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Where The City Falls Away
If you're coming up to Muskoka from the south, there's really only one way in: Highway 400 or...
June 19, 2026
How To Turn Your Tee To A Tank Top
This easy DIY project not only breathes new life into your beloved shirt but also lets you create...
June 17, 2026
Some Things Don't Change
There's a kind of Muskoka that lives in old photographs. Steamships at the Bala dock. Wooden boats idling...
June 9, 2026
Our Canada Day Designs
Five years ago we asked ourselves a question. Could a Canada Day shirt feel like Muskoka, without the...
June 4, 2026
The Ordinary Magic of Muskoka
Muskoka has a way of stopping you in your tracks. Not always for the obvious reasons. More often...
June 2, 2026
The Moose in the Hoodie
A lake that wasn't quite a lake. A dock no one had ever stood on. Close, just not...
May 29, 2026
It's Turtle Season
A car pulled over on the shoulder, hazards blinking, and someone crouched down carefully wheel-barrowing a turtle to...
May 22, 2026
How To Tell Your Maples Apart
I assumed the red maple got its name from fall. Turns out spring is where it earns it.
May 12, 2026
Ramping Up
Spring in Muskoka starts with wild leeks. How to find them, harvest them lightly, and the family meal...
May 8, 2026
Some Things Take Time
We bought our hummingbird feeder fifteen years ago. Hung it on the veranda, mixed up the sugar water,...
May 1, 2026
When The Water Wins
Two weeks of rain. A fast thaw. A lake past where it should stop. Notes from Muskoka during...
April 20, 2026
Worth The Wait
Five years ago, a photo of two giant birds changed everything. This week, Mary finally found them.
April 18, 2026