MarketWATCH Muskoka: 24 August 2023 At this stage of the season gears change. People are thinking about 'back to school' and for a short while, there's a respite in our cottage market. Another move is afoot too. This is the time of year where some leave cottaging for good. It's their last summer at the [...]
On our property we have two fruit trees. Deer are indiscriminate. They eat whatever has fallen or they can reach. The red berries that gleam like cherries in the sun, are crabs. The others an old Ontario variety long forgotten. They’re on a tree planted when the original home was built here in the 1870’s [...]
We slid into July like a base runner coming home. Rain gone, heat on and summer full bore. Safe! Water’s warming nicely, haze is abating some and summer activity has begun. Markets are in full swing, Muskoka Artists are having their summer show in only 10 days! The Antique and Classic Boat Show is this [...]
🍁Canada Day!🍁 The first long weekend of the summer. Even though the last few days have inundated the region with heavy rain, concern still exists for wild fires raging north and east of us. A number of fireworks displays have been canceled and bans are in effect in many Townships. What’s Canada Day🍁 without fireworks🧨? [...]
Trillium are in abundance and trees are leaved. Black flies are waning and water is getting warmer. May 24 has come and gone. The season is upon us. Expect weekend travel times to lengthen. However the joy of being by the water, or on it, far outweighs a slightly longer commute. Our marketplace is in [...]
Could it be? Ice out early this year? Some certainly say so. Nights above freezing, sunny days with warm winds. The ingredients are right. Add in the water flow over the falls on the Muskoka and Rosseau Rivers. Ice is breaking its bonds as big lake levels have risen more than a foot in the [...]
MarketWATCH Muskoka: 18 February 2023 Not yet spring🌹, but that isn’t stopping early birds🐦. In the last week or more, new listings and revived listings have begun making their way to market. Although snow cover has shrunk❄️🌨️, it’s still there. Freezing rain🌨️ seems to be the precipitation du jour, resulting in sleek roads and [...]
Traditions change. It used to be there were two seasons for cottagers. 💦Water on and water off❄️. Water on marked the opening of the season, usually early May. While water off often happened at 🦃Thanksgiving or shortly after. I remember childhood Thanksgivings focused as much on closing up for winter as having Turkey. Mornings with [...]
The last leaf clings to the bough and the forest floor is covered in gold. Time to go leaf kicking! On the water, managed levels are down in preparation for the coming freeze. Boats are still out on the water though. What some people still have to learn, is passage ways are not the same. [...]
This past week has been true to the season with new listings and reductions. A bit like being a kid in a candy store, there’s a lot to see! Not only a lot to see in real estate, the Pre-Cambrian Shield as aglow. Colour is popping everywhere. A particular tree we’ve been watching started to [...]
