Santa's Village, Muskoka

50 Years of Magic

Santa's Village, Muskoka
$24.95
by Diane Rimstead

In 1955, Santa moved into Santa's Village, his new summer home at Bracebridge, Muskoka—halfway between the Equator and the North Pole. Since then, millions of children and former children have enjoyed the magic of this special place nestled in the pine…

Spirit of Place (hardcover)

Muskoka Then & Now

Spirit of Place (hardcover)
$44.95
by John McQuarrie

Muskoka's past and present fuse in McQuarrie's stunning photography, the archival pictures he's unearthed, and the engaging texts by famous Muskokans he's compiled in this hardcover passport to one of Canada's most famous districts.

Spirit of Place (softcover)

Muskoka Then & Now

Spirit of Place (softcover)
$34.95
by John McQuarrie

Muskoka's past and present fuse in McQuarrie's stunning photography, the archival pictures he's unearthed, and the engaging texts by famous Muskokans he's compiled. A perfect passport to one of Canada's most famous districts.

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 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 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.

True Tales of Early Muskoka

Reminiscences of Redmond Thomas

True Tales of Early Muskoka
$24.95
by George H.O Thomas

When Redmond Thomas penned these reminiscences in the late 1960s, he was seasoned in life as a lawyer, soldier, newspaper editor, and magistrate. Steeped in the history of Muskoka, he savoured the district's stories and tells them with charming flourish.

Woodchester Villa

Bracebridge, Muskoka, Ontario A Pictorial History

Woodchester Villa
$12.95
by Robert J. Boyer

Written by Robert James Boyer for the Bracebridge Historical Society.