Imagine a picturesque resort with one of Ontario’s most extensive snowmaking operation. Now picture the same mountain less than an hour from the GTA with the added bonus of relatively short lift lines. Does this sound like heaven on snow to you? It’s actually the wickedly fun slopes of Devil’s Elbow in Bethany, only minutes
With all the Holiday madness this month, wouldn’t it be nice to be able to look forward to a little R&R with your BFF? This month’s contest offers you and a friend a one-night stay in the beautiful new Bickle Hill B&B – just minutes from downtown Cobourg – and a hands-on cooking class followed
Toast your love at the award-winning Kawartha Country Winery sampling bar on County Road 36 near Buckhorn (www.kawarthacountrywines.ca) Take a spin with free skating under the Peterborough Lift Lock, ice permitting (http://www.pc.gc.ca/lhn-nhs/on/trentsevern/visit/visit6/lock21a.aspx) Hike hand in hand along the 44 kms of Trans Canada Trail through the City of Kawartha Lakes http://www.kawarthatranscanadatrail.ca/map/map.html Snuggle up fireside in your
Name an iconic Canadian food, not from Quebec. That excludes tourtière and poutine! The answer lays in a small, crusty, pastry shell, filled with a magical combination of butter, sugar, eggs, and, for many, raisins. From its humble beginnings in Upper Canada back in the early 1900s, the butter tart has become a proud part
Eye catching, lip smacking, heart pounding, history loving and smile inducing stops are at every turn on this Fall Colours tour of Ontario’s best getaway region – Peterborough, Kawartha Lakes and Northumberland. From spotting stands of big red apples and sighting migrations of Great Blue Herons to diving into buttertarts and delving into Canadian history, it’s all
Long before Adam Van Koeverden and Mark Oldershaw paddled into Canadian Olympic history, native peoples, trappers, traders and voyageurs charted our history in canoes and kayaks. And nowhere is this history more alive than at the Canadian Canoe Museum in Peterborough, the centre of canoe manufacturing for more than a century from 1850 to 1960. A short
Presqu’ile beach or Sandbanks? Most families living in the Eastern GTA have never even heard of Presqu’ile Provincial Park, much less considered it a better option for them. For that reason alone, you should head south from Brighton off Highway 401 (just past the Big Apple) and explore this hidden gem. Here are seven more
There’ll be dancin’ in the streets of Peterborough this Saturday as the Sadies, The Dears and many other performers take the stage. It’s all part of the Hootenanny on Hunter Street Festival. The free party kicks off at noon. If indie rock music isn’t your scene, there’s also the Little Surf Band performing at the
Being an avid cyclist and living in the GTA has its challenges. The greatest being the time it takes to leave the city and find those wide-open back roads – free of stoplights and stressful vehicle traffic. One easy solution is to go east to Cobourg, which is at the epicentre of a wide variety
If you’re going to kick up your heels in Bobcaygeon, there’s no better place to put some swing in your step than Bigley Shoes and Clothing. A family-run business since 1911, Bigley is the place to find “Big City Fashion in a Cottage Country Atmosphere,” and the largest selection of shoes in Eastern Ontario. After shopping,
