evening scotch tasting and an afternoon of golf at Bigwin Resort in aid of local charities. The […]
GRAVENHURST — The Elderberries Choir are hoping the third time is the charm and bad winter weather and spring sicknesses won’t stop their Journeys concert next weekend. After inclemencies and illness derailed a couple of concerts they’re back on track to perform next Saturday and Sunday June 21-22 at the Gravenhurst Seniors’ Active Living Centre. […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com Photos Jack Cline GRAVENHURST — If you are a musician or performer here, there are two venues you want to play if you’ve made the big time. Inside the Opera House and outside the Barge. Students in Dan Farmer’s music program checked off the Gull Lake Rotary Park performance centre Monday […]
GRAVENHURST — A new grassroots initiative dedicated to celebrating cultural diversity across the region held another enjoyable social last week. The Muskoka Multicultural Association (MMA) hosted a lively after hours social Wednesday June 4 at Thong Thai Cuisine on Hwy. 11 NB. According to Phyllis Winnington-Ingram, one of the organizers, it brought together a diverse […]