Escape to a land of magnificent parks, old-growth white pine forests and picturesque highlands. Canoe endless rivers and lakes majestically set under a sapphire sky and venture along the very water routes first travelled by the fur trading Voyageurs. Relive a bygone era at heritage sites, where remnants of logging and pioneer life tell a colourful story of Ontario's history. Be awed by nature's many wonders in Algonquin Provincial Park - Ontario's oldest and most famous park where you can stay in a resort, or roast marshmallows and tell ghost stories around a dancing campfire. Plan for adventure, recreation and spectacular scenery in Ontario's Near North. |
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Take an ultra-scenic train ride, be awed by wilderness wonders and take part in fabulous festivals. Here are a few things not to miss when you visit Ontario's Near North: - Paddle along pristine shorelines and granite cliffs, through towering woodlands filled with wildlife, wildflowers and wondrous plant growth in Temagami's 8,000 square kilometres of interconnecting canoe routes, the largest such system in Canada.
- Experience the thrill of a night vision hike or learn how to use a GPS (Global Positioning Satellite) in an exciting outdoors treasure hunt adventure at Mattawa's Canadian Ecology Centre.
- Be entertained with theatre, film, music and dance at The Capitol Centre in North Bay, showcasing local, national and international talent.
- Visit Lady Evelyn-Smoothwater Wilderness Park and gain first hand experience in the great outdoors by hiking up the Ishpatino Ridge. Often referred to as Ontario's rooftop, this ridge is the highest point in the province reaching 693 meters.
- Take in the stunning beauty of the White-tailed Deer, be awed by the size of a moose's antlers, and feel goosebumps all over as you join in a Wolf Howl and hear the eerie echo of a distant reply in Algonquin Provincial Park, one of the best places for wildlife viewing in Ontario! ParkBus offers express bus service to Algonquin from Toronto.
- Cruise past historic landmarks and breathtaking scenery aboard the Chief Commanda II in North Bay.
- North Bay is a mecca for great live music during the summer with the North Bay Summer in the Park in July and North Rocks the Bay in August.
- Retrace the steps of an early pioneer through a reconstructed Settler's Home and an original 1880's Church made of hand-hewn logs at the Nipissing Township Museum.
- Find out about worldwide interest surrounding the 1934 birth of the world's first quintuplets at the Dionne Quintuplets Museum in North Bay.
- Try out your hand at angling in the Mattawa River, running through the Samuel de Champlain Provincial Park. This Canadian Heritage waterway provides excellent fishing for pickerel, small-mouth bass, northern pike, muskellunge and lake trout.
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Did you know?
Every winter a spectacular herd of 8,000 to 14,000 white tailed deer gathers at Loring Deer Yard south of Lake Nipissing.
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