Unique Muskoka August
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...telling the <strong>Muskoka</strong> story<br />
Features<br />
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On high alert for ash borers<br />
By Dawn Huddlestone<br />
Ash borers are lean, green, eating<br />
machines and they’re making their way<br />
to <strong>Muskoka</strong>. When they do, it could<br />
have devastating effects on our local<br />
forests.<br />
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Abuzz with activity<br />
By John Challis<br />
Beekeeping is booming across Ontario,<br />
but domestic and wild bees alike are<br />
under fire from environmental threats.<br />
Pollinators, like bees, play a crucial role<br />
in our ecosystem, which is why everyone<br />
has a role to play to help<br />
them persevere.<br />
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Evolution of an artist<br />
By Dianne Park Thach<br />
Port Carling artist Peter<br />
Fromme-Douglas has<br />
spent his entire career<br />
pushing the creative<br />
envelope. After a lifetime<br />
devoted to art, he still<br />
manages to find new<br />
outlets to let his creativity<br />
run free.<br />
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30<br />
The man behind <strong>Muskoka</strong>’s<br />
steamship revolution<br />
By Jack Hutton<br />
When a sidewheeler named Wenonah<br />
was launched on Gravenhurst Bay 150<br />
years ago, it inspired a steamboating era<br />
that would forever change <strong>Muskoka</strong>.<br />
But few know the story of A.P.<br />
Cockburn, the man behind the<br />
revolution.<br />
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2 UNIQUE MUSKOKA <strong>August</strong> 2016
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