I went Saturday afternoon after a cottage inspection to the Muskoka Wharf. If you missed the Muskoka Antique and Classic Boat show play the videos below for a really, really quick visit. [wpvideo OVuLrnJp] Then if you have another few seconds to waste, check out the kids in the boat race video below. The boats, made by … Read more
UPDATE: Oct 2012 Now SOLD Muldrew Lake is one of those lakes that people discover and seldom leave. Fabulous water quality, timeless Muskoka scenery, minutes to Gravenhurst and the Wharf, world-class golf also just minutes away at the Muskoka Bay Club. On Muldrew, the trend has been one of buying properties with an older cottage … Read more
Don’t love snakes? They are harmless, all except the Massasauga rattler, which is virtually harmless; and 5 are in trouble in Ontario. Learning to live with them near your cottage, even going so far as to create some habitat for them may be the most effective and natural way to get rid of those rodents … Read more
On a trip we took to Italy this year I shot some video on a nice little handheld camera. Among tons of settings, automatic and manual, you can set it to speed up, with the top and bottom of the screen out of focus so everything looks miniature. Shot from the balcony of our hotel … Read more
In between cottage showings and listings, on one of the busiest days of the summer -Saturday of the July 1st weekend – I had a small window of time to go sailing. The weather has been beautiful and quite windy for days, and Saturday was no exception. I had to reef the sail and would … Read more
Think of Muskoka, not as a single habitat, but a mosaic of different inter-dependent habitats. I just finished editing, and posted a video on YouTube. Dirk Janas of Beacon Environmental presented at the Muskoka Watershed Council‘s Muskoka Stewardship Conference. In about 40 minutes you’ll be able to tell all your friends how a bog is … Read more
June 29: There is a huge price adjustment on this terrific property – now just $525,000 We have a great property listed for sale on Gull Lake; an easy walk to downtown Gravenhurst. It’s a perfect 3 +1 bedroom year ’round family home/cottage, and it has a bunkie with two more bedrooms and a bathroom. … Read more
After a fair bit of searching, previews, showings, negotiations, re-started negotiations and then working on and waiting for the close – we can happily announce our new clients friends are in their beautiful Lake Jo cottage! They have made the quantum leap from a water-access-only cottage to, well … have a look at the pictures … Read more
We have some great events in Muskoka each year. Among them are some really well attended and managed triathlons. Chris is entered in three: Gravenhurst, Bala and Bracebridge. We were out the other night, Chris doing the hard work, while I kept the sailboat alongside. You might recognize the route: west between Pine Island and … Read more
We had a number of meetings of the Muskoka Watershed Council today. Lots of great projects underway intended to benefit our environment, and all of us who reside here or visit. Included in the full council meeting was a presentation of the Skeleton Lake, Lake Plan in development by the Skeleton Lake Cottagers Organization; wonderful … Read more