Muskoka Lakes

Muskoka Waterfront Market Report: 2026 Outlook + 2019-2025 Trends

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Chart showing Muskoka waterfront sales staying steady while active listings rise from 2022 to 2025.

2025 wasn’t one market. It was a multi-speed waterfront environment – fast in some areas, slow in others – because selection grew dramatically. Where buyers have leverage now (and why): selection is deeper, so negotiating power shows up in time, terms, and price – depending on township. The pricing mistake that quietly costs a full … Read more

The $50,000 Rock: Why “Just Fixing the Dock” Can Turn Into a Permit Problem in Muskoka Lakes

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Crib dock repair in Muskoka Lakes is one of those projects that looks simple until you try to do it “just a little bit.” You notice the dock feels lower than it used to. The surface tilts. Maybe the stringers look tired. Maybe you can literally see daylight where rock used to be. And the … Read more

2025 Muskoka Lakes Waterfront Market Report (Jan–Nov YTD)

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Muskoka Lakes waterfront real estate has completed a major transition – so let’s zoom out and look at the 2025 Muskoka Lakes waterfront real estate market in the context of recent years. Over the last three years, we’ve moved away from the chaotic, high-speed frenzy of the pandemic era and into a much more selective, … Read more

Clevelands House Wetland: What OPA 64 Changes on Lake Rosseau

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Clevelands House can’t sit derelict forever. Most people I talk to want the same thing: a revived resort village at Minett, with restaurants, services, and cleaned-up structures – as long as the rules we change to get there don’t come back to haunt Muskoka. If you need the big-picture background on the Clevelands House development … Read more

Clevelands House Planning Meeting OPA 64 Transcript

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This transcript is provided by Catharine Inniss & the Cottage in Muskoka Editorial Team as an informal resource for cottagers, residents, and anyone following the Clevelands House / Minett redevelopment and OPA 64. It has been lightly edited for readability, speaker identification, and place names (for example: Minett, Lake Rosseau, Clevelands House). It is not … Read more

Clevelands House Public Meeting (OPA-64) on November 25, 2025 — what Minett and Lake Rosseau cottagers should know

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TL;DR – Clevelands House Public Meeting The Township of Muskoka Lakes Planning Committee is holding a statutory public meeting on November 25 about OPA-64 and ZBA-22/23 for Phase 1 of the Clevelands House redevelopment in Minett. This meeting is for receiving public input; no decision is expected that day. Key details Date: Tuesday, November 25, … Read more

Muskoka Lakes Association January NewsBites

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As a cottager, I always found news from Muskoka warming this time of year. So here from the Muskoka Lakes Association is January NewsBites.

Courtesy of the Muskoka Lakes Association

Welcome to January 2015 NewsBites

The MLA reminds everyone to check their cottages and homes regularly during the winter season. The Muskoka area has received well over four feet of snow in the last few weeks and we encourage you to ensure your roofs are shovelled. It’s always good to routinely check your property. If you are unable to make the trip to Muskoka, there are many service

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Muskoka Lakes Association AGM

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This Friday, the Muskoka Lakes Association will hold its AGM in Port Carling. Details below and here. The 121st Muskoka Lakes Association Annual General Meeting will be held on July 25th at the Port Carling Community Centre. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the meeting will begin at 7:00 p.m. Come and enjoy some refreshments and … Read more

Muskoka Lakes Association – Ministry of Natural Resources – Muskoka Parry Sound Flood Warning update

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The Muskoka Lakes Association just sent the following update which includes a detailed report from the Ministry of Natural Resources. Specific current levels are indicated for the following lakes: Tea Lake, Kawagama Lake, Lake of Bays, Wood Lake, Fox Lake, Mary Lake, Lake Rosseau, Lake Joseph, Lake Muskoka, Go Home Lake, Perry Lake, Doe Lake, … Read more

Parry Sound, Muskoka: MNR issues a Flood Warning

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In case you missed it, the following was Issued by the Ministry of Natural Resources on Saturday, April 12, 2014 at 1:00 p.m. The Ministry of Natural Resources -Click here to enter text. Parry Sound District is advising residents within flood-prone locations that a Flood Warning is in effect as flooding is imminent. Residents affected … Read more