Unique Muskoka August
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Township. Walking on consecutive days, the<br />
goal is to complete the walk in Port Severn<br />
nine days later on Tuesday, Aug. 16.<br />
Those who want to show their support can<br />
make a donation, join her on the walk, use<br />
social media to share Ward’s progress or<br />
recruit a sponsor. For those who want to join<br />
in, the time and location of each day’s start<br />
will be posted, along with photos and facts of<br />
the day, that participants can share with<br />
friends and family.<br />
Last year over 50 participants covered 197<br />
kilometres in nine days and raised $18,000<br />
in support of YWCA <strong>Muskoka</strong>’s programs.<br />
YWalk connects <strong>Muskoka</strong>’s communities in a<br />
common purpose and raises funds so that<br />
YWCA <strong>Muskoka</strong> can continue to serve 44<br />
different locations throughout <strong>Muskoka</strong> to<br />
help over 1,600 people whose lives are<br />
affected by domestic abuse, unemployment,<br />
lack of housing, transportation and poverty.<br />
For more information, or to donate, visit www.<br />
ywcamuskoka.com/ywalk or follow<br />
@ywalk on Twitter.<br />
227 Wellington St., Bracebridge · 705-645-7681 · 1-888-815-4714<br />
Summer is far from over, but it’s never too<br />
early to make plans to attend the <strong>Muskoka</strong><br />
Autumn Studio Tour, which takes place<br />
Saturday, Sept. 24 and Sunday 25 and<br />
Saturday, Oct. 1 and Sunday, Oct. 2 at 18<br />
select studios located throughout <strong>Muskoka</strong>.<br />
From 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. each day, visitors<br />
can venture into participating studios to<br />
witness the creative process first-hand while<br />
also enjoying the height of the fall colours as<br />
they travel between locations.<br />
This year’s tour includes painter Catherine<br />
O’Mara; woodturner Brian Markham; wool<br />
artist Pam Carnochan; Jennifer Pimentel,<br />
who captures people, wildlife and<br />
architecture in drawings; weaver Marni<br />
Martin; painter Mark Reeder; painter<br />
Elizabeth Johnson; jeweller Miranda Britton;<br />
photographer Scott Turnbull; woodworker<br />
Jim Carter; painter Wendy Moses; potter Jon<br />
Partridge; Suzann Partridge, a multimedia<br />
artist specializing in sculptures for the home<br />
and garden; woodturner Sue Pritchard;<br />
jeweller Stan W. Tait; painter Pat Fairhead;<br />
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