GRAVENHURST — Boat builder Paul Brackley was scrambling this week to get ready for Saturday’s Antique & Classic Boat Show at the Muskoka Wharf. With dozens of beautiful boats to be showcased at the annual Toronto chapter’s show, he was still re-installing the engine on one of the better boats he’s been working to restore. […]
Mark Clairmont and Lois Cooper | MuskokaTODAY.com ORILLIA — The legends live on at the Mariposa Folk Festival. Gord Lightfoot and Bonnie Dobson, who were at the first festival in Orillia 58 years ago, were back on the stage Saturday afternoon. Orillia native son Lightfoot sang a couple of songs, as has come a tradition […]
BRACEBRIDGE — Woodchester Villa has been reinvented again. After years as an active museum, it is now the town’s newest event centre. Open for rental parties. On Thursday, July 12, join Mayor Graydon Smith and council as they officially reopen its doors from 3 to 7:00 p.m., with the ribbon cutting at 6 p.m. Enter […]
WINDERMERE – Celebrate the end of the First World war with this theatre take on iconic Canadian pilot Billy Bishop, at The New Baldwins Resort here starting July 6. The dinner and show is a Muskoka Chautauqua presentation and runs every Friday night in July.
MUSKOKA — A “total ban” on all types of outdoors fires has been issued for Muskoka. Fire chiefs have ordered the ban until further notice. It comes as an “extreme” fire rating has also been issued. The joint statement from the fire officials in all six municipalities says no type are permitted. That includes a […]
HUNTSVILLE — Got a noisy neighbour, or you hate the sound of loud motorcycles and trucks with mufflers that sound like tanks? Then the Town of Huntsville wants to hear from you. One of the most taxing and challenging irritants to the bylaw department are noise complaints. As part of their regular bylaw review process, […]
Mark Clairmont and Lois Cooper | MuskokaTODAY.com ORILLIA — A break in the weather comes at the right time for the Mariposa Folk Festival. After a week of 30+ that often felt like 40+, temperatures in the mid-to-high 20s are foreceast for Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Perfect weather to enjoy some of Canada’s top talent […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com SIMCOE-MUSKOKA — Opioids are killing our present and future. Last year, 74 people died from overdoses in Simcoe-Muskoka, a “devastating” number that is above the provincial average. Is this the “new normal?” So, what are health officials doing? Today (July 4) the Simcoe Muskoka Opioid Strategy (SMOS) Steering Committee released a […]