Now that its fall, why not explore a unique North American crop: Cranberries. Its amazing what you can do with this tarty-sweet deliciousness: Scones, wines, hot dogs and more all need to be sampled. Plus the business of growing cranberries is an interesting one. The fields are flooded three times a year, spring, harvest and over the winter. That last tidbit making a winter visit particularly interesting for the avid skater. Plus its only 200 km North of Toronto, with plenty of charging available along Hwy 400.
We opted to stay in Orillia, at a Best western that happens to have an EV charger. Mostly as that Best Western happens to have a lovely hot-tub and pool (source), and we felt like making a getaway out of it. Naturally, if you prefer a day trip, that’s fine too, just be sure to charge up in Gravenhurst as that’s about the only fast charger in the Area. We found the menu at Muskoka lakes farm and winery lacking, which might be
We spent most of the time at Muskoka Lakes farm and winery, where we got quite the education in cranberry farming. Cranberries are grown in fields, and grow over the summer. Come harvest time, the fields are flooded, and a “sit-down-mover” contraption of sorts, is used to harvest the cranberries. Since the fields are flooded, the cranberries float, and are scoped up into “boats”. After the harvest the fields are drained and enjoy a little bit of dry time, before winter sets in. Over the winters the fields are flooded again to protect the delicate wines from frost. For pest control, a third flood is often done in the spring. All this requires abundant water, something that the Muskoka region has in spades.
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