Lake Muskoka

The world famous “Lake Muskoka” is steeped in history and definitely needs to be further researched. From the earliest times, the Algonquin and Ojibway Indigenous tribes have used the area as their hunting grounds as the abundance of wildlife and fish was well known. Later in time 250,000 acres was eventually sold to the Province of Ontario and land grants began to attract people to area. Faced with very harsh conditions and under strict rule to receive free land grants, you needed to have cleared 15 acres and mangeably farm it….a daunting task, as both timber and tons of rock needed to be cleared. While the land proved too difficult to farm, it became perfect for logging and the tourism industry…Many Canadians as well as Americans settled the Muskoka and Lake of Bays areas. Today it’s not uncommon to see cottages on this lake exceed the 10M dollar range.