Ontario Things to see and do Articles
Ontario, Canada – June 1999Toronto Vs. New York City
I just returned from a long weekend in New York City.
It was my first real trip in two years. Granted, I do make semi-regular
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Top Ten Things To Do in Ontario (Cold Months – All 5 of them)
Winter temperatures start in November and run until March (sometimes April). But despite our grumbling, there are some benefits to the winter season. Ontarians have devised ingenious ways to make the best of our ungodly climate! Here, in no particularly order, are [...]
Fun in the Snow – Ontario’s Favourite Winter Sports
On February second, Groundhog’s Day, heir apparent Wee Willie of Wiarton proclaimed six more weeks of winter for Ontario. Wiarton’s illustrious line of weather forecasters has had a 90% accuracy rate. This means we’ve got more winter to deal with, so how do we make the best [...]
Best and Worst of Ontario’s Millennium
It’s hard to ignore all this millennial hoopla, so I decided to give into it. I’ve compiled a list of the best and worst of the past 1000 years in Ontario. Well, mostly just the last 200 years, since not much of what happened here was recorded until the 1700’s.
Note: [...]
Kings of Blue Mountain
After a restless night of eager anticipation, getting up at the
crack of dawn wasn’t hard since I had scarcely slept. Today my fiancée, my mother, my aunt and I were making the first of what will undoubtedly be an annual pilgrimage.
Our destination was a Mecca of our own design. [...]
Ontario Awakens from Hibernation
Every February 2 Wiarton, Ontario’s own albino gopher, Wiarton Willie predicates the weather for the next 6 weeks. This year he died before his big day, but his last words reportedly (I’m not making this up) were that we were getting an early spring.
Well, he was wrong! [...]
The North Shore, an often-misconstrued notion of huge waves off Hawaii,
represents an almost endless wilderness in Northern Ontario. It is the
topside of Lake Superior, stretching from Sault Ste. Marie to Thunder Bay. Even by Ontario standards, this area represents a huge playground for outdoor enthusiasts of all types.
Tradition dictates that I must [...]
The north in the autumn has to be one of the most spectacular places on
Earth, and the most visually fulfilling time to experience it. Not only are there fewer pesky bugs, the vast majority of the people have dispersed as well.
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Summer 2003 in Ottawa – Ottawa, CanadaOttawa, Canada Travel Guide
International Fireworks Competition.
Summer 2003 in Ottawa
Now that winter is a thing of the past, the spring and summer festive season has arrived, packed with fun events. Here are some of the more popular ones. Unless otherwise noted, all phone numbers are in area code 613. Visitors will be happy to know that [...]
November Update Part 1 of 2Ottawa, Canada Travel Guide
By Fred Perry
An Ottawa River cruise boat approaches Rideau Falls at dusk.
Ottawa’s Beloved Canal
Relations between nations change with the passing of time: foes oft become friends, and defences become attractions. Such is the case with the Rideau Canal, the waterway that’s now the “crown jewel” of Canada’s capital.
When the War of [...]
