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Ontario, Canada
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Ontario Travel Tourism News
Summer in Ontario has many lakeside waterfront festivals and events. The Barrie Waterfront festival kicks of the season. Summer romance is just around the corner on a Canadian road trip.
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 Dragonboat Race Festival. Kelso Conservation Area. Kelso Lake. Milton. May 25. Over 1,000 enthusiastic paddlers will be keeping pace to the beat of the drums. Mount Nemo Day. Mount Nemo Conservation Area. Burlington. May 25. Come for a hike at the Mount Nemo Conservation Area. Free Admission. Rotary Lobster Fiesta. Central Arena. Burlington. May 25. An evening of feasting, dancing and entertainment. Tulip Festival. Royal Botanical Gardens. Burlington May 25. Come celebrate the first blooms with over 1,000 bulbs. Lilac Festival. Royal Botanical Gardens. Burlington May 25. One of the largest collections in the world on display! Sulphur Springs Trail Run. Dundas Valley Conservation Area. Ancaster. May 25. Two hundred and sixteen runners (27 teams) will test their running mettle through the day while completing successive legs of the 100 mile relay. Arfmazing Race. Spencer Smith Park. Burlington. May 26. The race is a series of challenges for people and dogs.
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 NIAGARA, ON, May 16, 2013 /CNW/ - Award-winning vintages from Ontario wineries have won praise from experts the world over, so now it's time to venture deeper into our own backyard and discover the sources of all that acclaim. Ontario wine country attracts close to two million visitors each year and the newly release 2013 Wine Country Ontario travel guide makes trip planning to Ontario's wine regions especially easy. The 2013 edition boasts 101 wineries, the most ever!
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Georgian College Hosts North America's Largest Outdoor Auto Show
 Organized by students attending Georgian’s Automotive Business School of Canada at the Barrie Campus, the show has something for everyone – from the classic car fan, to the high-powered sports car enthusiast, to the couple looking for the perfect new family vehicle while the kids are in the Kids Zone. More Auto Show Information
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 Discovery Harbour plans an exceptional season in its continuing Celebration of Peace as part of the War of 1812 Anniversary, with landmark legacy projects well underway. A key focal point is the construction of the fascinating new H.M.S.Tecumseth Centre, which is scheduled to open to the public in August. This impressive new facility, connected to the existing North Visitor Centre, will house and protect the carefully stabilized original 1815 hull remains of H.M.S. Tecumseth, plus a new permanent exhibit on the history of the Penetanguishene Naval Establishment and its link to the War of 1812
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Ontario's Best Travel Deals Are Free
 The Doors Open Ontario 2013 theme - Cultural expressions - encourages Ontarians to celebrate the creative culture of their communities. Venues for the arts - including theatres, opera houses, art galleries, artist studios, recital halls and recording studios - will be open for tours..The Good News.Most are Free. See Doors Open Ontario
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The War of 1812 Bicentennial Celebrations Continue!
 The 2013 bicentennial celebrations of the War of 1812 continue in
Niagara, according to the enthusiastic presenters who updated future activities at a recent press conference in Niagara-on-the-Lake. Some of the important events that lie ahead for ...exhibition “Battlefield Niagara” at the Niagara Historical Museum that showcases the local events of 1813 including the occupation and burning of Niagara. See details of 1813 activities. Book best deal Niagara Hotels.
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 Festivals and events of all kinds from every corner of Ontario are represented from community festivals tointernationally recognized events. Visitors travelling Ontario in 2013 can find fun, entertaining, ethnic and historic representations about Ontario's Canadian culture.
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New members added to to Ontario Travel North of Toronto
 We welcome 4 new inns and resorts to one of Ontario Travel and Tourism (400eleven)
most significant private sector marketing partnerships. The new members include
a Port Severn resort and spa, a Barrie ski resort , a Lake of Bays resort lodge and
and a summer resort in Tweed. Ontario.
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FOOD DAY CANADA 2013 is set for Saturday August 3rd
 This year's roster of chefs and restaurants is particularly impressive and there are many yet to be added. A feature that we're particularly proud of is Made in Canada, a series of food bytes that showcase crops that we as Canadians and our researchers can claim. Food Day Canada (which was held on August 4th in 2012 and will be held August 3, 2013) is a chance for all Canadians to join hands in one massive celebration in praise of our farmers and fishers; our chefs and researchers…and, above all, our home cooks. Photo: Outdoor Canadian Cooking. Find more Canadian food & beverage events |
Muskoka's Rawley Resort is One of Canada's Top Small Hotels
 Rawley Resort Spa and Marina today announced that it was chosen as ONE OF THE TOP 25 SMALL HOTELS IN CANADA by TripAdvisor in its 2013 Travelers' Choice® awards. This resort-hotel is a perfect location for boaters during the summer and road trip enthusiasts traveling north of Toronto for romantic getaways.
See news story on Rawley Resort
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Collingwood Trails highlighted in new book by author George Czerny
 Collingwood Ontario is steeped in early Canadian shipping history and George Czerny is making sure the story is kept alive with his third book about Collingwood. “Collingwood’s Walk of History and other trails” extols the enjoyment of walking, or bicycling, on some of the 50 kilometres of trails in Collingwood. Czerny describes it as a “pictorial keeper” which can serve as an excellent, anytime gift, or souvenir. See new book on Collingwood Ontario. Book Collingwood romantic getaways, and family fun getaways in Collingwood to enjoy a variety of walking and hiking trails including cross-country skiing in the winter. |
Canada offers the Greatest Travel Adventures
 Canadians have provided Tourism Canada with the best of photos and videos about
all of the great outdoor sports, fun family activities and romantic adventures available
in the provinces and territories from the Pacific to the Atlantic and the Great Lakes to the Arctic.
See photos of beautiful landscapes, food (and more food), authentic portraits of real Canadians,
dogs, bears and bare feet—the essence of what makes visiting us fun and unique.
See Tourism Canada News
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Meetings at Resort Destinations North of Toronto
Meeting this fall? See a variety of conference and meeting venues north of the
Toronto GTA that are perfect for a more relaxed and productive
conference. Quaint country inns, luxury resorts, golf resorts,
fishing lodges all offer a fresh outdoor meeting environment. Enhance your meeting
results with a team building event.
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Ontario resort destinations fall autumn fun
Ontario resorts, lodges, inns, cottages and hotels with end of summer vacation packages. Travel north in Ontario to attractions and celebrate family fun weekend events & festivals. Plan your special occasion romantic fall road trips to lakeside sunsets over the Labour Day long weekend. Fall is around the corner with great Fall Colour Getaways. |
 Ontario Encourages Visits to Jumbo Attraction Landmarks
The Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport wants Ontario residents to stay-cation in their own province and visit some of the province's larger-than-lifelandmarks and monuments. See "Big Things" To See on Road Trips In Ontario More Travel ideas to Ontario Big attractions
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 Santa's Village Joins 'Ontario Travel North of Toronto'
Santa's Village Family Entertainment Centre is the newest
member on Ontario's most popular website for travel north of Toronto GTA.
Santa's Village is a must visit family attractions in cottage country.
Enjoy a family day trip or as part of a weekend getaway in Muskoka.
Discover 3 exciting parks and one great campground which was
voted the "best in Muskoka". More on Bracebridge and travel information
on Muskoka, Ontario.
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| Niagara's 50 great experiences
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The Battle of Ridgeway: Often overshadowed by the War of 1812, the Battle
of Ridgeway was a critical piece of Niagara and Canada's history. The
Fenian raids on June 2, 1866 provided some impetus for Canada's
Confederation one year later. Beache....see more of the 50 Niagara Falls and regional experiences ...
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Ontario's Lake Simcoe Fishing Clubs
After the recent Lake Simcoe rescue one may wonder what it is about Lake Simcoe fishing that would push serious anglers towards
potential death...Well just read this story by Champion angler and veteran fishing Columnist Wil Wegaman about clubs in the Lake Simcoe area....you may get some insight and a clue to the desire to fish Lake Simcoe. More on Lake Simcoe resort destination. |
 Anglers free to fish at Ontario Place
From the Toronto Star - While that isn't exactly a blessing, it means people can fish along open parts of Ontario Place's public shoreline as long as they have proper licences and ...See complete fishy story, or head north on Hwy 400 for a fishing getaway package, or fishing day trip
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 Ontario's New Travel Service Centres
Toronto Sun
Special to QMI Agency ON route Highway Service Centres are opening along Highways 401 and 400 across Ontario to better serve motorists, including this one in Trenton. Heading out on the highway for a “Heading out on the highway for a “one-tank trip” or even commuting is more pleasurable with the much-improved service centres across Ontario. See complete story,
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 Lake Simcoe Ontario Getaways
Lake Simcoe is one of Ontario's largest lakes north of Toronto. Recreation and outdoor Ontario fun abound for families and couples.
See quick links to Lake Simcoe Ontario Romantic Getaways, or Ontario getaways for family fun north of Toronto. More on Lake Simcoe Ontario
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Ontario, Canada is considered to many to
be the gateway for travel to visitors arriving in Canada. Hotel, resort,
motel rates and online reservation bookings are available
here for visitors to most towns cities and tourist, resort destinations
in the Province of Ontario. A selection of hotels from budget to luxury
offer a variety of rates, deals, packages, and sometimes what is considered
to be cheap hotel getaways depending on the season and the time of the
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Ontario Travel Region holds tourism promise
Windsor Star
Brooker says the region's main market is nearby, in Southwestern Ontario
itself, in Toronto and in Michigan. But he also believes the area can
attract tourists from elsewhere in Canada, as well as, to a certain extent,
Britain. ...See Southwestern Ontario Travel, Book Windsor Hotels
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