Huntsville is located in the Muskoka region of Ontario. First settlement of this area was in 1869 by Captain George Hunt. He was the first to build a agricultural centre in Huntsville. Huntsville became officially incorporated in 1886 after a post office was built in the area. It is connected closely to Muskoka region. Both regions are close to Algonquin Park and Toronto. Huntsville is a hub for many visual artists. Many artists form groups to perform here. The Group of Seven Outdoor Gallery is situated here. The Huntsville Art Crowd is known to host many shows, exhibitions, & visual artist related workshops. There are resorts such as the DeerHurst resort. Huntsville has other art festivals like Huntsville Festival of the Arts. Children camps are also present in the vicinity of Huntsville. Children from neighbouring townships such as Muskoka take part in these camps. The Algonquin Theatre is the new municipal and performing arts theatre. It sports art, local dance, music and school activities. Rock artist Hawksley Workman was brought up in Huntsville. Hockey and Lacrosse are popular sports in Hunstville. Huntsville real estate has a great variety of homes here.

 

Huntsville has a population of white, aboriginal, chinese, korean, and other peoples. Other communities also exist around Hunstville. These communities are townships in their own right. There are about 22 of these townships in number. Religious groups include protestant, roman catholic, christian and jewish. Les Stroud the Canadian musician stays in Huntsville. OtHuntsville is close to roadways such as Highway 60, Highway 11 and Muskoka Road 3. Buses from Toronto play through Huntsville daily. The Northlander is a passenger train from Toronto to Huntsville. The local bus service is provided by the Huntsville Transit bus service. Huntsville Otters is a Hockey league team and a Lacrosse team the Huntsville Hawks. Huntsville also organises Ironman 70.3 triathlons. The Deerhurst resort is the main venue of the 2010 G8 Summit. Huntsville had a population of 18, 280 people in 2006. The town has a public secondary school known as the Huntsville High School.