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Grace & Speed: Muskoka Wooden Boat Stories
Muskoka is home to some of the finest antique wooden boats in the world. This seven-part webinar series showcases 24 exceptional launches, race boats, and cruisers—many rarely seen in boat shows—captured on film and shared by their owners.
Presented by the Muskoka Steamships & Discovery Centre in partnership with the Antique and Classic Boat Society Toronto, the series aired Wednesdays from March 23 to May 4, 2022. Featuring boats from legendary builders such as Ditchburn, Greavette, Minett, Dispro, J.J. Taylor, Hutchinson, and Chris-Craft, the films highlight the grace and speed that made Muskoka famous.
Volunteers spent countless hours filming these boats in motion, creating an unprecedented visual record that preserves their stories for generations.
To see more wooden boats in person, visit the Muskoka Discovery Centre and the Grace & Speed Boathouse, home to North America’s largest in-water collection of antique and classic boats.
7-part series originally aired Wednesdays at 4:00 pm, March 23 – May 4, 2022
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The Best of Two Worlds
Lessons for Sustainability from Indigenous Ecological Knowledge and Western Science
This five-episode virtual series explores sustainability through Indigenous perspectives and western science. Thoughtful Indigenous and western environmental professionals share insights shaped by years—and in Indigenous traditions, thousands of years—of ecological stewardship.
Discover how combining these approaches can lead to a healthier, more sustainable planet.
Premiered January–February 2022
• Virtual events via Zoom Webinar
• Registration required for each session
• Live Q&A included
• Recordings available after each event
Episode 1 – What might Hillel, Hiawatha and Hippocrates have thought about the practice of western ecological science: reflections on half a century of research on Ontario lakes.
Presenter: Dr. Norman Yan
Date: Wednesday January 26, 2022 – 4:00pm
Episode 2 – Anishinaabek Kweok N’bi G’giikendaaswinmin (Our Water Knowledge)
Presenter: Susan Chiblow
Date: Wednesday February 2, 2022 – 4:00pm
Episode 3 – Case Studies – Working with Traditional Knowledge and Western Science Eyes
Presenters: Dr. Neil Hutchinson, Dr. Richard Nesbitt, Dr. Brenda Parlee, and Dr. Don Richardson.
Date: Wednesday February 9, 2022 – 4:00pm
Episode 4 – Combining Indigenous knowledge with western science as communities in far northern Ontario seek ways to adapt to climate change.
Presenter: Dr. David Pearson
Date: Wednesday February 16, 2022 – 4:00pm
Episode 5 – The Many Worlds of Knowledge.
Presenter: Dr. Henry Lickers
Date: Wednesday February 23, 2022 – 4:00pm
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Love Muskoka Sustain Muskoka
The world is talking about Sustainability and Climate Change. Muskoka Steamships & Discovery Centre have assembled the best speakers to talk about the impact on Muskoka and the ways YOU can make a difference TODAY. In collaboration with 17 Regional Organizations, we have organized a range of virtual webinars on the most relevant and important topics. Get new insights! Get new ideas! Watch the recordings from this great series below.
Episode 1: Climate change starting with an international context, bringing it to Muskoka, and finally discussing policy tools to assist in the fight against climate change
Presenter – Dr. Dianne Saxe
Thursday April 22 – 5:00pm to 6:15pm
Episode 2: Watershed Management: Why not Manage Water as part of an Ecosystem?, How Cottage Owners Can be Nice to Mother Nature, and Muskoka GIS Explained
Presenters – Kevin Trimble, Dr. Richard Lammers, Rebecca Willison, Graham Good
Thursday April 29 – 5:00pm to 6:15pm
Links mentioned in the webinar:
Clean & Green 13: https://www.muskokawatershed.org/wp-content/uploads/CG13_2015_Web.pdf
Seguin Township 12 Steps to Success: https://www.seguin.ca/en/explore-play/resources/Rack-card.jpg
Love Your Lake self-assessment: http://loveyourlake.ca/self-assessment/
Lake Protection Workbook: https://watersheds.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Lake-Protection-Workbook.pdf
Shoreline Owner’s Guide to Healthy Waterfronts: https://foca.on.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/FOCA_Shoreline_Guide_FINAL_ed_2019.pdf
Muskoka GeoHub: https://map.muskoka.on.ca/
Episode 3: Terrestrial Spaces: the Importance of Conservation and Education, social norms, and research-informed climate change engagement
Presenters – Aaron Rusak and Dr. Ellen Field
Thursday May 6 – 5:00pm to 6:15pm
Episode 4: Climate Change – Is this really such a big deal for Muskoka?
Presenters – Dr. Peter F. Sale and Dr. Richard B. Lammers
Thursday May 13 – 5:00pm to 6:15pm
Episode 5: Indigenous Perspective: Reconnecting with the Natural World
Presenter – Larry McDermott
Thursday May 20 – 5:00pm to 6:15pm
Episode 6: Imagining a good future for our lakes despite climate change
Presenters – Dr. Norman Yan
Thursday May 27 – 5:00pm to 6:15pm
Partners and Endorsers 2020
Andrew Daniels Fish Stewardship Foundation
Builders for Climate Action
Clear Lake Property Owners’ Association
Climate Action Muskoka
District of Muskoka
Friends of the Muskoka Watershed
Georgian Bay Forever
Kahshe Lake Ratepayers’ Association
Lake of Bays Association
Lake of Bays Renewable Energy Co-op
Muskoka Watershed Council
Muskoka Lakes Association
Muskoka North Good Food Cooperative
Safe Quiet Lakes
Chambers of Commerce:
Bracebridge, Gravenhurst, Huntsville/Lake
of Bays, Muskoka Lakes
