Food Editors
Cheers to Beer: Micro-Brew Reviews
Say hello to Bo, our beer columnist. Bo loves beer… so much he’s “sacrificing” his svelte body for our benefit, tasting craft beer to offer us his thoughts, impressions, and ratings. Bo’s tasting notes will appear often in MuskokaStyle.
Spencer, A Film Review
As the new ‘Diana movie’ Spencer unspools this week at Muskoka’s Norwood Theatre, audiences are treated to a modern-day fairy tale, quickly labled a “fable” onscreen in an early scene of the latest film by Pablo Larrain (Jackie). Kristen Stewart as Diana Spencer, Princess of Wales, speeds toward Sandringham in a topless Porsche, wind messing with that iconic hair, narrowing English hedgerows whizzing by. That her path toward the monarchy’s military-like Christmas estate is closing in as she drives—and a dead pheasant lies unheeded on the road—is foreshadow enough to let us poorlings know, clearly: this isn’t Kansas anymore; Diana, like Anne Boleyn before her, is about to get it in the throat.
Santa’s Heart of Glass
Occasionally Santa’s elves need help from artists and makers in the neighbouring community. Such was the case at Santa’s Village in Bracebridge in October 2020. Handsome double doors for the renovated gift shop needed the expertise of a stained-glass artist to fill a single glass panel in each door and a transom window holding three …
A Cocktail Party Plus A Poem
Our resident mixologist, David Bruce Patterson, loves a well-crafted cocktail only slightly less than he loves a well-crafted poem. David crafts both for us, from season to season, here at MuskokaStyle. Scroll down… and stay tuned for more seasonal words + treats. Sweet Potato Pie Cocktail Sweet potato and cinnamon No, it’s not dessert It’s …
My Heart is on an Island in Georgian Bay
“My heart is on an island in Georgian Bay.” Martha Davis, Artist That’s how artist Martha Davis describes her summer-cottage studio in a place that most inspires her. Having spent childhood summers on Georgian Bay, she’s moved to create impressionistic, up-close-and-personal work drawn from the natural world: sun rising in the east, dew settling on …
Cottage Friendly Breakfast Boards
Tired of yogurt bowls and bacon-and-eggs to start your cottage day? Impress your guests on the dock or deck with tastes of Hawaii, Austria and France. Sample one of these breakfast boards, courtesy of a new book titled The Campout Cookbook
Muskoka Beach Reads 2021
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.
Rock your Dock! Country Music Star Jaclyn Kenyon’s Muskoka Pontoon Tour
Country music stars can be made in Muskoka. Shania Twain kickstarted her career at Deerhurst Resort in the 1980s and is still spotted visiting Lake of Bays in summer. Fast forward 30-plus years, we’ve got another singer/songwriter building a career in Nashville: Jaclyn Kenyon. The Burlington native summered at a Rosseau family cottage as a …
Theatre Under The Stars
PRISM Theatre In The Park returns to Annie Williams Park this summer. Guests and ticket-holders will be treated to a 2021 outdoor theatre production of “The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged)”. A full-on comedy romp, three talented local performers will “prevent” all 37 of Shakespeare’s plays in just under two hours. As one reviewer put it, “Shakespeare …
