Muskoka
lake and islet region of Ontario, Canada, on Muskoka river.
Area covering over 4,000 square miles includes nearly 1,000 lakes interspersed with hundreds of islets, surrounded by forest scenery. Summer visitors crowd to the resort for bathing, boating, and fishing.
MUSK OX (Ovibos moschatus), considered by some naturalists to be a connecting link between the sheep and the ox, whence its generic name. It is found in herds of from 10 to 30, in Arctic America N. of lat. 60°. It is covered with brown hair, nearly a yard in length, and a thick woolly under fur.