Business Listings

Made from scratch, with love Coco’s Cookies is a brand new locally owned bakery in the north ward of Orillia, just minutes from downtown. We specialize in traditional baked goods – with a twist. We use high-quality ingredients (sourced locally whenever possible), paying attention to the smallest details. We specialize in cookies, squares, biscuits, buns and much more. Every batch is made with love, right here in Orillia!

Waterfront dining with contemporary cuisine on The Stephen Leacock grounds. 50 Museum Drive, Orillia, Ontario Operated by FARE Hospitality Group.

Lagoon City Pier One Resort is the newest escape from the GTA. Just 90min drive to Brechin. We offer the ultimate experience in relaxation and family filled fun. We offer an excellent lineup of recreation rentals including bicycles, kayaks, canoes, pedal boats, water trikes and Pontoon ‘n’ Lagoon boater’s orientation. Beautiful beaches on the shores of Lake Simcoe for swimming and amazing fishing just off our shorewalls. Take a walk through Lagoon City walking trails and enjoy nature. Dock your boat on our fully accessible Shorewall and dine with us, stay with us. Winter welcomes snowmobilers to start their trip right here in Lagoon City where the OFSC groomed trails start off. Ice fishing with Brechin Point Ice Huts Rentals just minutes walk. Go snowshoeing or skating right on the lake. We greet our guest with a smile and excellent hospitality.

Gone Fishing Tours delivers the best guided fishing experience in Ontario. Your captain Frank Adamo has been fishing these waters for over 20 years and would love to be your guide on your next fishing adventure. Frank prides himself on going above and beyond to create a memorable fishing trip. Whether you are a seasoned expert, a first timer or somewhere in between, our guided fishing charter will be an exciting fishing adventure to remember. Featured Lakes include Lake Couchiching, Lake Simcoe, Bass Lake, Sparrow Lake and more! Visit GoneFishingTours.com and book your fishing package!    

Hutchinson Maple Syrup is a family-owned and operated maple syrup farm. Orval, Doug, and Michele, with the help of their family, turn the maple sap that flows from their hardwood maple bush into sweet maple syrup to share with you! In 1974 Orval Hutchinson began producing maple syrup in Oro, Ontario, using cast irons pots with only 200 taps. From 1975 to 1988, Orval with the help of his family and son, Doug, expanded to 800 taps and moved his operation into a sugar shack with a wood-fired evaporator. Fast forward 23 years later, when Doug and his wife, Michele, purchased a sugar bush on the 5th Line North of Oro-Medonte, it wasn’t long until the evaporator was once again fired up. In 2012, Orval, Doug, and Michele began making maple syrup as a “hobby”. Because they love to share their sweet maple syrup with everyone, Hutchinson Maple Syrup has grown from 300 taps to over 1600 taps with the maple sap flowing through their gravity pipelines and, of course, into buckets.

Brechin Point Ice Hut Rentals Inc. is a fish hut operation located on the East shore of Lake Simcoe. We are located at 10 Simcoe Road Brechin, ON. L0K 1B0, just a 5 minute drive off Hwy 12 in Brechin.  We are here to give you a great experience out on Lake Simcoe and hope that your limit is caught every-time you are out with us. Cost per person is $70.00 Minimum of 3 per hut on weekends Call if different accommodations are needed. This includes ride’s in/out to huts and noon checks plus a bag of Minnows.

ALL NATURAL BEARD CARE Why Go Grizzly? Grizzly Naturals Beard Co. is Canada’s top choice for all natural beard care products that don’t compromise on quality. Our products are handcrafted in the woods of Oro-Medonte using carefully selected natural ingredients that are not only effective – but good for your body. No fillers, no synthetic fragrances, no harsh chemicals. Give your beard the respect it deserves. Give it some Grizzly.

With 10 acres of flower fields, Bombshell Blooms is your ultimate summer day trip! Surround yourself with many different varieties of flowers, including sunflowers, for an experience that is unique to Bombshell Blooms. Bombshell Blooms offers a variety of activities! Buy a bucket, and fill it with your favourite flowers! Bring your lunch, and reserve one of our picnic tables – and so much more!

Ontario’s fastest growing legal cannabis retailer. Your next Session starts here. Whether you’re a seasoned canna-sseur or just canna-curious, we’ve got you covered. Our knowledgeable staff are available to help you build your ideal session, whether it be celebrating with friends or relaxing in solitude. Come Sesh with us!  

Welcome to ShinyBud Orillia. Our selection of handpicked cannabis, educated budtenders and easy to navigate store design will ensure a comfortable and enjoyable shopping experience.

Here at Freskiw Farms Coldwater, our nursery is filled with a variety of annual and perennial flowers through the spring and summer season. A wide selection of hanging baskets from million bells, wave petunias and geraniums etc. We have beautiful mixed containers and window boxes, as well as individual potted plants and box plants for you to make your own.

Here at Freskiw Farms Oro, a wide selection of annual and perennial flowers fill our nursery during the spring and summer season. From hanging baskets to small individual potted plants, there is something for everyone. A unique collection of gift ware and gardening supplies can be found in our store. As fresh Ontario produce comes into season our shelves are stocked daily. The perfect stop on the way to cottage county, relax, shop and enjoy the beauty of the greenhouse, we can’t wait to see you!

At Windmill Garden Centre & Landscaping, we provide our customers with the highest-quality plants, greenery and garden products to help make your outdoor area bloom.

Gary Brierley is a well known professional potter who has specialized in functional and decorative stoneware for 30 years. Whether it’s setting the most amazing dinner table or finding that unique and special gift, you’ll enjoy shopping in his tranquil studio just outside of Barrie, and perhaps adding to an existing collection of Brierley Pottery. Gary specializes in functional and decorative stoneware, providing beautiful pieces that are unique and of the highest quality and craftsmanship. Every year he enjoys meeting new people, sharing with them his craft and the soul that goes into it.

Horseshoe Home Treasures Inc. is a home-based, online sales corporation that specializes in home decor items such as rugs, carpets, furniture, bedding and so much more. Purchasing all our stock from lost freight liquidators we are able to beat most of our competition out of the water in terms of service, prices and quality!

A unique shop located in a 140 year old stone horse stable. Antiques and collectibles of all kinds at the best prices anywhere! Enjoy a visit and relax in a beautiful farm setting. Enjoy a complimentary coffee on the patio outside the quaint Sugar Shack serving home-made tarts, cookies, squares and pies, local honey and Ian’s irresistible old-fashioned home-made fudge. The shop is not open regularly. Check website for upcoming sale events

Youth Leadership Camps Canada (YLCC) has not been able to operate its spring season. Our chef, Miss Jen, is anxious to cook. The YLCC kitchen is opening for your enjoyment! Miss Jen has prepared a mouth-watering menu complete with appetizers and desserts for you to pick up from home or cottage. Payment can be made by e-transfer, credit or debit.  

Locally Grown Flowers and Herbs: We offer a wide range of flowers, foliage and herbs grown right here on our farm in beautiful Oro-Medonte Township. Our Flower Farm is located in the beautiful Horseshoe Valley area with gorgeous views and easy accessibility from the surrounding cities and towns of Orillia, Barrie, Coldwater and Midland. Flowers are available for purchase daily in early spring right thru to Thanksgiving!

Welcome to Davidson Estate Alpacas! Also known as the DEA. We are a newly founded farm with excellent quality Alpaca Cria and Alpaca fibre. Book Your Tour 

Georgian Chocolate Co. handcrafts locally made, sustainably sourced chocolate in the heart of Orillia’s Lake Country. Partnering with emerging artists to design packaging to bring the inspired talents of artists to our community. You can feel good about what you are eating, as you have chosen a product that collides arts and culture with delicious chocolate. We strive to ensure we are maintaining a minimal environmental impact while crafting our chocolate and in our packaging. We offer nine delicious varieties of chocolate bars from different regions around the world.

Here at Elsie’s Creek Farm, Quality and Flavor are our number one concerns. A typical maple syrup season starts around the end of February where our family plugs the drills in, cleans out the lines, and taps over 1200 hardwood maple trees at our farm.  From then until mid April, our natural wood fired evaporator does not stop turning the sap we collect, into award winning liquid gold maple syrup. After being filtered more than 16 times, through gravity fed filters, the maple syrup is tested and then bottled. After this long process it is ready to enter your home and be poured over pancakes, oatmeal, or any breakfast food for that matter. Although there are a lot of long days and nights spent in the sugar shack, our satisfaction is met through the comments we receive after a bottle of maple syrup is opened. Carl and his wife Rebecca started producing maple syrup in 1999 and have since expanded their operation to over 1200 taps, raised two sons who intend to expand the business further, and have won over 20 top place ribbons at the Royal Winter Fair in Toronto.  Together as a family, we attend farmers markets in […]

Welcome to our world of images printed directly on natural stone! We create personalized photo gifts of coasters, trivets and larger custom stones from your own photos or from our original JDN Photography Canada award-winning collections.  Art On Stone pieces are created by hand in Horseshoe Valley, Ontario, Canada using an artist’s touch to ensure the absolute best quality for your own ‘art on stone’. How Art On Stone is created from high-quality original artwork We create all stone pieces including coasters and trivets in our studio using a high quality printer. To ensure the highest quality product, we print directly onto stone using the best fade-resistant UV-cured inks. Our custom print onto stone follows a meticulous process. Preparation of the stone. Your tumbled or smooth stone is carefully selected and cleaned for proper ink adherence. Once the stone is cleaned, it must be fully dry and dust-free before the ink is applied. Image quality check. Your image is reviewed by our Custom Print Artists Jan Novak and Tamara Scearce to ensure that it will be a good fit for printing on your stone of choice. If not, our experienced team will work with you and make recommendations to ensure you get the best […]

FARMHOUSE Decor, Furniture and SHABBY CHIC TEA ROOM…. Hello I’m Michele the proud owner of FORMERLY…THE FLOWERED COW!    Our new name is THE LOVELY TEAHOUSE & INTIMATE EVENTS VENUE as of October 1st.         As you’ll get to know I have a love for everything FARMHOUSE, RUSTIC AND SHABBY CHIC. WELCOME TO THE FARMHOUSE Artisan MARKET &  SHABBY CHIC TEA ROOM at 2449 Hwy 11, Barrie, ON Stop in to shop or enjoy a ‘cream tea or afternoon tea service’ with us.

Here’s a story of a lovely lady who was bringing up a little girl and two boys and a story of a military man busy with three boys of his own.  Then one day in 2010 this lady met this fellow, fell madly in love and married one year later in 2011.  In 2013, the arrival of their son made their combined family seven, with 6 boys and 1 girl. – That’s when they became The Venne Bunch. Marcel served his country for 23 years.  Now retired from military service, he still works as a civilian on CFB Borden.  When not on base, Marcel can been seen helping out and learning the ropes of the restaurant or on the ice with the boys volunteering on their sons’ hockey teams. Pam, also a devoted hockey mom, has worked in the restaurant industry for more then 15 years.  Working her way up through the kitchen as  dishwasher to  prep to online supervisor to manager  and finally to owning and operating her own restaurant, Riverside Hideaway.   But that is not all this hard working entrepreneurial lady does.  In 2018 she established a house cleaning business called  Maid for Your Convenience .  Joined in 2020 by her new […]

The Common Stove: built around a wood-fired grill, cooking locally sourced meats & vegetables, our farm-to-table ethos focuses on local growers. A place to gather for good spirits, community & conviviality.

In the small ‘ghost town’ of Uhthoff in Severn Township (just 12 km from downtown Orillia as the crow flies), you’ll come upon Maple Grove Syrup. Within this 50-acre sugar bush of towering maple trees, we produce 100% pure maple syrup on a traditional wood-fired evaporator. Our trees have produced high-quality maple syrup for generations. We started producing maple syrup with 50 buckets and a large open fire. Today, our renovated sugar camp has a new 3×10 Dominion and Grimm evaporator. We operate with 800 to 900 taps: combining buckets, pipeline and tireless hard work involving the entire family. This includes our two young daughters and our beagle, Molly! SLEIGH RIDES IN ORILLIA & SEVERN TOWNSHIP Sleigh Rides are about 90 minutes long for up to 10 people. Regular days cost $200.  Premium days cost $300. Premium Days are December 24, 25, 26 and 31, and January 1. A deposit of 50% is required, refundable if we cancel due to weather. Maple syrup is available at the sugar camp for purchase. Please select your date and time to book your reservations Book your sleigh rides here.

Introducing… Blue Moon Junction – Cottage Bar & Grill, a new restaurant located at 9620 Provincial Hwy 11 and South Sparrow Lake Road, formerly known as the “Washago Village Restaurant” or the “A Frame”. The owner is Diana Roman, aslo owner of Lake Country Grill & Tech City Centre. We are open 7 Days a Week for Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner. Hours of Operation: Monday to Thursday & Sunday: 8:00 am – 8:00 pm Friday & Saturday: 8:00 am – 9:00 pm www.BlueMoonJunction.ca

Located in the heart of Horseshoe Valley, Ontario, our Yoga Studio offers a variety of Yoga classes and Workshops to suit your ever changing needs. Before or after Yoga, take a peaceful walk, through our private trails which we open to our Yoga guests. Complimentary to Yoga, we also specialize in the ancient healing art of Thai Massage.  Your personal retreat is just a Yoga class away.

Bee by the Sea is a natural skincare company specializing in products made with locally sourced  honey and sea buckthorn berry oil. The business started with a body cream and due to it’s success, expanded to include a face cream, natural deodorant, body wash,  shampoo, conditioner and more! Everything is  paraben-free, petroleum-free, sulfate-free, cruelty free and contains zero artificial fragrances. Skincare products containing sea buckthorn are known to aid in the healing of rosacea, eczema, psoriasis, burns, and other skin conditions. We currently sell to over 700 independent retailers across North America and have a showroom for customers to purchase Bee by the Sea products  alongside unique gifts and artisan items.

Whether it’s an enjoyable and affordable round of golf in the Barrie area or a season-long membership at the friendliest golf club anywhere, Settlers’ Ghost Golf Club is where golfers want to be. On Horseshoe Valley Road, just 10 minutes from Barrie, Settlers’ Ghost Golf Club is a par-72, 18-hole links-style John Robinson-designed golf course with breathtaking views stretching across Georgian Bay. It is open to the public and features an unlimited golf “All You Can Play” option. Take a golf lesson from our award-winning golf instructors, savour a scrumptious meal in our dining room or enjoy a cold beverage on our patio. Whatever your plan come Catch the Spirit at Settlers’ Ghost! Our Restaurant A Restaurant for All Seasons. | Settlers’ Ghost has a reputation as an unique and exceptional place to dine. The Restaurant offers a variety of menu choices in each season that tantalize the taste buds and that often exceed the expectations of our valued guests .The Restaurant is open year-round for casual fine dining, Christmas parties, New Year’s Eve, Valentines Day and for small weddings. Keep us in mind if you are planning an event or looking for a night out. Our Chef and staff cater […]

Where We’re Coming From THE CHEESY PICKUP Grilled Cheese Sandwiches, Soups, Salads.  We know that there are many fine options to eat in Orillia, and we enjoy eating at many of them. When we decided to undertake this journey, we wanted to offer something different, a little cheeky, and fun. We all remember grilled cheese when we were young, well now we’ve grown up (perhaps), and so has grilled cheese. Many of our sandwiches have different combinations of meat and cheeses, as well as a couple of different “sauces” whether it be Maple Syrup sourced locally, or the increasingly popular homemade Maple/Mustard Sauce.  We’ve set out to offer good value, yummy food, at a reasonable price. We hope we’ve achieved that and that you enjoy your experience at The Cheesy Pickup.

The Oro African Methodist Episcopal Church re-opened its doors to the public on August 19, 2016, after being closed for a few years,  thanks to the support of hundreds across Canada and the USA. The Township of Oro-Medonte Council and Staff, friends of the church and descendants are very grateful and  we wish to extend our deepest appreciation to everyone involved for making it possible! In partnership with the Simcoe County Museum the Church is open from Victoria Day Weekend until the last weekend in September with tours available on Saturday’s. The Church has a new mobile app! Now you can learn about the history of the Church even when it’s not open! Download the Muzeus app from the App Store or Google Play, scan the QR code and start your history lesson! Click on the ad to learn more. Like Us on Facebook to view photos, know about current tours at the Church and connect with descendants www.facebook.com/oroafricanchurch  

Our Story Copperpot Nuts started here on Matchedash Bay back in 2009. We built our own production facility and launched the brand right here, near Coldwater, Ontario. We started with just three varieties of your favourite beer nuts, and we’ve since grown to offer more than nine delicious flavours. All of our nuts are double roasted and packaged by hand in small batches. We source as many ingredients as we can from local producers. Mission At Copperpot Nuts great pride is taken in slow roasting natural nuts in small batches, using the perfect blend of fine ingredients to create really great candied nuts. It is our commitment to provide each customer with a unique shopping experience and maintain an ongoing fusion between local retail and authentic local production

Big Chute Marine is the only marine railway of its kind in North America. This lock operates as a open carriage that runs on a railway going into the water allowing the boats to drive onto it and be lifted up by straps. The lift then proceeds to move across 60 feet of dry land to place the boat back into the water on the other side of the ridge between Severn River and Gloucester Pool. Big Chute has large grounds for picnicking and boater camping.  

At our eco-conscious “refillery”, customers can bring their own reusable containers and fill up on over 200 + products! We are proud to offer: whole foods, local meats, eggs, dairy & dairy alternatives Fill up on: natural bath products, eco-friendly household cleaners and cruelty-free beauty products! New to waste-free living? Forgot your containers? We’ve got you covered. Choose from our selection of waste-free essentials!