This week’s hidden gem was taken by Carl M. on the Rideau Canal, just outside Smiths Falls, Ontario. Smiths Falls offers a slice of rural life and local history. Originally named Smyth’s Falls in 1784 after Thomas Smyth, a United Empire Loyalist who received a 400 acre land grant in the area, the village became […]
Category: Vibrant Cities & Charming Towns
Let Ontario’s vibrant energy sweep you to amazing new experiences. Tease your palate in trattorias and taverns, bistros and bars. Toronto, alone, offers 5,000 restaurant choices. Swing to the beat of jazz, salsa, big bands and pops or prepare yourself for perpetual motion during an international festival. Play out your passion for art from carved totems and colour-splashed landscapes in Ottawa, Canada’s capital to futuristic sculpture in Toronto’s galleries and museums. Shout “Bravo!” for ballet, opera and Broadway musicals on stages from charmingly historical to stunningly contemporary. Make your shopping fantasies come true in unique boutiques and sprawling malls or explore the globe in bustling ethnic neighbourhoods. Come absorb Ontario’s urban energy for excitement, enrichment and spirited fun.
This week’s hidden gem was taken at Spadina Museum in Toronto, Ontario. Built in 1866, it was later home to James Austin, founder of the Dominion Bank. At the time the house was located on what was known “Millionaire’s Row” (City of Toronto). After stepping in to the past in the 1920s & 1930s furnished […]
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Vibrant Ontario
If you’ve spent time in Ontario you know how vibrant the four seasons can be. After we posted our blog about unique town names many of you shared unusual Ontario towns of your own. Danno Cardinal’s suggestion on Facebook of “Violet Hill, Ontario” got us thinking: How many Ontario town names have been inspired by […]
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What’s in a Name?
While Ontario is famous for its vibrant cities like Toronto and Ottawa, it is also full of small towns rich in Ontario heritage with unique names We searched Flickr for some of your most stunning photos of Ontario’s most unusual towns: 1. Welcome, Ontario Could a place sound any more inviting? Welcome, Ontario is a quaint […]
Are you ready to experience the CN Tower in a whole new way? The EdgeWalk at the CN Tower is the first attraction of its kind in North America and has adventure lovers taking a walk 116 stories above the ground around the circumference of one of Canada’s most famous landmarks.