{"id":798,"date":"2015-04-13T19:23:01","date_gmt":"2015-04-13T19:23:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/blog\/?p=798"},"modified":"2025-10-21T18:04:04","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T18:04:04","slug":"oh-canada-all-about-our-proud-military-tradition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/blog\/oh-canada-all-about-our-proud-military-tradition\/","title":{"rendered":"Oh Canada! All about our proud military tradition"},"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>We\u2019re so lucky to live in Canada where we can enjoy personal freedoms that many people around the world only dream of. Our military works tirelessly with tremendous personal sacrifice to support our country, our freedom &amp; values.\u00a0 We\u2019d like to honour our men &amp; women in uniform, by highlighting some of the incredible places around the province that educate &amp; illuminate their visitors about our rich <a href=\"http:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/museums-galleries-historical-sites.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">military history<\/a> &amp; tradition<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Screen-shot-2015-04-13-at-3.13.49-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-799\" src=\"\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Screen-shot-2015-04-13-at-3.13.49-PM-300x189.png\" alt=\"Screen shot 2015-04-13 at 3.13.49 PM\" width=\"335\" height=\"211\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Screen-shot-2015-04-13-at-3.13.49-PM-300x189.png 300w, https:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Screen-shot-2015-04-13-at-3.13.49-PM.png 836w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 335px) 100vw, 335px\" \/><\/a>Ottawa Region:<\/p>\n<p>What could be better than a visit to Ottawa to learn all about our rich military history?\u00a0 Start off your Canadian historical tour at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.warmuseum.ca\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Canadian War Museum<\/a> where you will learn all about Canada\u2019s complete historical military experience.\u00a0 A trip to Ottawa wouldn\u2019t be complete without a tour of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.parl.gc.ca\/Visitors\/index-e.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Canada\u2019s parliament buildings.<\/a> For a glimpse into the pomp &amp; ceremony of an age-old Canadian tradition, stop by to watch the <a href=\"http:\/\/changing-guard.com\/changing-guard-worldwide\/ottawa-canada.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Changing of the Guard ceremony.<\/a> The ceremony takes place every morning in the summer at 10am (from late June until the end of August.)\u00a0 In Petawawa, you can visit the CFB Petawawa Military Museums which encompass the Canadian Airborne Forces Museum &amp; the Garrison Petawawa Military Museum.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Screen-shot-2015-04-13-at-3.19.31-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-800\" src=\"\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Screen-shot-2015-04-13-at-3.19.31-PM-300x218.png\" alt=\"Screen shot 2015-04-13 at 3.19.31 PM\" width=\"300\" height=\"218\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Screen-shot-2015-04-13-at-3.19.31-PM-300x218.png 300w, https:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Screen-shot-2015-04-13-at-3.19.31-PM.png 485w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Southwestern Ontario:<\/p>\n<p>Ever wonder what life was like in the 19th century?\u00a0 A visit to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.battlefieldhouse.ca\/house.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Battlefield House<\/a> in Stoney Creek will take you back in time. Visit on the weekend of June 6 &amp; 7, 2015 to take in the annual <a href=\"http:\/\/www.battlefieldhouse.ca\/reenactment.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Re-enactment of the Battle of Stoney Creek<\/a> and experience the life of the townspeople &amp; soldiers during this important turning point in the War of 1812.\u00a0 In Brantford, Ontario, the <a href=\"http:\/\/canadianmilitaryheritagemuseum.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Canadian Military Heritage Museum<\/a>\u00a0 has artifacts dating from the War of 1812 to the present including Canadian peacekeeping operations.\u00a0 Right at the Hamilton International Airport, you will find the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.warplane.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum<\/a> where you can see an incredible collection of aircraft &amp; related aviation artifacts from WWII to the present.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Screen-shot-2015-04-13-at-3.20.49-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-801\" src=\"\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Screen-shot-2015-04-13-at-3.20.49-PM-300x195.png\" alt=\"Screen shot 2015-04-13 at 3.20.49 PM\" width=\"300\" height=\"195\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Screen-shot-2015-04-13-at-3.20.49-PM-300x195.png 300w, https:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Screen-shot-2015-04-13-at-3.20.49-PM.png 490w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Eastern Ontario:<\/p>\n<p>At <a href=\"http:\/\/www.forthenry.com\/index.cfm\/en\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Fort Henry,<\/a> the National Historic Site of Canada in Kingston, tour this important &amp; strategic fort originally built during the War of 1812, but restored in 1936 and turned into a living history museum. In Kingston, you can also visit the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.c-and-e-museum.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Military Communication &amp; Electronics Museum<\/a> where you\u2019ll learn about \u201cThe Troops, the Times, the Technology &#8211;\u00a0 Past, Present &amp; Future.\u201d\u00a0 In Prescott, visit the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pc.gc.ca\/eng\/lhn-nhs\/on\/wellington\/index.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Fort Wellington National Historic Site<\/a> which was built during the War of 1812 to protect the St. Lawrence River shipping route between Montreal &amp; Kingston from a possible attack from the United States.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Screen-shot-2015-04-13-at-3.22.20-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-802\" src=\"\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Screen-shot-2015-04-13-at-3.22.20-PM-300x200.png\" alt=\"Screen shot 2015-04-13 at 3.22.20 PM\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Screen-shot-2015-04-13-at-3.22.20-PM-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Screen-shot-2015-04-13-at-3.22.20-PM.png 747w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Northern Ontario:<\/p>\n<p>In Richards Landing, you\u2019ll find the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pc.gc.ca\/eng\/lhn-nhs\/on\/stjoseph\/index.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Fort St. Joseph National Historic Site<\/a>, a testament to the alliance, both military &amp; commercial, between the First Nations people of the Western Great Lakes region &amp; the British.\u00a0 In Thunder Bay, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/fwhp.ca\/index.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Fort William Historic Site<\/a>, the world\u2019s largest fur trading post &amp; one of the largest living history attractions in North America.\u00a0 A visit to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mattawamuseum.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Mattawa Museum<\/a> will take you on a tour of the area &amp; its rich history, to learn about the community\u2019s military contribution, the famous explorers who travelled through here and the fascinating economic history of the region.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Throughout Ontario, you can find a fort, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/museums-galleries-historical-sites.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">museum or historical site<\/a> where you can learn all about Canada\u2019s military &#8211; its history, contributions &amp; sacrifices through time<\/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>We\u2019re so lucky to live in Canada where we can enjoy personal freedoms that many people around the world only dream of. Our military works tirelessly with tremendous personal sacrifice to support our country, our freedom &amp; values.\u00a0 We\u2019d like to honour our men &amp; women in uniform, by highlighting some of the incredible places&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[134],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-798","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ontario-region"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/798","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=798"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/798\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3558,"href":"https:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/798\/revisions\/3558"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=798"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=798"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=798"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}