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Huntsville\u2019s Main Street is a vibrant part of our town, attracting visitors with its charming shops, fun events, and beautiful waterfront. Some new downtown shops and festivals will be welcome additions this year, including a new street-level location for Up North Games, a new Italian Caf\u00e9, Gelateria and Market behind That Little Place by the Lights, a new location for Whimsical Bakery, a spring Maple Festival, and a May beer festival.<\/p>\n

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There is also hope that the old A&P building will finally get a facelift<\/a><\/u>, that the conditional sale of the Empire lot will eventually lead to a promising new development, and that River Mill Park\u2019s parking issues<\/a><\/u> will be resolved.<\/p>\n

The downtown community is excited for the two new festivals arriving this spring, said Helena Renwick, Huntsville BIA\u2019s Executive Director. The inaugural Muskoka Maple Festival<\/a><\/u> on April 23 is the culmination of the six-week long Muskoka Maple Trail and will include an all-day pancake breakfast, a maple marketplace, fiddle music, chainsaw carving, arts and crafts, and a family-friendly activity zone. The Muskoka 24 Beer Festival<\/a><\/u> on May 21 will feature craft brewers and will coincide with the first performance on River Mill Park\u2019s new bandshell<\/a><\/u>.<\/p>\n

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Could a new development soon be a reality for the old Empire lot?<\/p><\/div>\n

The new Italian Caf\u00e9, Gelateria and Market<\/strong> behind That Little Place by the Lights will be open in time for the festivities. \u201cWe\u2019re planning to open sometime in April,\u201d said Manny Buttus. \u201cIn the area closest to the river we\u2019ll have a caf\u00e9 with coffee and quick sandwiches to go and 12 or so flavours of gelato. And in the back we\u2019ll have a market with Italian products like olive oils, balsamic vinegars, meats, cheeses and lasagnas.\u201d<\/p>\n

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That Little Place by the Lights will be opening a new caf\u00e9, gelateria and market facing River Mill Park.<\/p><\/div>\n

Christine Kropp, owner of Whimsical Bakery<\/strong>, also plans to be open in time for the Muskoka Maple Festival. \u201cWe\u2019ll be full of maple products for that week,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

The bakery has done custom orders since 2008 but the new location on the northeast corner of Brunel and High Street will be its first storefront. \u201cWe\u2019ll be \u2018the sweetest spot in Muskoka,\u2019\u201d said Kropp, quoting the store\u2019s tagline. \u201cWe\u2019ll have 10 seats for people who want to stay but most of our products will be grab and go. We\u2019ll also stay open later in the evenings so people leaving the theatre or out enjoying downtown will have a place to go.\u201d Kropp describes the bakery\u2019s style as American with a focus on treats like cupcakes, cookies, whoopee pies, ice cream, sundaes, and floats. She\u2019s in the process of hiring new staff to man the store. The bakery\u2019s two full-time bakers will continue custom orders for birthday cakes, wedding cakes and dessert catering from their offsite commercial kitchen.<\/p>\n

Up North Games<\/strong> isn\u2019t new to Main Street, but the street-level location it recently moved in to is larger more visible than its previous one. \u201cWe hold tournaments here and it\u2019s not fun when you have 24 people in a space the size of a bedroom,\u201d explained owner Ryan Farnsworth. \u201cThe new store has more space and more gaming area. We are a specialty store and people seek us out, but we\u2019re also adding more casual games so that it will appeal to people walking by, too\u201d<\/p>\n

The store will continue to host Magic: The Gathering tournaments. \u201cMagic is a strategic card game,\u201d said Farnsworth. \u201cPeople compare it to poker mixed with chess, and it lends itself to tournament-style play. There\u2019s a winner and loser every time.\u201d The store has sample decks so that interested players can learn \u2013 creators of the game release a new deck every three months \u2013 and Monday night casual events when anyone can come out to play. Tuesday, Friday and Saturday nights are for more advanced players.<\/p>\n

Farnsworth also plans to host board game tournaments, likely with games like Catan and Ticket to Ride, and offers Thursday Table Top Nights when anyone can stop in to play games in the store\u2019s library for free.<\/p>\n

\u201cMany of our downtown businesses are locally owned and operated and that makes for a strong business community,\u201d said Renwick. \u201cThey care about our downtown.\u201d<\/p>\n

In addition to the two new festivals, the BIA plans to host another Canada Day celebration on Main Street, and is welcoming the Urban Slide<\/strong> \u2013 a 1000-foot slip n\u2019 slide that will run down Main Street from Centre to Brunel on August 27.<\/p>\n

Renwick said a new Group of Seven community mural will once again be available for passersby to add their strokes. \u201cArt, music and food make for a vibrant core and we have all of those.\u201d<\/p>\n

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