Updated:7/08/2025 Summer Sunday afternoons in Muskoka are for relaxing with a cocktail or glass of wine while listening to music on the patio with friends. We’ve curated a list of fantastic local musicians to come and play on our patio while you enjoy our picturesque landscape. Steve Rae July 13 @ 2PM Steve Rae, a […]
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Maple Mayhem!
EASTER WEEKEND 2025Fri April 18 – Sun April 2010 am – 4 pm Rain or shine, we’re spending three days celebrating maple harvest with ‘big kid’ Easter fun! Highlights: Food Cranberry Pancakes: Cranberries make our pancakes extra-special!Farmur’s Breakfast: Pancakes, eggs, peameal bacon and more! Ask us why we spell it that way!Drinks – hot and […]
Harvest Happenings!
Last Updated: Oct 20, 2025 The cranberries are red. The nights are getting cooler and the harvest season is here. Join us as we bring in the harvest and celebrate the fresh crisp taste of Muskoka! Fresh cranberries are available now! “The Big Bag”(2kg) $17.00 “The Big Box” (5 bags) $70.00 HARVEST ACTIVITIES: Available until […]
Bala Bog Monster Comes Home!
Originally known as Koilos, the amazing sculpture by artist Michael Christian has finally found its ‘forever home.’ It has traveled extensively, and has been known by other names along the way, but it finally seems to have discovered the place and name that suit it. Like Frankenstein’s monster, Koilos looks to be composed of a […]
Murphy’s Laws for Cranberry Growers
We often get asked, “What will I see when I visit your farm?” We’re happy to tell you what we plan to do, but what we end up actually doing can be very different. To tweak a famous quote: “No farming plan ever survives first contact with a farm.” Here’s a list of what we’ve […]
New Name, New Logo!
Muskoka Lakes Farm & Winery It all started in 2017. We were trying to put our logos for Johnston’s Cranberry Marsh and Muskoka Lakes Winery together, and they weren’t getting along. We decided it was time to create a new logo with an image that would work for both names. Despite a lot of effort, […]
Top 10 Things to Do This Harvest
Last updated: Fall, 2017For current information, click ‘What’s on Now’ (above) Harvest is our most exciting time of year! With so much to do, we put together a ‘Top 10’ list of reasons why you’ll want to come check out the fun! Cranberries are grown and harvested like no other crop in the world. If […]
Iroquois Cranberry Growers
Last updated: September, 2017 Iroquois Cranberry Growers announced that they were shutting down operations this year. They’ve been good friends and business partners over the years, and we will miss them. We’ve heard lots of wild stories and rumours – the Bala Cranberry Festival is closed. We’re closed. They didn’t market well/manage well… Let us […]
Blueberry Hill Opens July 15!
Get Your Canada 150 Thrill! Opening Day Highlights: July 15, 2017 is the Grand Opening of Blueberry Hill here at Johnston’s Cranberry Marsh & Muskoka Lakes Winery. We’ve been working on this project for three years and are excited to share it with visitors. 1 pm: Mayor Don Furniss will cut the ribbon to officially […]