
Translated (loosely) from the Algonquin native
language means "the land of red earth”
Located in Central Ontario in the granite rock of the Canadian Shield
just 90 minutes north of Toronto, Muskoka has been a popular summer vacation
destination for over a century.
The 2500 square miles called Muskoka District is the size of a small European
country, one of Canada’s greatest natural treasures that borders
on the North by the world famous untouched wilderness of Algonquin Provincial
Park and on the west by the picturesque shores of Georgian Bay, the way
to the Great Lakes and the Ocean.
Muskoka is made up of six regions; Bracebridge, Georgian Bay Township,
Gravenhurst, Huntsville, Lake of Bays Township (Dorset) and Muskoka Lake
Township (Bala, Port Carling), each municipality hosts a wide variety
of exciting things to see and do. First class resorts, artisan’s
shops and visitor attractions complement the heritage landscape and growing
communities. The three main communities of Muskoka includes, Gravenhurst
which is located at the entrance to the Muskoka Lakes district, established
as Muskoka’s first official town in 1864, Huntsville the western
entrance to Algonquin Provincial Park and Bracebridge, which is well-known
as Canada’s waterfall capital, with 22 waterfalls all through the
town. All of which hosts to a wide range of shops, restaurants and others
points of interest for tourists.

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