MarketWATCH Muskoka: 14 December 2018 'Oh the weather outside is frightful, but the fire is so delightful'... goes the song. The part that goes 'let it snow, let it snow, let it snow' has rung true. Muskoka and the rest of cottage country is covered in a blanket of white. Some of it more than [...]
MarketWATCH Muskoka: 17 October 2018 They tell me cranberries are an anti-oxidant. If they are, then more than 15,000 attendees of Cranberry Festival in Bala last weekend are a lot healthier today! Apparently Saturday was a record day. There's a question whether the festival surpassed total attendance records, but it is known that all passes [...]
It's here! The last long weekend of the summer. We have a warm week leading up to it too! In fact, records are being set as we speak. Night time temperatures in Muskoka are staying warm. The lakes are not cooling yet. They might even be getting warmer. Some years, nights have had their cooling [...]
As we approach fall in Muskoka, the pace of play changes. Think languid. Think reflective. Think art. For 40 years the Fall studio tour has been a highlight for those who live here and those who want to. The Artistic community in cottage country has grown over the years. Although we think of The Group [...]
Last Saturday the boys and their boats put on their show in Port Carling with the Muskoka Lakes Association biennial Antique Boat Show. The sight was one to behold. Ditchburn, Duke, Minett Shields, SeaBird, Greavette were all there as well as many others. Fine craftsmanship, beautiful lines, wonderful finishes with sounds to match. The burble [...]
We know the forest is dry. A fire ban is in effect. One day last week we could smell the smoke from Parry Sound 33 an 11,000 hectare burn north and west of Parry Sound more than 150 kms away. On the upside, smoke haze leads to great sunsets. We understand, too, that forest fires [...]
Although summer officially starts June 21, THE SEASON has begun. There's still time to make cottage dreams come true for this summer with closing in time for Canada Day a possibility. We've received several calls in the last few days from people wanting to know if there's time. The answer is yes! Things to be [...]
Spring is officially here. We know by the date, by the Cottage Life Show having come and gone, The Muskoka Spring Art Show was held last weekend and Muskoka Highlands says 3 nights of 8C weather and the course is open. We also know it's spring because the roads are heaving as frost departs, some [...]
MarketWATCH Muskoka: 15 November 2017 Santa came to Bala last week and he's coming to Port Carling this weekend, heading to Bracebridge on December 3rd, with Gravenhurst and Huntsville yet to be visited. Bala's famed Trek to Bethlehem is in another couple of weeks. If you've never experienced it, take your children and grandchildren...it's a [...]
MarketWATCH Muskoka: 20 September 2017 Summer and September this year are synonymous. Who would've thought? The lake is warm, as are the evenings. The days? Summer like. Many of us think September is THE BEST month in Muskoka. This year it's even better! The Fall Studio Tour begins this weekend. Maybe this year it will [...]
