The Potter's Studio & Gallery

08/21/2026

GALLERY HOURS THIS WEEKEND are different.....cuz someone's going to a BBQ!

10am to 2:30 pm Saturday Aug 22nd
Closed Sunday Aug 23rd

Back to it on Monday

08/14/2026

Day # 1 Muskoka North Studio Tour. Jane and I are set up and ready to go at 16 Brunel Road in Huntsville

10am to 5pm
August 14, 15, 16

Woot Woot!


www.muskokanorthstudiotour.ca
Www.thepottersstudio.com

08/09/2026

The kiln is working double time getting ready for
Lots of fun pottery coming your way and paintings by my sister, Jane.

See you soon!

Muskoka North Studio Tour
16 Brunel Road, Huntsville
August 14, 15, 16
10am to 5pm

www.muskokanorthstudiotour.ca

08/08/2026

Muskoka North Studio Tour
August 14, 15 and 16
10am to 5pm

My sister, Jane, will be my guest again at my The Potter's Studio & Gallery in Huntsville. Great paintings and pottery. See you soon!

Www.muskokanorthstudiotour.ca

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07/31/2026

Mara's final day on her 125km swim through Algonquin Park is Friday July 31st. My shop will be closed so we can swim her over the finish line!

Shop opens Saturday, usual hours. 11am to 4pm

Yah Mara! Find out more in the link

https://www.canadahelps.org/en/pages/swim-algonquin-water-first/?utm_source=chatgpt.com

07/23/2026

STUDIO CLOSED July 24, 25 & 26
Back at it on Monday and for a change, studio open on Tuesday 28th, my usual day off. Keeping you on your toes!

07/18/2026

Sometimes it's all about the light and not the pottery!



Open 11am to 4pm
Full hours on website

Www.thepottersstudio.com

07/12/2026

Round two of the mirror project hits the walls! So fun to make.

Open 11am to 4pm today

07/09/2026

Huntsville resident to swim 125 kilometres across Algonquin Park for clean water initiative

A Huntsville-area resident is preparing to undertake an extraordinary challenge this summer, combining her love of canoe tripping, swimming, Algonquin Park and freshwater conservation into a 125-kilometre fundraising swim.

Beginning July 13 at Kiosk Campground in the northwestern region of Algonquin Provincial Park, Mara Hallman plans to swim more than 125 kilometres over 19 days, finishing her journey at Canoe Lake on July 31. The self-supported expedition will require Hallman to average more than 6.5 kilometres of open-water swimming each day.

Adding to the challenge, Hallman will tow all of her food and camping equipment behind her in an inflatable raft while swimming and carry her gear across portages throughout the route.

Three separate canoe teams—made up of friends, mentors and family members—will accompany Hallman during different sections of the journey, providing safety support along the way.

Hallman says her lifelong connection to Algonquin Park inspired the ambitious undertaking and her desire to raise awareness about the importance of protecting freshwater resources.

“Algonquin Park is the headwaters of so many incredible rivers, including the Big East and Muskoka Rivers, which are essential for our freshwater, recreation and tourism base in Huntsville,” Hallman said. “I want to highlight the importance of freshwater protection and access.”

More in link below

03/31/2026

Dorothy Hilda Gray (nee Hardy)
August 23, 1930 - March 25, 2026

Dorothy was born in Elmsdale PEI to Hazel and Emerson Hardy. She was the seventh of eleven children. Dorothy attended nursing school in Summerside PEI and graduated in 1952, top of her class. Dorothy took a nursing position in Cochrane Ontario and arrived by train; the local newspaper headlined ran “Four RNs arrived by Northlander”.

On her second night in Cochrane, her blind date was Charles Gray. They married Sept 1954.

Dorothy lived and worked as an RN in Cochrane, Timmins, Pembroke and Lindsay Ontario. In 2015, Charles and Dorothy moved to Huntsville and enjoyed life closer to the cottage and family. Charles died August 2016.

Dorothy’s most precious place on earth was the cottage that was built at Canoe Lake, Algonquin Park in 1950 by Charles. Nature was always important to Dorothy and wherever she lived, she rewilded patches of grass to befriend birds, bees and insects. Dorothy never smacked a spider and often had them tucked safely away in her homes, often to our surprise. Dorothy skinny dipped, paddled and was a happy soul until her final stargazing.

Her death by MAID was a difficult choice as she loved this world.

She is survived by her children Jane (Randy), Stephen (Clare) and Karen (Dave). Grandchildren Madeline (Michael), Nicholas (Maggie), Emily (Dan) and Claire (Leo). She is survived by her brother Vernon Lorne Hardy, age 104 of PEI.

Special thank you to caregivers Vanessa, Mary Ellen and Arti, nurses Rena and Thara. These simple words cannot express the entirety of our gratitude.

A gathering to celebrate Dorothy will take place in the future.

In memory of Dorothy, skip cutting the grass, love a w**d and go for a skinny dip