Cottage Country Roundup: Winter Edition Do you miss your summer weekend escapes to a cottage? Why not book yourself a mid-winter retreat? Ontario cottage country is open for business during the winter - no matter where you consider cottage country to be located. Here are nine winterized getaways in Ontario, each one with a fabulous winter activity in its backyard. Come back to … [Read more...]
Go Fly a Kite! A Winter Ice Hike on Lake Superior
Hiking and Kiting: at Little Trout Bay Conservation Area The famously cold winter of 2014 did have a least one advantage: thoroughly frozen bays on Lake Superior in and around Thunder Bay. After many bitterly cold days spent indoors with our four-year-old (let’s just say we completed an entire papier mâché solar system for her bedroom ceiling) we woke up one Saturday morning … [Read more...]
Ten best cross country ski trails near Toronto
Cross country skiing is a great way to stay in shape, and it’s an awesome way to get the family together outdoors in the winter. Toronto may not be known for ski trails, but the area around it has some of Ontario’s best cross country skiing trails. Algonquin Park’s Fen lake Ski Trail and Leaf Lake Ski Trail are consistently rated two of Southern Ontario’s best for cross … [Read more...]
Winter Wonderland – Great Winter Events at Ontario Parks
Growing up in Ontario I learned not just to enjoy winter but to love it. The crisp air, the silence of a snowfall and the crunch of ice and snow under your feet all add to the magic. Throw in some snow-shoes, a toboggan run and some hot chocolate and you have memories that last a lifetime. With so many great activities happening this winter at Ontario Parks there’s no reason to … [Read more...]
A dog sledding day trip could be your perfect gift idea for the season
A dog sledding daytrip to Alice, Ontario My husband is a notoriously difficult man to buy for. He’s a minimalist. He doesn’t wear jewellery other than his wedding ring, and he only buys new clothes when his old ones wear down to threads. So what do I buy the man who doesn’t want anything? An experience. I bought my husband a day of dogsledding. And luckily, he took me with … [Read more...]
