AREA ATTRACTIONS AND SERVICES
Many attractions/festivals/art tours in Huntsville, Dwight area and Dorset.
- LCBO Dwight (5 minutes away)
- Dwight Market (grocery store 10 minutes away)
- Gas Station (5 minutes away on #35 and #60; also has a convenience store)
- Henrietta’s Pine Bakery (5 minutes away on #60; always a line up but always worth it) 705-635-2214
- Robinsons General Store (Voted Canada’s Best General Store) 15 minutes drive in Dorset
- Huntsville (size of, and similar to Dundas, but on a River; has a movie theatre)
RESTAURANTS
- Port Cunnington Resort (5 minute drive –turn right when you head out Thompsons Portage Road and then it is on the left; open May to October, reservations recommended)
- Deerhurst Bar or Eclipse Dining Room, live singing and dancing show (where Shania was discovered)
- Bush Bar and Grill (5 minute drive) – Roadhouse and also has a Seasonal Wine Bar located on the Upper Level (a little higher end)
- Three Guys and a Stove (Huntsville, 25 minutes away)
- Moose Café (Breakfast, family friendly, 8 minutes away on #60 towards Huntsville)
- Arrowhon Resort (45 minutes away- spectacular lodge, reservations required – worth the drive!)
SPORTING ACTIVITIES
- **Bondi Resort is a resort that is a 3-minute drive and offers 20 km of groomed trails for snowshoeing and Cross Country Skiing. Just Park there and register and you will receive a trail map. $6 for snowshoeing and $10 for Cross Country. Carol and Brian are the owners – very nice people! If they are not in the office you can catch them on the way back.
- Algonquin Park (20 minutes to West Gate)
- North Ridge Dogsledding, Huntsville 705-788-2828 (1/2 hour drive)
- Snowmobile Rentals – will deliver to the door: half day $285 (4 hours; full day (8 hours) $345 – 905-467-6278 or www.cottonco.ca
- Group of Seven Outdoor Art Gallery (Huntsville and surrounding areas) visit: thegroupofsevenoutdoorgallery.com
- Dwight and Dorset have outdoor skating Rinks
- Many Golf courses in the area including Deerhurst and Grandview
- Hidden Valley Ski Resort (20 minutes away)
- Arrow head Park – has a 1 ½ km skating trail through the woods, tubing, snowshoeing and Cross Country trails – all equipment rentals available (35 minute drive, slightly north of Huntsville)
- Snowmobile Rentals and ATV’s : Dwight Back Country Tours 1-888-955-9076 (they deliver)
- Seadoo Rentals – Baysville Marina 1-705-767-3323
- Lake of Bays Boat Tours (pontoon boat) 1-705-645-6954
- Lake of Bays Marina Boat Rentals (including a Pontoon boat), 5 minute walk
- Treetop Trekking (high ropes adventures) Huntsville 1-855-788-9009
- Dorset Lookout Tower – amazing views and hiking trail (15 minutes away)
- Bigwin Boat Tours (Antique Steamship) does 1 hour tour of the Lake leaving out of Dorset; offers special cruises like “Yoga Cruise”- check out website- reservations required
- Muskoka Wildlife Center, Heritage Village, and others – brochures in the Loft Library
- Back of Beyond Equine Centre – 705-789-1605 (Horse drawn sleigh rides)
- Back Country Tours, Dwight, Ontario – 705-455-9076 (ATV & snowmobile rentals)
FESTIVALS
- Dorset Snowball (Always the 3rd Saturday in February) Google it for a list of events,food,music, etc.
- Dwight Winter Carnival (2nd weekend in February) Google for details but there is food, outdoor activities, shows
- Bracebridge Fire and Ice Festival – (45 minutes away) (Last Saturday in January) Snow is trucked in and the downtown Main Street is turned in to an epic Tubing Hill with much more
- North American Pond Hockey Tournament Gravenhurst (45 minutes away)