Cranberry Route

Cranberry growing has been a Johnston family tradition since 1950, and Ontario’s oldest cranberry farm offers one-of-a-kind experiences to their visitors. They are so passionate about their berries, the farm & winery are open 363 days year! Take their award-winning tour, try delicious cranberry inspired beverages, hike (or skate) the trails, enjoy the view from the wine & cheese patio, shop, enjoy, relax.

#CRANROUTE Experiences

• Visit the farm and winery during the cranberry harvest one of Muskoka’s great fall attractions. This year, the cranberry harvest will be September 26 – October 31
• Take the Bog to Bottle Discovery Tour, an experience so special it has been designated a Canadian Signature Experience. This one-of-a-kind experience includes a tour of the farm followed by a tutoured wine tasting of their delicious fruit wines. Tour is available 3 times daily – 11am, 1pm and 3pm – and all day during cranberry harvest weekends. Reservations are mandatory.
• Take the Cranberry Plunge, one of Muskoka’s most exciting fall experiences. Put on hip waders and venture into the cranberries for that amazing candid photo that should be hung on your wall, on your fireplace, or your Facebook profile photo. There have even been marriage proposals in the berries (she said yes!).
• Shop the Cranberry Store for some amazing goodies to take home like fresh cranberries, delicious fruit wines, Mrs. J’s (famous) preserves, cranberry honey, cranberry teas and oh so much more. Definitely take home one of the Cranberry Cider or Cranberry Splash Wine Spritzers!

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Clear Lake Brewing Co. is the heartbeat of Downtown Torrance. With Brew house, Bottle shop, Tap Room and Beer Garden there is a lot happening in the tiny footprint on Southwood Road.

Our year round salute to the mighty Muskoka Cranberry is our Cranberry Radler, an easy drinking, light and refreshing brew that is always on tap. By pint, howler and growler, you can enjoy it here or at home.

In celebration of the Cranberry Route we’ve created a craft beer cocktail. Properly dubbed the Radler Rocket it’s a delicious wander down memory.

Drop in, have a pint, take a load off.

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#CRANROUTE EXPERIENCES

• Welcome the cranberry harvest this fall at Hydrospa with cranberry inspired treatments for the whole month of October!
  • 50 minute Cranberry Sugar Scrub and Bath / $195
  • Antioxidant Enriching Cranberry Ritual • 50 minute Hot Stone Massage and 25 minute express facial / $295

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• It’s Cranberry Season at The Rosseau. Treat Your Taste Buds and sip on a Bala cranberry infused cocktails as you savour our Ontario center cut pork chop with apple cranberry compote. Enjoy our Muskoka Fall Salad and Cranberry Cheesecake. Cocktail in hand, head outdoors to the resort’s terrace to overlook scenic views of magnificent Lake Rosseau from a hundred foot granite bluff. Reserve online here

Stop by Muskoka Brewery’s Taproom to try a wide selection of local craft beer. Celebrate Cranberry season with the recent launch of Winter Beard. A double chocolate cranberry stout that boasts notes of rich, dark chocolate and tart cranberry. Take some cans home to celebrate the season all winter long!

Open daily 11am – 6pm. No reservations. Outdoor covered patio.

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The Huntsville Brewhouse by Lake of Bays Brewing Co. is right in the downtown core of Huntsville. Offering a locally sourced menu with fresh ingredients and 16 rotating taps, that offer a variety of exclusive beers brewed in-house along with their Lake of Bays Brewing’s favourites. Try out one of their cranberry creations, the Turkey Burger with Bala Cranberry Mayo OR House Smoked Trout and Cranberry Salad.

#CRANROUTE LOCAL CRAFTS

• Cranberry Trail – Mix of our Spark House ale and Cranberry Juice

#CRANROUTE LOCAL TASTES

• In-House Smoked Trout Salad – Georgian Bay Rainbow Trout, dried Bala cranberries with spent grain and maple granola, four seasons greens, and smoked peach and cranberry vinaigrette
• Cranberry Turkey Burger – Fresh seasoned Ontario turkey with Bala cranberry mayo, brie cheese, and crispy onions on a pretzel bun.

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The Cottage by Cottage Springs The newest addition to Downtown Torrance, The Cottage is your artisan pizza experience. Dine in, on the patio or have take out to the Clear Lake Beer Garden.

As a seasonal establishment The Cottage is excited to showcase a Cranberry Pizza Extraordinaire and a Cranberry salad that dreams are made of for this year’s Cranberry Route.

Drop in. Say Hi!

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Bala Falls Pub. Family owned and operated Pub with small town charm supporting local craft products.

Try our Fall Harvest Moonshine Cocktail featuring Johnston’s Cranberry Juice and Fire Water Moonshine From Murphy’s Law Distillery. This beverage is perfect for any kind of fall day, and available all year for those who just love cranberries, like us!

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The Bracebridge Barrelhouse by Lake of Bays Brewing Co. is their NEWEST venture, which opened this year in late August. Their locally sourced menu has a wide variety of options including their Full Circle Burger made with Breezy Farms Muskoka beef. The microbrewery at this location will also be offering in-house barrel-aged beer, fermented in their on-site Foeder tanks. Try out this latest Bracebridge addition!

#CRANROUTE LOCAL CRAFTS

• Cranberry Trail – Mix of our Spark House ale and Cranberry Juice.

#CRANROUTE LOCAL TASTES

• Warm Brie Wheel – Don’s Bakery baguette croutons, spiced cranberry compote, caramelized walnuts.

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