Last updated: March 30, 2023 Current Muskoka Weather – TRAIL REPORT (conditions can change through the day): Hours Did you know? We’re open 363 days a year!! (We close Dec 25 & 26) Activities & Pricing Activity Availability Price Bog to Bottle Tour (walking) DAILY: 1 pmSat/Sun: 1 & 3CLOSED: Wed $28/adult Tutored Wine Tasting […]
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(Later) Fall Fun!
Last updated: Dec 14, 2022 HIKING TRAILS CLOSED Harvest is over, but we’re still open – and we always have frozen cranberries available! Keep reading to discover what’s going on now! Weather: Activities carry on rain or shine! Muskoka Weather Hours DAILY 10 am to 5 pm Did you know? We’re open 363 days a […]
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 […]
Maple Mayhem!
CANCELLED – due to COVID-19. We look forward to celebrating with you in 2021! EASTER WEEKEND 2020!Fri April 10 – Sun April 1210 am – 4 pm Rain or shine, we’re spending three days celebrating maple harvest with ‘big kid’ Easter fun! Highlights: Instagram Scavenger Hunt – an Easter hunt for grown ups! Log Sawing […]
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 […]