Muskoka Traditions

An insider's tour of a premier vacation destination. Handsomely illustrated, Muskoka Traditions captures the many ways of life that make Ontario's most famous lake district an extraordinary place for generation after generation of residents and cottagers. The first embracing dive of the season. Musky woodland hunts for springtime's wild leeks and mushrooms. Exciting annual regattas and glamorous vintage boat shows. Midsummer memories of big-band nights at Dunn's Pavilion. A tour aboard the majestic Segwun, the oldest commercial vessel in North America. Piloting a sleek mahogany launch along Millionaire's Row. Silent, snowy February days at historic Clevelands House. It's all here in this heartfelt collection of photographs and essays by two of Muskoka's longtime residents. You will meet boatbuilders and boat collectors, Native artisans and modern painters, farmers and steamboat engineers, owners of rustic cottages and proprietors of top-notch resorts, and explore how pioneer Muskoka became Ontario's cottage country. With a foreword by Ontario Lieutenant-Governor James Bartleman, this book presents an insider's look at Muskoka's rich history and culture.

20 essays, illustrated with gorgeous, lush photographs that drip with sunshine and the sparkle of water...a wealth of visual pleasure.
—Judith Ruan, Muskoka Magazine 2005-06

This delightful chronology of life in the Muskokas gives you sun-drenched and rain-drenched images... The photos capture that amazing light.
—Jane Heney, Canadian Camera

AUTHOR

Andrew Wagner-Chazalon is an award-winning journalist who is best known to Muskoka residents as the editor of The Muskokan newspaper, the region's most widely read publication. He has contributed to two previous books and numerous magazines, created dozens of radio pieces and written countless newspaper articles. He lives in Bracebridge, Ontario, with his wife and three children. Bev McMullen is the recipient of a Prime Minister's Award, a Nikon Wildlife Award and a Kodak Nature and Islands Magazine Award. Her most recent book was Ditchburn Boats: A Muskoka Legacy, with Harold Shield. She has photographed extensively in the United States, Canada, South America, Europe, Africa and Australia. She lives in Muskoka.

DETAILS

Publisher: Boston Mills Press, 2005
Category: Communities and locales
ISBN: 978-1-55046-444-3
Price: $49.95 CDN/USA hardcover
Format: 160 pages 10.25 x 10.25 in