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 […]
Lake Muskoka Flood 2019: Ice Wreaks Havoc
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 […]
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, […]
It’s ALMOST the freaking Muskoka July Long Weekend
Happy almost Canada day! With many of you now battling it out on the 400 northbound, alot of moms unpacking the troops for the summer and almost every single crew hustling to catch up on their exterior workload this afternoon, we couldn’t think of a better way to jam into a Muskoka long weekend than […]
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 […]
A Must Do Muskoka Winter Day Trip
Bizarre is the only word thats top of mind with this winter’s weather patterns in Muskoka. In late November I was still boating, top down, in a t-shirt. December we got walloped in a 48 hour period and it was as picturesque as a snow globe. January started on a chillier edge but between a totally unexpected overabundance […]
WOW Muskoka – We Did It: 653+ Shoeboxes for Christmas
I could NOT be more proud of the Muskoka community this holiday season. Remember my plea to make a shoebox for a special lady in a Muskoka shelter this holiday season? That’s right: that’s Joanne Buie, Penny Burns and Barb Baldwin and a sea of shoeboxes. We did it; with a target of 500 and requests from shelters […]
3 Quick Muskoka Holiday Makeovers
Recall my love for Annie Sloan’s chalk paint and all my furniture projects, then get a load of this brilliance. Painted Tree Sometimes you just don’t have room for a tree that eats 75 feet of ribbon (!!) like mine did this season. Odds are you’ve got twigs or branches outside the door, and some rope […]