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06/01/2026

Show me something beautiful? How about Muskoka in purple 💜 Cottage country is in full bloom. Take a walk when the wind is up 🍃 (to take away the bugs).

05/24/2026

Good morning Muskoka 🌊

05/09/2026

Let's start with some summer art.

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05/08/2026

This summer's first Muskoka longweekend is just around the corner 🛶 Do you believe in its magic?

(Images sourced via Pinterest, all rights belong to original creators)

04/29/2026

Our book club read this last summer and it was a favourite.

Summers with Miss Elizabeth
From a local Bracebridge author comes this compelling story of love, loyalty and the ties that bind.

More than a decade after a life altering event, Colin Montgomery returns to the Wynward’s Muskoka cottage to spend one final summer with the unforgettable Miss Elizabeth. Once rescued by the Wynward family, it’s now Colin who becomes their saving grace.
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05/30/2025

Friday Art Find 🎨

Artist Michelle Barkway captures the cleanness & simplicity of Algonquin Park 🇨🇦 in Watershed Moment.

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07/17/2022

Hello book lovers! 💙📚💙 We have fresh new reviews for you, including BOOK LOVERS by Emily Henry, author of last summer’s sensation, BEACH READ.

“The steamy s*x scenes…heat up a cool summer night,” promises reviewer Elizabeth Rush Brooks, “or put a little extra spice into an already humid afternoon!”

Elizabeth joins regular contributor Kaitlyn Sutey in BOOK REVIEWS FOR A SUMMER OF DOCKSIDE READING. Read Now:

Lakeside, dockside, poolside... whatever your perch, we have Beach Read for you. Our summer book previews and reviews cover all kinds of genres, from Historical and YA to Murder, Mystery, and Literary. Pull up a sun chair, it's going to be a read-worthy summer. Read more

07/12/2022

Today we introduce something completely fresh and different: Art Bathing, a new form of wellness. 🎨🧘‍♀️👙

With the annual Muskoka Arts and Crafts Summer Show FINALLY returning this weekend, art columnist Wendie Donabie anticipates experiencing the kind of healing and restoration at the show that she’d get from a simple swim, a spa day, or what’s trending as wilderness bathing.

Read Donabie’s latest arts essay now https://muskokastyle.com/2022/07/10/a-new-form-of-wellness-art-bathing/

You’ll also learn deets on MAC’s Summer Show, a wonderful opportunity to try 🎨👙

For me, summer in Muskoka isn't complete without a visit to the Muskoka Arts & Crafts (MAC) Summer Show—on July 15-17, 2022 at Bracebrdige's Annie Williams Park. I've missed the opportunity over the last two years as the show was cancelled due to... well, I'd rather not talk about the pandemic. Bu...

06/21/2022

Today we debut a new column in MuskokaStyle: SNAP CHAT: THE STORY BEHIND THESE WILDLIFE PHOTOS.

Catching Muskoka wildlife on camera is a tricky thing. You need patience and calm, an enviable camera, clothes that don't swish. Photo duo Heather Truscott and Cheryl Nicholson of are learning by doing.

Friends since childhood, the pair spend their Muskoka weekends walking the woods, paddling the lakes, hiking the trails. Algonquin. Arrowhead. Muskoka Lakes. They stop, wait, listen. When they spot a deer or a special bird, a groundhog, a chipmunk, they raise their Nikons and shoot... in a kindly way. The result are these arresting wildlife photos published regularly here in MuskokaStyle.

Oh, and Heather and Cheryl tell stories too—the stories behind the images: what it took, and more importantly, what it meant to capture these beautiful, natural, fleeting moments on film.

Stop by often. MuskokaStyle is updated regularly with new pix.

Catching Muskoka wildlife on camera is a tricky thing. You need patience and calm, an enviable camera, clothes that don't swish. Photo duo Heather Truscott and Cheryl Nicholson are learning by doing. Friends since childhood, the pair spend their Muskoka weekends walking the woods, paddling the lakes...

05/27/2022

Welcome back Bo! 🍻 MuskokaStyle’s own beer aficionado loves beer SO much he’s “sacrificing” his svelte body again in Summer ’22 for our benefit—tasting craft beer and offering his thoughts, impressions, and ratings. Bo’s tasting notes appear often in MuskokaStyle. Tap our link in bio for Bo’s collection. On tap this week: Muskoka Brewery’s Hibernating Grizzly (Grisette).

Welcome back Bo! MuskokaStyle's own beer aficionado loves beer so much he's "sacrificing" his svelte body again in Summer '22 for our benefit, tasting craft beer and offering his thoughts, impressions, and ratings. Bo's tasting notes appear often in MuskokaStyle. Read more