{"id":1977,"date":"2019-05-21T18:11:25","date_gmt":"2019-05-21T18:11:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/blog\/?p=1977"},"modified":"2021-09-26T20:14:26","modified_gmt":"2021-09-26T20:14:26","slug":"things-to-do-on-a-long-weekend-in-ontario","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/blog\/things-to-do-on-a-long-weekend-in-ontario\/","title":{"rendered":"Things to do on a long weekend in Ontario"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"b12171e95ca29a06569361a76d0dc3e3\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6144103376590397\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>Don\u2019t you just love long weekends? We don\u2019t get nearly enough long weekends, so take advantage and do something that you don\u2019t have time or opportunity to do on a regular 2 day weekend. Some ideas are below, but visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Summer Fun Guide<\/a> online for more.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1981\" src=\"https:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/article1_may162019.jpg\" alt=\"ontario wineries\" width=\"257\" height=\"141\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Visit wineries and more in PEC<\/h2>\n<p>Prince Edward County is HOT. It has great hotels and inns &amp; an award winning wine region that has 45 different wineries including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/companyprofile\/waupoos-estates-winery.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Waupoos Estates Winery<\/a> \u2013 the oldest winery in PEC &#8211;\u00a0 plus cider companies \u2013 to enjoy. It also has lots of other things to do like visiting the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theregenttheatre.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Regent Theatre<\/a>, a still intact Edwardian opera house, playing at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ontarioparks.com\/park\/sandbanks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Sandbanks Provincial Park<\/a> on the largest freshwater sand dunes in the world, learning at 5 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecounty.ca\/county-government\/departments\/museums\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">County Museums<\/a> and tasting delicious cheeses at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/companyprofile\/fifth-town-artisan-cheese.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fifth Town Artisan Cheese<\/a>. Its proximity to a bunch of big Ontario cities makes it an easy day trip or overnight getaway from a lot of places.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1980\" src=\"https:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/article2_may162019.jpg\" alt=\"summer theatre in ontario\" width=\"257\" height=\"141\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Check out some smaller theatres in Ontario<\/h2>\n<p>There are a lot of places in Ontario to go to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/theatre-performing-arts.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">theatre<\/a>. While we often talk about \u201cBroadway North\u201d, in Toronto, and for good reason as it has a wide selection of incredible shows, don\u2019t stop there.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/companyprofile\/gravenhurst-opera-house.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gravenhurst Opera House<\/a> has been holding theatre performances since 1901. You won\u2019t believe your eyes at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/companyprofile\/greg-frewin-theatre.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Greg Frewin Theatre<\/a>, in Niagara, during their amazing magic show. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/companyprofile\/rose-theatre-brampton.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Rose Theatre<\/a>, Brampton has theatre, but also music, dance and comedy. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/companyprofile\/theatre-collingwood-put-more-play-in-your-life-.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Theatre Collingwood<\/a> has professional live theatre in the historic downtown. And <a href=\"https:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/companyprofile\/westben-arts-festival-theatre.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Westben Concerts at the Barn<\/a> aren\u2019t theatre, but music performances in a 400 seat timber frame barn surrounded by lush meadows.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1979\" src=\"https:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/article3_may162019.jpg\" alt=\"Ontario hiking trails\" width=\"257\" height=\"141\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Discover a waterfall on an Ontario hiking trail!<\/h2>\n<p>Now that the weather is nicer and the days are longer, it is hard to stay indoors. When you have a little extra time, why not visit one of Ontario\u2019s stunning <a href=\"https:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/parks-trails-beaches-gardens.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">provincial parks<\/a> and go hiking? Hikes range from short and easy, to hours long and quite difficult.\u00a0 Walk to a beach or take the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/companyprofile\/waterfalls-of-grey-county.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Grey County Waterfall tour<\/a> or just stay under the canopy of the forest. Shinrin-yoku, a form of nature therapy that originated in Japan, is supposed to make you healthier because forests \u201cpromote lower concentrations of cortisol, lower pulse rate, lower blood pressure, greater parasympathetic nerve activity and lower sympathetic nerve activity than do city environments\u201d.\u00a0 So get thee to a forest; luckily Ontario has lots of them!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1978\" src=\"https:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/article4_may162019.jpg\" alt=\"boat cruises ontario\" width=\"257\" height=\"141\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Take a boat excursion<\/h2>\n<p>Hiking is one way to enjoy the nicer weather; getting out on the water is another.\u00a0 With all the lakes and waterways in Ontario, you won\u2019t have to go far to find a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/boat-train-excursions.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">boat excursion<\/a> and you can see places you can\u2019t get to on land. Toronto cruises like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/companyprofile\/mariposa-cruises.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mariposa Cruises<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/companyprofile\/tall-ship-kajama.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tall Ship Kajama<\/a> let you see the CN Tower and skyline from the water. Visiting Central Ontario? Try <a href=\"https:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/companyprofile\/boat-cruises-barrie-midland.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Boat Cruises on Georgian Bay<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/companyprofile\/st-lawrence-cruise-lines.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">St Lawrence Cruise Lines<\/a> does 4-7 night cruises on the St Lawrence River that take you through the locks. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/companyprofile\/hamilton-harbour-queen-cruises.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hamilton Harbour Queen<\/a> has interesting stories and great food &amp; music. There are also cruises in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/eastern-ontario\/boat-train-excursions.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">1000 Islands region<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/companyprofile\/island-queen-cruise.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">30,000 Islands<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/companyprofile\/hornblower-niagara-falls-boat-tour-replaces-maid-of-the-mist-canada-side-.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Niagara Falls<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/companyprofile\/lady-dive-amphibus.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ottawa<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/central-ontario\/boat-train-excursions.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cottage country<\/a> too!<\/p>\n<p>Whatever you choose to do on one of Ontario&#8217;s much-appreciated long weekends, we hope you enjoy yourself. We all need a little break now and then. Have fun on yours.<\/p>\n<p>For more things to do &amp; places to stay in Ontario, see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Summer Fun Guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Shari &amp; Elisa, Publishers \u2013 Summer Fun Guide<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Don\u2019t you just love long weekends? We don\u2019t get nearly enough long weekends, so take advantage and do something that you don\u2019t have time or opportunity to do on a regular 2 day weekend. Some ideas are below, but visit Summer Fun Guide online for more. Visit wineries and more in PEC Prince Edward County&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1977","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1977","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1977"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1977\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3649,"href":"https:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1977\/revisions\/3649"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1977"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1977"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1977"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}