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   Jul 27

Peter’s Players – Great Shows Always!

ABOUT PETER
Peter Swanek has a passion for music and is a promoter for over 200 concert dates since 2000 – Peter’s Players has provided entertainment to over 20 different venues. Peter says when he grew up music had always been a huge part in his life and eventually he got married and had four kids [...]

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   Jul 21

Muskoka’s Second Annual Amazing Race

The Muskoka Trails Council is hosting Muskoka’s Second Annual Amazing Race on Saturday, August 14, 2010 in Baysville, Muskoka. That day will be for people around the world to find new and interesting ways to appreciate Muskoka, a day to challenge yourself and also find new ways to have exciting new fun! [...]

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   Jun 24

Muskoka Roastery Coffee Co.

Over a century ago the Muskoka landscape was developed by men and women who wanted to build a new life. The Snell family carved a stone’s throw from the pines and maples from Algonquin Park which was driven by a pioneer spirit that still remains today. The Snell family only surviving by their wits and [...]

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   Jun 18

Muskoka Wedding Ceremonies

For over 10 years Muskoka Wedding Ceremonies have been organizing custom wedding ceremonies that specialize in personal, civil, non-denominational and spiritual. They have had wedding ceremonies in many different places in Muskoka such as; Bala, Bracebridge, Dorset, Dwight, Gravenhurst, Huntsville, Lake Rosseau, Milford Bay, Muskoka Lakes, Minett, Parry [...]

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   Jun 17

Muskoka Field Naturalists

In 1980 two Muskoka naturalists, Bob Bowles and Al Sinclair along with a few of their friends began an Audubon Christmas Bird Count for Muskoka. A Huntsville Nature Club had been up and running for over 25 years, but between 1980 and 1982 Sylvia Purdon formed a Field Naturalists Club [...]

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   Jun 15

My Little Adventure

Last week was a fairly busy week for me..work wise and it finally ended about 5:00 P.M. Friday night. My brother and I than drove to Barrie(Where we used to live) to pick up my dad so we can go to the cottage. Well, the traffic was horrific and we did not arrive in Barrie [...]

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   Jun 11

Muskoka Harley Owners Group® – H.O.G.

Muskoka Harley Owners Group® Chapter 9031 used to be sponsored by Quinlan’s of Huntsville and is now sponsored by Barrie Harley-Davidson®/Buell®. The very first meeting of H.O.G.® Chapter for Muskoka was on May 12th, 1988 at the Baysville Curling Club which was chaired by Barry Wilcox who was the national Director of H.O.G. That same [...]

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   Jun 09

Canada Day in Muskoka

History About Canada Day
Canada Day was originally named Dominion Day which is still today a Canadian national holiday; federal statutory holiday celebrating July 1st, 1867 the act of the Constitution Act, 1867 which united two British colonies and a province of the British Empire into a country, Canada. Canada Day is referred to as ‘Canada’s [...]

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   Jun 04

My Cottage, My Wonderland

I am not too sure on the year my parents actually bought into the cottage, but I know I was still a baby my first time ever being their. As my dad still working fiercely during the weeks – again if “The Three Musketeers” were not at my grandparents resort we would be spending it [...]

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   Jun 03

Story Of Growing Up In Algonquin Highlands

As most of you know I grew up at my grandparents resort in the Algonquin Highlands on Oxtongue Lake about thirty minutes away from Huntsville, Ontario. My grandparents first bought the resort the year my brother was born in 1986; three years later; 1989 I was born. My mom was a stay at home mom [...]

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