Boating Now Illegal on Lake Muskoka- May 1, 2019

Marc Garneau, Transport Minister of Canada, added parts of Muskoka to an Interim Order list prohibiting navigation in order to protect the safety of people and vessels and to help first responders do their jobs in flooding conditions today (May 1, 2019). Lake Muskoka, along with the North & South Branches of the Muskoka River and The […]

Lake Muskoka Cottagers: Add Name to Have Watershed Management Plan Fixed!

As I mentioned in the evening news brief last night everyone needs to CHANNEL their disbelief and anger of the Lake Muskoka 2019 flood collectively and quickly.  The PC Government of Ontario MUST UPDATE the current watershed management plan they are working from so its in sync with climate change and the new normal. Mega […]

Permitting Snapshot for Southern Muskoka

The Ontario Building Code bible is thick, real thick. Why So? Three short words: for your safety.  No matter whether you are renovating or building in Muskoka or not, it serves a very good purpose. Yet, there seems to be this notion out there to skip the hassle of permits in general.  Yes it will […]

Muskoka Must Do’s Winter V.2018

Inside Secret:  Kelly Love TO DO’s and as much of the fun kind as possible.  Here’s her bucket list of Muskoka Must Experience for Winter 2018 Confession:  I’m puzzle obsessed.  And frankly, after several weekends of locking myself indoors to avoid absolutely INSANE temperatures I’m ready for more company and a little puzzling.  What’s an […]

20 Things Gravenhurst Needs

There is SO much available locally that i can honestly say I haven’t been back to the Toronto area to eat or shop since we moved almost 2 years ago.  That being said after a day of hustling driving an extra 30 minutes each way for dinner or to get something is killing me slowly […]

Never in A Million Years… Report It If You See It (PLEASE!)

JELLYFISH in Muskoka? Have you heard this NOT fake news yet?!  Yes that’s right … in our very own Lake Muskoka!  Never in a million years did we think we’re see this headline but according to Jeff Brinsmead, a senior invasive species biologist for the MNRF said “they likely entered Ontario on a contaminated boat, […]

Lake Muskoka Flooding 2017: It’s Going to be Close!

It was a weird weather winter in Muskoka indeed. What was a winter wonderland promptly exited in advance of Family Day Wknd (mid February) and it’s been mixed bagged ever since. Now sitting on the ‘will it flood fence’ with mere hours until we find out we have to highlight their efforts this season, but first recall the […]

Repainting Furniture? The One Ingredient You’ll Actually Need

Muskoka – the land of DIY projects, and many of them not intentional!   It’s probably one of few places in the world where the hand-me-down capita, in both properties and contents, exceeds any other place in the country.  Why?  I can’t answer that but every single person who has spent time here has some personal […]

Return of the Dock!

Spring may have sprung, or in the case of last weekend, summer, but today is far more exciting than any day yet because docks have resurfaced on Lake Muskoka!  That’s right no more this … While it could have been alot worse in the end, and very few folks will arrive to find scenes like […]