Just a hop away from Sandbanks Provincial Park, Presqu’ile Provincial Park bears the fitting French name for “nearly island.” The location on the north shore of Lake Ontario was originally an island, but a sand spit has formed over time, connecting it to the mainland. The mix of geographical features Read more…
The first thing you have to see in Peterborough is its massive lift lock on the Trent-Severn Waterway. It was the world’s highest lift locks at 20 meters when it was built in 1904. Back then, most lift locks only had a height of about 2 meters on average. It Read more…
About midway between Ottawa and Montreal, but more on the road towards Mont Tremblant, Parc Omega is the largest safari park for hundreds of kilometres. It’s near the Ottawa River that demarcates the border of Quebec and Ontario, so the location clearly panders to guests from both provinces. Tickets are Read more…
This nondescript town in the midpoint between Ottawa and Pembroke marks the point where the Trans-Canada Highway goes from a divided urban motorway to a two-lane rural road. It is just outside the edge of the expansive Ottawa suburbs even though it is considered a part of the commuting circle Read more…
In the middle of Ontario’s cottage country, Haliburton is where the well-off come to rest and play. The Haliburton Highlands Museum showcases some 20,000 artifacts of life in the area in the late 19th century. Among its most impressive exhibits are the Reid House built in 1882 and the 1870s Read more…
Perth was named after the Scottish city of the same name. There’s also a more well-known Perth in Australia, but that too was named after the same Scottish city. The last fatal duel in all of Canada happened in Perth in 1933 on the bank of the river. Robert Lyon Read more…
How heavy debt led the colony into provincehood British Columbia’s union with Canada was not inevitable, some residents wanted to join the United States. This year marks the 150th anniversary of the union between British Columbia and Canada. The Pacific province has been a part of Canada since July 20, Read more…
Smith’s Falls name is not deceptive, although it is misleading. The town of fewer than 9,000 people was named after the grade difference in the Rideau River that water flows over. It’s not quite a waterfall but it is high enough to make a bit of a splash. Three sets Read more…
Named after the capital of the United Kingdom, London in Ontario even lies on the River Thames but never became the capital of Canada. That honour went to York, Kingston, Montreal, then Ottawa. The village was founded in 1826 and the Middlesex Court House was build shortly after in 1830, Read more…
Located between Toronto and the Kitchener–Waterloo twin cities, Guelph is known for its handsome limestone architecture that neatly lines the downtown blocks leading up to the Basilica of Our Lady Immaculate. The basilica was built in 1883 and is one of the finest examples of Gothic Revival in Ontario with Read more…