The lakes may look firm but the ice is rotting. Stay off the lakes! In winter 🧊ice roads are made for builders to drive to island destinations. For 8 weeks, sometimes more, islands are reachable by truck🚚, a bit longer by sled. But when you hear the ‘song of the ice’ which sounds a lot [...]
Phew! It's over. The opening long weekend for Summer 2019 is in the history books. THE SEASON has started. Not the most summery of May 2-4 weekends we've had. For cottagers on the main course of the Muskoka Watershed, it was a weekend of work too. Although water levels are approaching normal there is a [...]
Most times of the year I can claim "THIS is my favourite time of year." It's true. Living in Muskoka is a wonderful experience. There's definitely a seasonal change worth noting and enjoying. And, for the next 4 weeks, THIS is my favourite time of year. For the next 4 weeks daylight is at its [...]
Today, showers in Barrie make snow in Muskoka. If this were the end of November, we'd be excited about snow for the holidays. We're waiting to be excited about warm for springtime now. It's time to think about blossoms and blooms. Dedicated cottage seekers have not let weather or equity markets get in their way. [...]
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 [...]
Artist: A. Catherine O'Mara MarketWATCH Muskoka: 6 September 2017 If you listen to the news, you'd think summer is over. Not so. We are embarking on what many people think is the finest part of the season in Muskoka. September.With it comes warm, sunny days, cool nights, no bugs and a peacefulness on the water [...]
