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KILLARNEY PROVINCIAL PARK • DESTINATION ONTARIO
Northeastern Ontario has a long and rich
Northeastern history as a transportation hub. When
Canada was growing as a country the fur
Ontario trade routes were used by explorers who
moved north and west into the untouched
wilderness. The richness of Canada owes
much to this exploration.
BY JOSEPHINE MATYAS
This part of the province is an expansive fi shing, swimming and ice skating. The Heritage Carousel, a large municipal marina
“bay-to-bay” region, covering the land from geological and mining history is on display and Chief Commanda II cruises (www.tourism
James Bay down to Georgian Bay. The far through two outstanding, interactive science northbay.com; www.georgianbaycruise.com).
northern reaches are the Arctic-like Hudson centres: Science North and Dynamic Earth. A late summer visit to North Bay would
Bay lowlands, while the southern part is Science North houses a state of the art IMAX not be complete without stopping by the
Georgian Bay cottage country where people theatre, digital planetarium, enclosed Farm Fresh Festival, a showcase of delicious
from the big city spend holidays cruising, butterfl y gallery and interpretive displays tastes and local fl avours. Held at a local
sailing and relaxing at vacation getaways. on the landscape, fl ora and fauna of the farm property, the vendors, restaurants,
The region’s breathtaking scenery was so north. Dynamic Earth is home to the Big breweries and craft distilleries show why
alluring that the famed Group of Seven Nickel—a Sudbury landmark—and exhibits locally sourced and farm-to-table experi-
artists were moved to paint many of their on the region’s geology, fossils and mining ences have become au courant.
iconic landscapes (www.northernontario. history, including a guided tour of their In the nearby Hornell Heights neigh-
travel/northeastern-ontario). demonstration mine seven storeys below bourhood, the Canadian Forces Museum of
the surface (www.sciencenorth.com). Aerospace Defence is fi lled with artefacts
GREATER SUDBURY and displays on the history of the Royal
Eons ago, a huge comet likely crashed into NORTH BAY Canadian Air Force.
this part of Ontario, creating the rich mining Discovering the quaint downtown of North Twenty minutes south of North Bay,
opportunities of the Sudbury Basin. More Bay can mean fi nding one treasure at a time. in the community of Powassan, one of
recently, Sudbury has seen a regreening of The city core is being revitalized with funky Ontario’s premier rodeo events fi lls the
the area, with the planting of trees and the shops and eateries. The downtown sits on local fairgrounds for the Smoke ’N’ Spurs
development of recreational areas like the shore of Lake Nipissing and the water- Festival, featuring live music, trick riding,
Ramsey Lake, a popular spot for boating, front Government Dock is home to the truck and tractor pulls and ATV mud bogs.
