Muskoka Ontario - Muskoka411.com

Muskoka is a Regional Municipality located in Central Ontario, Canada. Located approximately two hours north of Toronto, Muskoka spans 6,475 km² and has over 1,500 lakes. Muskoka, Haliburton and Kawartha Lakes Districts are referred to as "cottage country".

Muskoka is a scenic area and includes Lake of Bays township, Georgian Bay township, Muskoka Lakes township and the towns of Huntsville Ontario , Bracebridge and Gravenhurst.

Muskoka has just over 50,000 permanent residents, but an additional 100,000 seasonal property owners spend their summers in the region. Many of the seasonal properties are large mansion-like cottage estates. Most of the expensive cottages can be found along the shores of Muskoka's three major lakes, Lake Muskoka, Lake Rosseau, and Lake Joseph.

Muskoka township and district and lake are named for one of the principal Chief of the Chippawa Nation. In 1815 he signed the treaty which the Indian title to a vast territory was surrendered to the Crown. The name means "Red Ground". Wikipedia