Hydrangeas aren’t just pretty, they’re fascinating flowers. As we stay at home and dream of spring, we dug up eight essential(ly fun) facts about Hydrangeas. 1) Hydrangeas are known commonly as the “pom pom” flower. 2) Hydrangeas grow everywhere, from Muskoka to Malibu, to Timbuktu. 3) In Asia, giving a friend a pink hydrangea symbolizes …
It’s National Takeout Day. To give Muskoka’s local restaurants some much-deserved love, here’s a WHERE TO BUY TAKEOUT list, curated by ExplorersEdge.ca BracebridgeKitchen’s Pastry and CateringMain St. DelicatessenMomma Bear’s Ice Cream & SweetsMarigold Unique FlavourMomma’s Fish & ChipsMuskoka Natural Food MarketSeasons RestaurantThe Burger ShopThe Old Station RestaurantThe Oven GravenhurstBethune’s BistroBlue Willow Tea ShopCarey’s Irish PubRickshaw …
Despite clearly being an essential service, bookstores have needed to close during the current plague, but many of them deliver or offer curbside pickup! And if you want these stores to still be around when things get back to normal, order from them, not from Amazon. Penguin Random House Canada offers a handy list of independent …
Continuing with MuskokaStyle’s Summer Reads, Safe Harbour is a young adult novel by Muskoka writer Christina Kilbourne. It’s fiction that leads you down a path of false safety, a path on which easy solutions become a lot more complicated. The novel begins with Harbour, a 14-year-old girl who finds herself living in a tent in …
How can art lovers find and connect with Muskoka’s vibrant art community all year long? That was the question posed by local artist Bonnie Bews. The answer inspired the creation of ARTrail Muskoka Purple Banner, a printed guide offering easy access to a broad selection of artist studios and artist-run galleries. “Visitors will find a …
Running low on books to read? We know just where to go. Our favourite indie bookstore in Bracebridge is offering online browsing of its extensive used book collection. The Owl Pen Book Shop his hitting Instagram hard this week with hundreds of photos of its shelves, also known as #shelfies. “We took pictures of some of …
With kids at home, it’s the perfect time to teach them how to make healthy breakfasts all by themselves. A place to start: this easy-peasy, multi-berry Smoothie recipe. Tip 1: Use frozen berries so that you don’t have to add ice. Tip 2: Freeze over-ripe bananas so that you have them on hand when the Smoothie-crave …
Disco collars. High-waist jeans. Crocheted cardigans, blouses, and bikini tops. If any of this sounds familiar, you’re about to be thrust back in time. These ’70s fashion staples are making a comeback in time for Summer 2020 in Muskoka. Here’s a preview of the Top 3 Retro Fashion Trends of the coming season: “They make …
It’s the land of the blue lake, green pine, and silver rock. Muskoka’s two-lane roads meander among them, along rivers and lakes, with stops in lakeside villages sporting ice cream stands and general stores. There are art studios, antique stores, and mom-and-pop shops along the way, as well as restaurants featuring local favourites. Best part: …
Continuing our Summer Reads 2020 review series: Tina Brown’s deliciously vain memoir: The Vanity Fair Diaries, 1983-1992. “I just had a drink with Warren Beatty at the Ritz-Carlton” This whirlwind of a book is gossipy, glib, showy, and loads of fun. It’s like stepping into the excesses of the ’80s for the first time—or, if you …