We had a wonderful and comfortable stay in this lovely, very clean, and well equipped cabin with everything you need for a Home Away. Located in a family oriented dog friendly resort, it felt like an extended family; everyone was very friendly, and amiable.
I am usually not fond of outdoor adventures because I'm a creature of comfort, I really don't do camping or rough living conditions, and since we have our dog I hardly went anywhere for more than two nights - so it was wonderful to find this place where our dog was also welcome.
We stayed for two weeks and it felt too short!! Every single day we went places and enjoyed nature walks. In the evening we enjoyed hanging around, walking through the resort and looking at the stars, we watched movies on DVDs, something I would normally never do. My oldest daughter also come to stay with us for a couple of nights, and she was very sad her stay had to be so short.
Things to do that we suggest will make your stay memorable:
1. Gravenhurst is only 16 min away and has a lot of good grocery stores and other conveniences you might need. There are two wonderful sandy beaches there: one at Gull Lake Rotary park and the other Muskoka Bay Park. Gull Lake Park also has a lovely "on the water stage/theater" and there are concerts or events (check for what's going on) you can attend for free, just bring your own chair or not if you want to dance! There are other show places such as the Opera House and some local pubs, check with the tourist office!
Also there is a lovely natural walk next to the Marriott Inn, a whole peninsula that is a lookout from where you can see the Muskoka Lake and the lovely Greavette Island.
2. Huntsville is about 40 min away, great for a day trip, check for events., there's always something going on on weekends - we went to the vegan fest, and for walk around the town.
3. On your way back to the Shamrock resort make sure to stop at Freskiw Farms Muskoka, and buy their fresh corn, and blueberry strudels; we basically become addicted and got them every day!!
4. For a lovely evening park walk you can drive 7 min to Trent-Severn Waterway, Lock 42 - Couchiching and you might be lucky and see boats going about, also bring some fish food (not bread, they hate bread, maybe some sweet corn or leftover burger ) - and you can feed the fish, they are very daring and will also nibble your fingers.
In conclusion you will have a happy memorable vacation, so make sure to check in !!!