September was a banner month for Muskoka Real Estate Sales on Lake Muskoka and Lake Joseph. Both of these lakes had more sales this month than in any other year. Lake Rosseau had a strong showing, although there were fewer sales in September on Lake Rosseau than in 2007 and 2006.

There were 20 sales on Lake Muskoka in September, compared to 10 sales in Sept 2008, 11 in 2007, and 10 in 2006

On Lake Muskoka 17 of the 20 sales were under $1,000,000.00

Altogether there have been 149 MLS sales to date in 2009 on the big lakes in Muskoka

For more information email us at Thelma@royallepage.ca and we will send you all the details of the sales across the three big lakes

There has been snow in Muskoka since November 10th.

At this point we are getting it in great quantities. It really is a winter wonderland, and there should be no worry of there being a white Christmas.

If you have not done it yet, you might want to put the Muskoka web cams on your computer as favourites so you always know what the conditions look like.

Web cams at Port Carling, and at the park at Bracebridge are available through Muskoka.com. If you google “A” channel, you can get to see the web cam at the wharf in Gravenhurst.

It is the 1st of July and the weather has been beautiful today. The picture above shows the intricate stonework in an old fireplace at Bigwin Inn on Lake of Bays

It rained all through the month of June, and the the bugs have been fierce. Not many cottagers or tourists have been seen in the towns, or on the lakes around Muskoka.

These are the sales on the three big lakes during June:

6 sales on Lake Muskoka for a total to date of 29 sales

2 sales on Lake Rosseau for a total to date of 9 sales

3 sales on lake Joseph for a total of 9 sales.

Later this week I will show how many properties are currently listed in each price range, and will show in which price ranges these sales were made.

These statistics are hand collected from the professional MLS site and can only reflect the accuracy of that site.

This antique boat picture is from the blog called cottageblog.ca

If you have not visited this site, take the opportunity to see the collection of interesting pictures from around Muskoka

Hopefully this picture will also inspire you to go to the Antique and Classic Boat Show in Gravenhurst on Saturday July 5th 2008

It is the most fantastic in water boat show.

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The Antique and Classic Boat Show is in Gravenhurst on Saturday July 5th 2008.

The theme this year is “Go Slow Boats”

Don’t miss this opportunity to experience Muskoka’s boating heritage.

This is an excellent organization to support with your membership. www.acbs.ca It sponsors many interesting events.

Last year there had been 51 sales on Lake Muskoka by the end of June. This year there have been 26 sales on Lake Muskoka to date. Let’s see what the rest of the month brings.

In 2007 there were 14 sales On Lake Rosseau by the end of June. This year there have been 8 to date.

In 2007 there were 17 sales on Lake Joseph by the end of June. To date there have been 7.

This historic building is another of the places you can see during “Doors Open” in Muskoka on Saturday June 14th 2008. Admission is free.

The Boatworks is at 3 Lock Street in Port Carling.

The Port Carling Boatworks was established in 1925 by Billie Johnson Jr, Harold Cooper, C.J. McCulley, Doug and Cam Milner, R.A. Shields. and R.J. Hutchinson.

During the depression, the company sold the most stock production inboard motors in Canada. Their famous SeaBirD launches were built on site and at a branch plant at Honey Harbour.

Don’t miss the opportunity to see inside this historic building at Doors Open, June 14th 2008

This is a current picture of Duke Marine Services, from another angle, to contrast with the last post.

If you have stories about this property, we would love to have you post them in the comments, or email them to us.

So many cottage families have such a wealth of wonderful Muskoka stories that can be shared.