Excellent espresso based drinks, teas, sandwiches, etc. in the front. A cheese counter too! Go…read morethrough the door to the back and you enter a whole world of antiques, collectables and artwork. A real gem for Gravenhurst!

Simpler Times is great for two Simple Reasons:…read more 1) Its inventory is a little bit of everything: quilts and bedding, wall art, chunky bracelets, vintage vases, colorful umbrellas, pin-up girl tweezers, old table lamps, homey sideboards, tea towels, canvas totes, garden tools...a little bit of everything. 2) It's located in the former Bala Presbyterian Church. They definitely get an "A" for atmosphere.

A real great mix of interior items. I picked up some stemless wine glasses etched with dragonflies…read moreas a gift. And for myself French milled soap, Shea butter hand lotion and a really cool metal storage tin for makeup with a Swiss Army cross on it. Everything was reasonably priced to boot. Another reason to stop in Lake Rosseau.

If you're ever in Port Carling, ON Canada, this place is a must visit…read more Very unique antique shop filled with cool collectible items from the past. I walked in thinking this was going to be your typical antique shop with furniture type items. I was so wrong. Super cool collectibles throughout including games, skates, statues, record players, cereal boxes, candy, and so much more (thousands more). As I walked around, it brought back some memories from my childhood. Cool stop for your trip to the Port Carling area!

The merchandise here is faux Chinese made replica antiques. Crazy overpriced and borderline…read moreunethical. Support local shops selling authentic items.

Great spot. True vintage knowledge able store owner with great knowledge…read more Easy to drive by so pay attention

Looking back over my Lakes Region reviews, I realize most of them are really positive. It's hard…read morenot to love everything about Muskoka, whether you're swimming in one of the bays or browsing a farmers market. Even shopping is supremely pleasant here, and Red Canoe Gallery ranks as one of my favorite stops when it comes to Muskoka shopping. For me, RCG is one of the most accessible and relatable galleries I've found. A lot of the art featured in the shop appeals to my personal aesthetic: stylized landscapes, folk-art carvings, turned wood bowls, simple jewelry. Much of it is unmistakably Canadian in subject, too, from a wonderful oil painting of a Mountie riding a flying loon, to a monochrome block print of a pair of Muskoka chairs. Best of all, most prices on the pieces strike me as really reasonable. Every time I'm in Port Carling, Red Canoe is always a welcome diversion.

Saturday Afternoons opened probably two or three summers ago in Bala, but this was the first year…read morehusband and I bothered to go in. What we found was a high-end (read: well-crafted but fairly expensive), somewhat generic (read: could have come from Pottery Barn/Restoration Hardware/Crate & Barrel/West Elm) home decor store. While I appreciate that style for anchor pieces like sofas and end tables, I'd definitely rather fill a glass lamp with my *own* found seashells than buy one pre-filled. I wasn't all that surprised to learn, then, when composing my Yelp review, that Saturday Afternoons is a small Ontario chain. Because nothing in the Bala outpost seems particularly Muskoka specific like so many other home goods stores 'round these parts.

It would be difficult to describe our purchase of a Temperpedic from Mattresses of Muskoka as…read moreanything less than a complete disaster. Without getting into nitty gritty details they: * Gave us a different mattress than the mattress we purchased * Placed that mattress in the mattress cover of the mattress we *did* purchase (see what they did there? Fraud, anyone?) * Set up our mattress upside down (so the memory foam was on the bottom - I didn't notice for months, until a back ache made me unzip the mattress cover (and detect the fraud)) * After a year of pestering them and threatening legal action, they finally replaced the incorrect mattress...with another mattress that was different than the one we originally purchased. * Set up the mattress on a non-approved base, which just broke last month. The legs literally folded over and the mattress sunk in the middle. Yes, we paid for an official Temperpedic base. (So, if you're counting, that's a second fraud). I had an even more scathing review posted on Google for the year I pestered them, but I agreed to take it down if they replaced our mattress. But now there's the issue with the frame as well. So, MoM, if you're listening (and I'm sure you are): I will (once again) take this review down if/when I receive a refund for the Tempur base that we purchased. I'd also like a refund for the difference between what you charged us, and what the replacement mattress you gave us cost. If this review is still up, the reader can know that Mattresses of Muskoka continues to stand behind their frauds, and has not yet refunded us as requested. You probably don't want to be next, right?

These guys only have the best selection at the best prices. They really help you navigate all the…read moredifferent features that mattresses have these days and tell you what you need and what you don't so you don't end up spending a fortune. Finding a good mattress guy is like finding a good mechanic and going to Sleep Country is like going to Mr. Lube - you're going to get screwed. I only trust Mattresses of Muskoka.