By Shari & Elisa Wednesday, December 19, 2018

Tags: Aurora Winter Festival, Earl Bales Skiing, family fun, free thins to do over the holidays, High Park Zoo, holiday family fun activities, indoor amusement centre, Indoor play centres ontario, Niagara Falls in winter, skiiing in ontario

With the approach of the holidays, and for some, the school break, there is time to explore Ontario in all of its winter/cold wonder. Depending on the weather over the next couple of weeks, you might be looking for active or less active, indoor or outdoor activities. We’ve highlighted a few in each of those…

By Shari & Elisa Sunday, November 25, 2018

Expedia.ca polled Canadians to get an idea of Canada’s fave small towns with a maximum population of 20,000 and when they sorted through all the written survey results to find the most frequently mentioned places, Ontario did really well! Below is the list of the towns identified by the survey, but we’re sure you have…

By Shari & Elisa Thursday, November 15, 2018

Tags: Christmas Light Festivals in Ontario, Christmas Lights Across Canada, Distillery District Christmas Market, Festival of Northern Lights, Santa Claus parades, Santa Clause Parade Toronto, Toronto Christmas Market, Upper Canada Village

Light up your holiday season! One of the things to look forward to in November and December, regardless of your religion, is how festive the season feels with all the lights and holiday events. Make the rounds and enjoy as many twinkling lights, Santa Claus parades and holiday markets as you can. We all need…

By Shari & Elisa Monday, October 29, 2018

Tags: Beer festival in Toronto, Beer festivals in Ontario, Beer tasting in Ontario, Beer tours in Norfolk County, Brewery tours in Ontario, Craft beer tours in Ontario, Muskoka Brewery, ontario craft beer, Ontario micro breweries

Ontario is in the midst of an explosion of craft beer and micro breweries. In the past 18 years, Ontario has grown from 12 breweries to >260 with 100 more in development. While ‘microbrewery’ and ‘craft brewery’ are often used interchangeably, they differ according to size: a microbrewery’s maximum worldwide annual production can’t exceed 50,000 hectolitres, while…

By Shari & Elisa Thursday, October 4, 2018

Tags: Canada's Wonderland Halloween, corn mazes in Ontario, Family fun famrs, Fort Fright, Halloween at Blue Mountain, Halloween in London, halloween in Ontario, Halloween train ride, Ontario, Ontario pumpkin patch, pumpkin picking in Ontario, pumpkin picking Toronto

When October rolls around, 2 things start to appear…freshly picked pumpkins (and apples) and Halloween stuff. It is a fun month, that usually offers pretty good stretches of weather, lots of harvest foods and some scary goblins thrown in for good measure. Below are some places to enjoy October. Pumpkins & Mazes Two fun things…

By Shari & Elisa Thursday, September 20, 2018

Tags: Carp Fair, Fairs in Eastern Ontario, Markham Fair, Norfolk County Fair & Horse Show, Ontario Fall Fairs, Roseneath Fair, Royal Agricultural Winter, Southwestern Ontario Fairs

There are many fall fairs taking place around the province; they were started to discuss various concepts of agricultural improvement and would often share new seeds or techniques only with members of the Agricultural Society. The fall fair was a chance for the farmers to show off the fruits of their labour with competitions. With…

By Shari & Elisa Wednesday, August 29, 2018

Tags: AGO for kids, Animals & zoos in Toronto, beaches in toronto, CNE, Festivals in Toronto, fun things to do in Toronto, Hockey Hall of Fame, Kortright Centre, Reptilia, Ripley’s Aquarium, ROM, Science Centre in Toronto, things to do in Toronto, Toronto Island, Toronto Zoo

Ever wonder why Toronto is called the 6ix? It seems to be because Toronto rapper, Drake, named his album Views from the 6, referring to his hometown of Toronto (see his explanation: https://youtu.be/pjMLvHQJU40). Toronto has had many other names since a French priest first put it on the map in the 1600s with the name…

By Shari & Elisa Tuesday, August 14, 2018

Tags: Apple pie trail, Butter Tart Trail, Food festivals, ice cream trail, Ontario artisanal cheese, Ontario butter tarts, Ontario cheese, Ontario farmers' markets, Ontario food festivals, Ontario food trails, St. Jacobs Farmers' Market

By the time August rolls around, everything is growing and lush and farms and markets are offering the most delicious fruits and veggies. Everything tastes better with a little dash of August sunshine. There are food festivals too or you can even take a food tour. While there are some markets below, you can see…

By Shari & Elisa Thursday, August 2, 2018

Tags: canoeing in Muskoka, Canoeing in toronto, Canoeing the Grand River, Fly-in fishing Ontario, horseback riding in Ontario, kayaking tours in Ontario, Madawaska River rafting, Ontario ziplines, outdoor activities in Ontario, outdoor adventures in Ontario, rafting tours in Ontario, Treetop Adventure, white water rafting in Ontario, white water rafting on the Ottawa River

Summer Fun Guide has a category called Outdoor Adventures which is filled with all kinds of outdoorsy things to do. And while we call it “adventures”, note that not everything listed there would be considered adventurous, so don’t let the name scare you off. Many of the activities are just outdoors, and others can be…

By Shari & Elisa Monday, July 23, 2018

Tags: Canada's capital, canadian museum of nature, diefenbunker museum, Madawaska Family Rafting, Papanack Park Zoo, Parc Omega, Parliament of Canada, Rideau Hall, RiverRun Rafting, show on Parliament Hill, TD Ottawa Jazz Festival, things to do in Ottawa, white water rafting ottawa, Wilderness Tours

Explore Ottawa this summer The nice thing about our nation’s capital is that it is big enough to have loads of things to do, and small enough that you can do A LOT, even in a short visit! It also has a great mix of outdoor fun, outstanding national museums and amazing festivals and events…