Unique Muskoka August
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106 Manitoba Street<br />
Bracebridge, ON<br />
Since 1949<br />
Gleaming boats and polished cars make their way to Baysville on Sunday, Aug. 21 for the Lake of Bays<br />
Antique and Classic Boat and Car Show.<br />
Photograph: Tim Du Vernet<br />
With you over<br />
the generations<br />
8 Main Street West<br />
Huntsville, ON<br />
Since 1948<br />
Gleaming mahogany and polished<br />
chrome will add a sparkle to Baysville on<br />
Sunday, Aug. 21 for the Lake of Bays<br />
Antique and Classic Boat and Car Show.<br />
Walk along the riverfront docks and see<br />
floating history at its finest. Bridge Street<br />
and Bay Street will be blocked off to allow<br />
one of the best antique car shows in the<br />
area. Entertainment will be provided by<br />
the Northern Lights Steel Orchestra Band<br />
and musician Darryl Hollingsworth. In<br />
addition to the antique <strong>Muskoka</strong> boats<br />
and classic cars that make an appearance,<br />
the SS Bigwin will sail into Baysville where<br />
people can climb aboard and take a tour of<br />
the historic ship.<br />
At 4 p.m., when the show is over,<br />
bagpiper Sharon Mace will play as the<br />
procession of boats leave. Admission to the<br />
show is by donation with all the proceeds<br />
going to the Baysville Winter Food Program.<br />
There’s no shortage of quality<br />
entertainment to be found in Huntsville<br />
during the month of <strong>August</strong>, as<br />
Huntsville’s Festival of the Arts brings top<br />
performers to the stage each week.<br />
On Thursday, Aug. 4, the Huntsville<br />
Festival of the Arts presents Donnell Leahy<br />
at the Algonquin Theatre. Described as<br />
one of the finest fiddlers on the planet,<br />
Leahy is well-known as the frontman of<br />
the Leahy Family and a regular Huntsville<br />
performer with his wife Natalie<br />
MacMaster.<br />
Join Valdy, one of Canada’s most<br />
noteworthy troubadours, for a free concert<br />
on Friday, Aug. 5 at the Rotary Bandshell<br />
in River Mill Park. Having taken his music<br />
around the globe, this “ambassador of folk”<br />
always manages to get the crowd singing<br />
along to his many hits.<br />
Kevin Lavigne hits the stage of the<br />
Algonquin Theatre on Saturday, Aug. 6.<br />
Downtown Bracebridge (across from the post office)<br />
Momma Bear’s<br />
Ice Cream & Sweets<br />
Photograph: Sonic Entertainment Group<br />
Hey Rosetta! will be performing Friday, Aug. 19 at the Algonquin Theatre in Huntsville.<br />
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227 Wellington St., Bracebridge<br />
705-646-0884<br />
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