Northeastern Ontario
Don't miss your chance to win a snowmobile trip in Northeastern Ontario! Contest closes Friday, Jan. 30 - Enter at http://t.co/MCGHGvvXdd!
One of Canada’s biggest pond hockey festivals kicks off on February 6 as Greater Sudbury Mayor Brian Bigger drops the puck on picturesque Ramsey Lake. For three days, Sudbury plays host to the legendary event, drawing thousands of spectators and marking the celebration of Sudbury’s favourite game. Now in its seventh year, the annual Pond Hockey Festival on the Rock features three days of three-on-three games for players of all ages and abilities. From PeeWee to Masters levels,…
Killarney Provincial Park is the gem of the Northeast; a place of distinct beauty, made up of white quartzite ridges, forming what’s called the La Cloche Mountain Range. There’s no other piece of wilderness like it in Ontario. Most campers, however, know it only during the peak summer season; a time when campsite reservations are hard to come by and there are less places to escape the crowds. Come winter, the park transforms into a…
Known for its gold and quartz mining heritage and its wilderness forests and small lakes, Timmins is also home to several world-class individual endurance events. There’s something for every age, interest and season, like a cross-country ski race for families and individual adults, a kayaking festival with nine competitive divisions from beginner to advanced, and the annual Heart of Gold Triathlon or the Golden Trails Half-Marathon for the runners. So, round up your fit friends…
Ride the Best Trails in Ontario, on Us! Win A Getaway for Two to Greater Sudbury at Besttrails.ca
by Jamie McIntyre
Experience breathtaking winter scenery, trailside accommodations, and some of the best-groomed trails Northeastern Ontario has to offer - on us. The Prize The 2013 contest winners Northeastern Ontario Tourism in parternship with Ontario Tourism is giving away the following 2 day/ 3 night snowmobile adventure for two: Three nights accommodations All meals included Two sleds provided by Sleddealers.ca Guided snowmobile ride on the OFSC Chiniguchi Wolf Loop and Cartier Moose Loop, as well as adjoining…
Temiskaming was once one of the most important and lucrative mining centres in the world. It was a rugged frontier where enterprising young men made quick fortunes. As the wealth of the community grew, so, too, did its cultural attractions, becoming known for a wide variety of theatre and architecture. Two of Temiskaming’s communities, Cobalt and Haileybury, proudly display the scars and splendour wrought by their mining heritage. In some ways, the former still has the authentic hardscrabble…
The morning sun glares off the massive silver steel vats through the open double garage doors of the brewery. A warm and comforting aroma fills the air, with an underlying hint of something sweet. It’s unexpected, as it’s very much unlike the final bottled product, and quite the contrast to the sterile and industrial look and feel to the atmosphere. This was my first experience touring a brewery, which also happened to be…
What is more Canadian than a canoe? It is at once an ingenious invention of First Nations people, a quiet and surprisingly effortless mode of water transport and an enduring symbol of our connection to our beautiful wilderness. Ontario is unusually blessed when it comes to canoe habitat, with a quarter of a million lakes (not to mention rivers) dotting the province. If you ask any canoeing expert for their must-visit Northern canoe locales, they will,…
One of the finest vistas in Northeastern Ontario, in any season, is the view from the top of Wolf Mountain. This special back roads destination overlooks Wolf Lake and leads you to one of the best “good ‘ole swimming holes” around: Paradise Lagoon, also known as the “Blue” Lagoon. Most canoeists who pass along the Chiniguchi River don’t even know the lagoon exists, as it lies off the portage and across from the main course of the…
I was sitting in Greater Sudbury’s Fionn MacCool’s with some co-workers of mine when I first tasted a Stack beer. I was in the mood to try something new, and this restaurant has a large selection, so I asked the waitress what she had on tap. After listening to her spout her knowledge of a local brewery, I decided to try Valley Girl, a traditional German-style wheat beer, which is just one of a variety…
Northeastern Ontario Tourism has a Fishing & Hunting Facebook page, where fans are free to share their love of fishing. And love, we do. Since the year is coming to an end, we're compiling our fan's favourite photos of 2014 based on the amount of likes the photo received. Of course, there are photos of BIG fish, but in some cases the stories are even bigger. Here they are, the biggest fishing photos of 2014:…
