Muskoka Cranberry Route: The Cranberry Capital of Ontario

A fun-filled (and engaging) path impressed by Muskoka’s love for cranberries!

September twentieth, 2024 – October twentieth, 2024 

This fall the annual Muskoka Cranberry Route is again for an additional season! Be part of us at greater than 30 stops throughout Muskoka, supplying you with the chance to get pleasure from cranberries in a plethora of various methods.

Bala is the cranberry capital of Ontario and has been internet hosting one of many largest cranberry celebrations, the Bala Cranberry Pageant for the final 30+ years.  This yr the competition is on October 18- 20, 2024. This cranberry capital can be residence to the oldest cranberry farm in Ontario, and the one cranberry farm on this planet with its personal on-site vineyard!

The cranberry love doesn’t cease in Bala; the truth is Muskoka has lengthy been loopy for cranberries! Throughout the area gifted cooks, bakers, creators and brewers have been incorporating native cranberries into their craft for years. The Muskoka Cranberry Route pulls this assortment collectively to showcase native meals, expertise and culinary creativity.

Tour the cranberry marsh, sip cranberry craft beer and cider, bask in cranberry baked items, style cranberry impressed delicacies, and a lot extra! Your cranberry journey will take you down a few of Muskoka’s most historic predominant streets, scenic again roads and alongside iconic lake facet views.

Plan your #CRANROUTE culinary journey in the present day. That is one crantastic expertise you received’t wish to miss!

Go to the Cranberry Marsh

It’s only pure to start out the Muskoka Cranberry Route culinary journey with a go to to Muskoka Lakes Farm & Vineyard. Right here, you may achieve a real appreciation and understanding of how versatile cranberries actually are earlier than journeying on to the following stops.

• Take the Lavatory to Bottle Discovery Tour, an expertise so particular it has been designated a Canadian Signature Expertise. This one-of-a-kind expertise features a tour of the farm adopted by a guided wine tasting of their scrumptious wines. The Lavatory to Bottle tour runs all yr and, in the course of the fall harvest, the tour is a guided wagon experience across the South Marsh.

• Take the Cranberry Plunge, one in all Muskoka’s most enjoyable fall experiences. Don a pair of hip waders and enterprise into the cranberries for that iconic candid photograph of raining cranberries that may absolutely brighten up any photograph album or Instagram feed! There have even been marriage proposals within the berries (they stated sure)!

• Store the Cranberry Retailer for some superb goodies to take residence like contemporary cranberries, wines, Mrs. J’s well-known preserves, cranberry honey, cranberry teas and a lot extra cranberry impressed delicacies. A must-take-home deal with is one in all their Cranberry Ciders or Cranberry Splash Wine Spritzers!

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Eating & Culinary

Lakeside Bala

Muskoka is residence to many hidden culinary gems and deemed a worthy foodie vacation spot by meals fans. With exceptionally gifted cooks dedicated to contemporary, native components (like Bala cranberries), it’s no marvel Muskoka is beginning to achieve a repute for implausible meals!

Uncover the superb tastes of cranberry-inspired delicacies at these nice eateries and eating places:

Solid Iron Restaurant: Whereas touring on the Muskoka Cranberry Route cease on the Solid Iron Restaurant. Take pleasure in lunch or dinner and sip on a Pink Cranberry Sangria.

Sherwood Inn: Benefit from the Cranberry Turkey Soften Sandwich. Made with Sherwood personal smoked contemporary turkey, grilled on an artisan Walnut Cranberry bread loave with swiss and arugula served with  candy yam fries and chipotle cranberry aioli. 

Bala Bay Takeaway: Expertise a number of cranberry merchandise on the menu, which can be found yr spherical and some that out there seasonally. Objects embrace Cranberry BBQ Pizza, Cranberry Tartar Sauce with our well-known Halibut & Chips, Cranberry BBQ Jumbo Wings, Cranberry Wraps, Sizzling and Chilly Cranberry Drinks are all part of our yr spherical menu.

Lakeside Bala: Take pleasure in a implausible cranberry dinner at Lakeside Bala. The cranberry choices begin with an appetizer of cranberry chowder or salad, predominant dishes of cranberry rooster supreme or cranberry salmon, and finish with a scrumptious dessert of chocolate cranberry brule or cranberry cheesecake banana bread with whipped cream.

Affogato Café + Gelato: This yr on the Cranberry Route, Affogato Café + Gelato are making a cranberry gelato accompanied by different crantastic menu gadgets. This can be a must-try cranberry deal with!

Blue Willow Tea Store: The present excessive tea menu options an assortment of cranberry crammed favourites. Take pleasure in their cranberry rooster salad canapé on the underside tier. Transfer to the second tier to bask in a cranberry lemon scone with clotted cream and preserves. Save room for the cranberry apple parfait on the highest! Pair this excessive tea expertise with their cranberry apple tea out there sizzling and iced. 

Resorts/Resorts Eating Choices

Try the gathering of motels and resorts providing specialty foods and drinks for cranberry season. Accessible for in a single day friends or public entry. Reservations advisable.

Deerhurst Resort: Cranberry Glazed Candy Potato Steaks        | $18     ( gluten free ) Bala Cranberry chutney, goat cheese crumble, cilantro pesto, brussel sprouts leafs, golden beet chips, roasted chestnut.
Cranberry Cloud | Cocktail Recipe: 

• Tanquerey Gin (1 1/2 oz gin 3 oz cordial)
• Milk punch Cranberry cordial – grand marnier , cinnamon syrup , lemon juice and milk .
• Foam – home made cranberry syrup and egg whites , cranberry powder .

The Rosseau – JW Marriott: Can be that includes Cranberry Orange Pavlova and Cranberry Breeze in the course of the Muskoka Cranberry Route! . 

Rawley Resort: Expertise culinary excellence on the Lighthouse45 Restaurant, the place our Cooks artfully mix regionally impressed flavours with modern touches. Take pleasure in a cranberry impressed menu from Sep 20 – Oct 20, 2024. Sip on a Cranberry Mojito mocktail or cocktail. CRANBERRY MENU

Sherwood Inn: Sherwood Inn is Positioned simply 8 minutes away from Muskoka Lakes Farm & Vineyard which means you may soak within the cranberry festivities in the course of the day and return to Sherwood Inn for a meal from their acclaimed restaurant. That includes The Cranberry Turkey Soften: Sherwood personal smoked contemporary turkey, grilled on an artisan Walnut Cranberry bread loave with Swiss and arugula, served with candy yam fries and chipotle Cranberry aioli.

Benefit from the Cranberry Bourbon Smash; cranberry easy syrup, Woodford bourbon, cranberry juice and garnished with rosemary and contemporary cranberries

Native Craft

Crack a pint, cease in for samples and uncover nice native craft breweries. Make sure you carry some craft pints residence to get pleasure from all through the harvest, taking a little bit of Muskoka residence with you!

Attempt these scrumptious cranberry-inspired craft brews:

Clear Lake Brewing Firm: Discover this native brewery downtown Torrance, simply off of Southwood street. The Cranberry Radler is a refreshing beverage made with Muskoka cranberry juice. 

Canvas Brewing: Canvas Brewing Firm is Huntsville’s hometown craft brewery, born out of a love for the native panorama and a ardour for contemporary, well-made craft beer. En route in the course of the cranberry harvest season cease in for a thirst quenching cranberry impressed cocktail in addition to a cranberry infused beer.

Copperhead Distillery: Has a Cranberry Spiced Rum Chiller Can that they make seasonally launching mid-September and can be sampling in the course of the cranberry route. They promote Muskoka Connoisseur’s Cranberry chutney, and Wild Muskoka Cranberry Juniper Bitters in our retail retailer. They can even be that includes Cranberry Cocktail Concepts weekly all through the month of the Cranberry Route.

Muskoka Brewery: Benefit from the tastings of Double Chocolate Cranberry Stout at Muskoka Brewery on the Muskoka Cranberry Route

Muskoka Lakes Farm & Vineyard: We begin with high quality, native fruit to craft wines that replicate this area. The French name it ‘terroir’ – or style of place. We make wines from dry to dessert which have received awards at nationwide and worldwide competitions. They’re scrumptious, fruit ahead and excellent for each event! Take pleasure in ciders, wines and seltzers! 

Cranned Items

Go to these route stops and convey the cranberry harvest residence with you to get pleasure from yr spherical!

Bala Freshmart: Don’t overlook to choose up a few of their well-known pure pork Cranberry Sausages, the proper hearty fall BBQ headliner. The candy and savoury mixture is a match made in heaven. Pair with fresh-baked buns for a scrumptious cranberry dinner you may get pleasure from from the consolation of your personal residence. Accessible contemporary or frozen.

Cacao Boys: Whereas touring round Muskoka and having fun with the Cranberry Route, make sure that to go to Cacao Boys in Bala to pattern their Cranberry bonbons and cranberry chocolate bars

Mrs. H’s Fish & Chips/Wahta Station: Options  hand-crafted cranberry-based spreads from Laura’s Kitchen, an indigenous-owned firm. All the meals merchandise are produced on the Reserve and solely out there on the Wahta Station retailer.

Humble Pie Butter Tart Manufacturing facility & Pizzeria:  They are going to be baking many cranberry goodies. • Pumpkin Cranberry Scones • Cranberry Linzer cookies • Apple Cranberry Pies and Crumbles • Cranberry & Darkish Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies NEW • Cranberry & Darkish Chocolate Buttermilk Scones NEW • Cranberry Lemon Scones

Wealthy Hill Candles: Go to Wealthy Hill Candles on the Muskoka Cranberry Route in Bracebridge for quite a lot of cranberry and cranberry blended candles comparable to jars, pillars, votives, tealights, and wax melts

Experiences

Rawley Resort: Go to the spa in the course of the Muskoka Cranberry Route for a Cranberry Cream Physique Quench $99 or Cranberry Cream Foot Ritual $69

HydroSpa Rosseau: Go to the spa on the JW Marriott and revel in a Harvest Glow Physique Scrub – 50 minutes | 210 Immerse your self in unparalleled luxurious with Harvest Glow Physique Scrub. This indulgent remedy incorporates a cranberry-infused scrub that lightly exfoliates, revealing a luminous and clean complexion. Complemented by a light-weight, stress-free therapeutic massage, it enhances circulation and alleviates stress. Infused with the essence of the cranberry harvest, this expertise leaves your pores and skin velvety comfortable and exquisitely polished, radiating the heat and vitality of the season. Expertise the epitome of luxurious by reserving your appointment at (705) 765 – 7000 or hydrospamuskoka@marriott.com. Embrace the seasonal splendor and elevate your well-being.

Sundown Cruises: Come aboard the Peerless II on the Cranberry Route! Take pleasure in scrumptious cranberry muffins and sizzling drinks out there for buy onboard whereas Captain Potts shares stay commentary on the wealthy historical past and beautiful surroundings of the Muskoka Lakes. Good for a comfortable fall journey!

Pratts Backyard Centre: As you drive via Bala, make sure that to cease at Pratt’s Backyard Centre. They’re providing a scrumptious Cranberry Christmas Cider. Take your time and stroll across the backyard centre.

In a single day Packages

Muskoka is sensible in the course of the fall season, and a Muskoka Cranberry Route culinary journey is the proper excuse for a fall getaway. Keep at one in all these nice Muskoka Cranberry Route lodging companions:

• Bala Bay Inn:  As you journey on the Cranberry Route loosen up with an in a single day keep on the Bala Bay Inn from Sept 20 via Oct 20 friends can obtain a Complimentary Cranberry foot scrub, soak and therapeutic massage. $60 worth. Appointments requested – promotional code given at time of reserving.
• Christie’s Mill Inn and Spa: (Port Severn) Get away from the on a regular basis on the image good lakefront Christie’s Mill Inn & Spa. Unwind in your snug and tastefully adorned visitor room, and take a second to place your ft up by the hearth or in your patio overlooking the lake or gardens.
• Timber Rock Cottage: Come for the autumn colors, keep for the cranberries! Providing a spot to relaxation for the cranberry fans, after an extended day. Centrally situated between Bala, Bracebridge and Huntsville. Company stating they are going to be collaborating within the Cranberry Route or the Cranberry Pageant in Bala, will obtain a specifically curated present basket that includes native cranberry merchandise
• Legacy Cottages on Lake Rosseau: Unique Cranberry Path Provide: Guide your keep in the course of the Muskoka Cranberry Route and obtain 15% off in your Cottage Rental Charge, plus a tasty cranberry chocolate deal with awaiting you in your cottage upon arrival!
• Touchstone Resort: on Lake Muskoka provides beautiful waterfront views with a entrance row seat to Muskoka’s world well-known fall colors. Till October thirty first use CODE AUTUMN and obtain a 25% low cost on mid week stays. Benefit from the view with refreshing Cranberry cocktails and particular Cranberry treats on the Touchstone Grill.
• Escape North | Boutique Cottages: Welcome to your Escape North. Take pleasure in the fantastic thing about Muskoka’s Fall Colors with a Muskoka Lakes Cranberry Wine Spritzer, a particular providing to have a good time cranberry season.en