Springfield Farm, 1869-2019

A Historical Perspective of the Land, the Holinshead Family and Huntsville

Springfield Farm, 1869-2019
$45.00
by Shelley Yearley

Huntsville teacher Shelley Yearley, whose family’s farming life in north Muskoka began just two years after Confederation, recounts in her well-researched account of Springfield Farm the saga of pioneer settlement, the evolution of farming practices, development of the farm as a tourist lodge, the role of British “home children” in farm work, and dozens of other down-to-earth aspects of community evolution during a century and a-half.

The Cabin

A Search for Personal Sanctuary

The Cabin
$26.99
by Hap Wilson

Noted environmentalist Hap Wilson takes us along a wilderness trail replete with snags and pitfalls, through mishaps, tears, and laughter.

The Cottage Bible

2nd Edition

The Cottage Bible
$29.95
by Gerry Mackie & Laura Elise Taylor

The Cottage Bible is the most important reference for a cottage owner. The expert guidance is essential for any vacation home, especially one near water with unique challenges. There is year-round advice on maintenance, buying a cottage, repairing burst p

The Father Pat Stories

A Good Man's Adventures with God, Women, Politics, the World, the Flesh and Even the Devil

The Father Pat Stories
$17.99
by Patrick Gossage

Father Pat Cheyne, an unkempt, middle-aged priest on a lone canoe ride reflects on how these solitary meditations in his beloved canoe have marked his life.

The Free Grant Lands of Canada

Muskoka & Parry Sound

The Free Grant Lands of Canada
$19.95
by Thomas McMurray

This was the first book published in Muskoka. Printed in 1871 at the Northern Advocate offices in Bracebridge, where its author Thomas McMurray published his weekly newspaper, the book Free Grant Lands of Canada promoted settlement by offering “practical experience of bush farming in the free grant districts of Muskoka and Parry Sound.”

The Georgian Bay Ship Canal

Canada’s Abandoned National Dream

The Georgian Bay Ship Canal
$28.50
by Ray Love

It took challenging decades to build the St. Lawrence Seaway. It took even longer to not build the Georgian Bay Ship Canal – although it's promise was much greater. Muskoka author Ray Love documents this dramatic saga about “Canada’s Abandoned National Dream.”

The Hidden World of Huckleberry Rock

Our Muskoka Series

The Hidden World of Huckleberry Rock
$19.99
by Andrew Wagner-Chazalon

For nearly half a century, one of the most scenic landmarks in Muskoka has been the half kilometre pink granite canyon known as the Huckleberry Rock cut. Blasted in the early 1960s as a way of rerouting the road, it introduced a generation of travellers t

The Inside-Out Prison

The Story of Beaver Creek Minimum Security Institution

The Inside-Out Prison
$20.00
by Charles Stickel

Author Charles Stickel’s memoir of a pioneering Canadian penal institution, the Beaver Creek Minimum Security facility in Muskoka, is aptly named “the inside-out” prison. The guards were unarmed, the fences kept people from straying in rather than inmates escaping – or almost!

The Land Between (DVD)

The Story of One of Canada's Most Iconic Landscapes

The Land Between (DVD)
$19.95
by The Ontario Visual Heritage Project

This visually spectacular, three-part, high-definition documentary series explores the newly recognized area in Ontario, Canada, that many people are calling The Land Between.

The Many Stages of Our Lives

Gravenhurst Opera House & Arts Centre: A Muskoka Tradition for 100 Years

The Many Stages of Our Lives
$39.95
by Joe Paul Stratford

The Many Stages of Our Lives impresses upon anyone the astonishing significance and widefelt impact of Gravenhurst's Opera House, a community centre where just about everything except opera took place. In time, even an opera was sung.

The March of Days

Optimistic Realism through the Seasons of Life

The March of Days
$22.95
by Patricia M. Boyer

This collection of writings displays a woman's "optimistic realism" with the grace, concern, intelligence and wit of a perceptive community leader who infused her articles with learning from literature and astute sensibility to human psychology.

The Prettiest Spot in Muskoka

The Prettiest Spot in Muskoka
$44.95
by Brendan O'Brien

A history of Port Cockburn, a once-thriving port community - now just a few houses, on Muskoka's Lake Joseph. 183 pages with biliography and many B&W photos. Navy blue cloth with silver lettering on spine and front.

The Redemption of Oscar Wolf

The Redemption of Oscar Wolf
$26.99
by James Bartleman

Starting in the 1930s, it traces the coming-of-age story of Oscar Wolf, an aboriginal boy from the Chippewas of Rama Indian Reserve in Ontario who is abandoned by his mother but eventually finds his way to multiple successes in life, encouraging us to exa

The Scalpel, the Sword

The Story of Doctor Norman Bethune

The Scalpel, the Sword
$26.99
by Ted Allan and Sydney Gordon

This book celebrates the turbulent career of Dr. Norman Bethune (1890–1939), a brilliant surgeon, campaigner for socialized medicine, and communist. Bethune’s courageous opposition to fascism, as well as his introduction of innovative techniques...

The Summer Before The Storm

The first of "The Muskoka Novels"

The Summer Before The Storm
$21.95
by Gabriele Wills

The Summer Before The Storm, the first of "The Muskoka Novels", evokes a gracious, bygone era that still resonates in this legendary land of lakes.