Renovations at Pride West

As of April 15th the new location for the sales office at pride west will be located on the highway side of the property. This move will help with our exposure along the highway while still being very close to our water front. We will have the latest in computers and software to help narrow down the search for the boat you are looking for along with a wide selection of product on the property available to water test. Please come by and check it out.

Winter Swim on Lake Rosseau

Our friend Lena Patten, of Hilltop Interiors in Rosseau, took a chilly swim on Saturday, February 12th in the annual Polar Dip. This year’s plunge was in support of the “Free the Children” initiative; with the fundraising portion organized by Courtney Nickel of Pride Marine Group. Courtney also braved the icy waters!

View From Pride of Rosseau

The team at Pride of Rosseau was delighted with the view across the bay this afternoon. At about 3:30 this afternoon we watched nine whitetail deer walking across the ice… This is one of the true joys of a Muskoka winter.

Christina

The 12 Days of Christmas

1. Boat In a Tree
2. Black mooring lines
3. Outboard Motors
4. Life jackets
5. On water locations
6. Friends wakesurfing
7. Pairs of board shorts
8. Premium brands
9. Days at Toronto Boat Show
10. Weeks of summer
11. Person capacity
12. Licensed Technicians

HO HO HO Merry Christmas!!!!

I wanted to let everyone know that Pride of Muskoka participated with two Nautiques in the annual Bracebridge Santa Clause Parade this past Saturday. Thanks to Jim Marshall and Mike Boland to initially get the boats/trucks/trailers to Mike Boland”s home .Mike graciously offered his place as a staging area and a heated shop came in handy for the kids on a chilly December morning. Mike Boland and his entire family, plus Jane Jackson, Lana Bissell, Cyndi Zator and family, Jimmy Marshall, Wendy Boland, Mike Thomas and family all chipped in to get the floats ready Sunday morning. We were later joined by Neil Brown and Chris Bannon’s family .Chris’s family included exchange students from Korea who immediately had a lifetime memory to send home. Jim and Mike B. did a great job driving the trucks and keeping us on time. Mike’s youngest son set a Canadian record of over 1000 horn honks in one hour while sitting on daddy’s lap helping with the driving .The children piled on the Nautiques. Cyndi, daughter and friend Lindsey, Chris, Mike T and the legendary “downtown Neil Brown walked the parade distributing candy. It is basically a jog the whole time as we had a large supply of candy(thanks for the shopping Jane) and we tried to get as many kids as possible. I know there were times I looked up from a crowd of eight children with there little mitts full of candy to find I had lagged 50 yards behind the float. All and all it was a great experience and I am sure from the smiles and yells I received form the street it was greatly appreciated by our community. I think everyone involved is already looking for ward to next year. Merry Christmas everyone !!

Mike Thomas

Welcome To Winter

Welcome to Winter Cottage Country

When I turned into Marina Rd and the snow bubbled up over the hood of my truck and onto my windshield, I knew that winter had hit us with a bang. The mild fall temperatures and dry forests are now laden with 45cm of snow in the Lake of Bays region. The overnight storm ended as quickly as it began today and we were able to enjoy a beautiful sunny day, though I felt a little like Rip Van Winkle - unsure if I had only slept through one evening.
It will be another few weeks before the main lakes freeze, but the small ponds are becoming solid and I actually saw a snowmobile go by my window today. Welcome to winter cottage country!

Seasons Changing

GREETINGS from Pride West

Well it looks like we are down to the last of the hard core boaters now. With Doug throwing in the towel yesterday and Alex with his daughter Debbie getting off the water last evening in the pitch black during a hail storm we now have only 2 left going back and forth to the island. Although Peirre is always one of the last to shut it down he will never beat Greg who lives on the island year around.

Although it looks like we are winding down it is not that way at all. We are still very busy completeing winter work so that boats are ready for the spring splash, training both in our service and sales deptments, and getting ready for the fast approaching boat show season. Please come and and say hi if you do attend any of the shows.
Thank you for allowing us the opportunity to serve you.
From all the crewmwmbers at west.