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 Moon River are currently NO BOATING zones UNLESS: You can [...]
It's just dawned on us that many are ending up here via other sites. We are long-time Lake Muskoka cottagers (and islanders) who are now permanent residents. We've been in your shoes before, watching something horrible transpire from afar, and been dying for information that is relevant, particularly to cottagers. As such we are attempting to communicate what is transpiring on Lake Muskoka a few times [...]
Mother Nature has wreaked havoc with many Lake Muskoka Boathouses during the unprecedented flooding of spring 2019. As of Saturday April 27th there were still large sheets of ice that were approximately 6" thick in Lake Muskoka doing damage as we boated around them. The sheer volume of damage to boathouse and boatport structures on our tour that was visible was far greater than [...]
If you follow us on Instagram or Facebook our predictions about flooding on Lake Muskoka for Spring 2019 are now a reality. Here are the facts as at April 23, 2019 (11 am) Coles Notes: Water in Muskoka = connected. For months we've been talking about the insane amount of snow and ice in lakes not only in South Muskoka but to our North [...]
