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Quick Fact
ONTARIO IS THE ONLY CANADIAN
PROVINCE THAT BORDERS
THE GREAT LAKES.
THE GREAT OUTDOORS
Whether you’re a nature novice or a
seasoned outdoor adventurer, Ontario has
wilderness space for you—and many ways to
help you enjoy it.
Unspoiled landscapes vary from the
remote lakes and rivers of fly-in fishing
camps (www.visitsunsetcountry.com) to
the quaint cottage country of Thousand
Islands National Park (www.parkscanada.
gc.ca/thousandislands).
Wherever you go, you can choose from an
incredible range of adventures. Train your
binoculars on migrating birds at the Pelee
Island Bird Observatory (pibo.ca/en). Walk
high above the forest floor in the Ganaraska
Forest (www.treetoptrekking.com). Hunt for
rare stones in Bancroft (www.hastings.ca/
rockhounding) or hike an outstanding long-
distance trail (www.ontariotrails.on.ca)
like the Bruce Trail. Revered as the oldest and
longest continuous marked footpath in
Canada, the Bruce Trail stretches from
Niagara to Tobermory along the Niagara
Escarpment.
Go cross-country or downhill skiing
near Collingwood, on the scenic shores of
Georgian Bay (www.southgeorgianbay.ca).
Dive among shipwrecks at Fathom Five
National Marine Park near Tobermory
(www.parkscanada.gc.ca/fathomfive) or in
the St. Lawrence River (www.1000islands.com/
sunken-treasures-the-wrecks-of-the-
1000-islands).
HERITAGE AND CULTURE
Theatre lovers are spoiled for choice in
Ontario. Toronto alone offers blockbuster
performances by Mirvish Productions
(www.mirvish.com) and a wide range of
plays presented by other theatre companies.
In Ottawa, the National Arts Centre offers
dance, music by the National Arts Centre
Orchestra and others (www.nac-cna.ca/en).
Elsewhere, noteworthy theatre festivals
include the Stratford Festival (www.stratford
festival.ca) and the Shaw Festival (www.shaw
fest.com). Classical music fans can revel in
inspiring performances by the Toronto
Symphony Orchestra (www.tso.ca) and the
CLIMBING SAND DUNES NEAR LAKE, SANDBANKS PROVINCIAL PARK • DESTINATION ONTARIO
Canadian Opera Company (www.coc.ca),
while dance aficionados enjoy the National
Ballet of Canada (national.ballet.ca).
Fine art has many homes across the
province, including the Museum of Contem-
porary Art (www.moca.ca), the McMichael
Canadian Art Collection (www.mcmic
hael.com) and the National Gallery of Canada
(www.gallery.ca). On Manitoulin Island
immerse in Indigenous traditions with
Wikwemikong Tourism (www.wiky
tours.com) and learn about Indigenous
Peoples of Ontario at Petroglyphs Provincial
Park near Peterborough (www.ontario
parks.com). Indigenous history is also one
of many topics covered by the world-renowned