Muskoka Lakes Membership Renewal

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Subject: Keep Muskoka Sparkling – Renew Your MLA Membership Open Letter to Our Clients When you close your eyes, can you hear it? The gentle lap of water against sun-warmed rock, the call of a loon across the bay, the scent of pine carried on a soft breeze. Muskoka has a way of weaving itself … Read more

Muskoka Watershed Council’s 2021 Natural Edge Program

Looking for an edge to protecting your Muskoka property? We endorse this excellent program being delivered in Muskoka this summer. Please call us if you have any questions or need any help. 2021 Natural Edge Program MWC has received funding through Watersheds Canada to deliver The Natural Edge Program in the Muskoka area this summer! The Natural … Read more

** Now Sold!** Muldrew Lake Waterfront, 400’ Frontage

Muldrew Lake waterfront

Muldrew Lake waterfront building lot. This Muldrew Lake waterfront building lot features 400 feet of frontage. One of the larger and much sought after lakes in Muskoka, Muldrew Lake offers cool, clear swimming, great boating and fishing and the ultimate Canadian Muskoka experience. The sellers have invested five years in developing the lot and have … Read more

**Now Sold** Muskoka Cottage Building Lot, 500’ Muldrew Lake

Muskoka cottage building lot – featuring 500 feet on Muldrew Lake! Muldrew Lake is Muskoka’s eighth largest lake, and only 90 minutes to the GTA. Close to all the amenities of Gravenhurst, Muldrew Lake is pristine and only seems far away. This site would provide the ultimate, private platform for the Muskoka cottage of anyone’s … Read more

Muskoka cottage for sale. Henshaw Lake

We have just listed a great turn-key cottage with everything done.   The owners thought this through and ended up with a really great place. Granite slab stairs, lush landscaping to last, and kid friendly waterfront with a sand beach on spring-fed Henshaw Lake.   This three bedroom, one bath cottage is both stylish and functional. … Read more

Sales of cottage properties rose 18% in March 2014 compared to March 2013.

Residential and cottage activity both up year-over-year in March Residential sales activity recorded through the MLS® system of Muskoka Haliburton Orillia – The Lakelands Association of REALTORS® numbered 204 units in March 2014. This was up 19 per cent from March 2013. Sales of cottage properties rose 18 per cent from a year earlier to … Read more

Parry Sound, Muskoka: MNR issues a Flood Warning

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

Algae and Water Quality. Looking back to see the future

As mentioned in previous posts, cottage owners and cottage buyers want to know about water quality on lakes in Muskoka. Because water quality has a direct relationship to property value, and algae – particularly algal blooms – directly affect water quality, we all want to know as much as we can . I just completed … Read more

Flooding on Lake Muskoka

Flooding on Lake Muskoka
Dock system completely submerged

These north Lake Muskoka clients are doing well so far, but holding their breath. They consider themselves very fortunate.

Many have fared worse, we just finished a conversation with Walker’s Point, Lake Muskoka cottagers whose entire 2 dock system has lifted right off the cribwork. “We are hoping that it sets itself right back in place when the water recedes. At least it’s still there; we’ve seen a few float by.”

Lake Joseph. Out on the April ice.

We were taken by snowmobile today so we could determine a listing price for a very nice Lake Joseph island property. We’ve been asked a few times actually, just in the past three or four days: “How thick(thin) is the ice on the big three?” Well we can tell you, as of today it is … Read more