New Military Museum: Grey & Simcoe Foresters Regimental Museum
Military Buffs will be interested in this new Military Museum in the heart of Downtown Barrie across from the MacLaren Art Centre on Mulcaster Street within a stones through of Dunlop Street. See Historical Perspective, and Regiment Website

Featured Barrie Summer Back Road Trip to Penetanguishene
Starts at Highway 93 North at Crown Hill and Highway 11: Destination road trip to Discovery Harbour, Ontario's Historical Navel Attraction. and Kings Wharf Theatre. Consider an overnight stay and enjoy the Georgian Bay Beaches at Awenda Provincial Park.

Shopping in Downtown Barrie

The Barrie Beaches are only minutes from Downtown Barrie where one can shop for cottage style decor, women's fashions and beach accessories.with ethnic restaurants, entertainment, coffee shops, pubs and bars for all tastes...a few favourites in the downton are O'Reillys Pub, Bohemia for Coffee, Tara for Indian Cuisine, and Arabesque of Middle East tastes. Barrie has several main shopping areast.... for more Barrie Shopping ideas see Barrie Shopping or Downtown Barrie.

Mosaic Art Studio Barrie to Open September 18
Mosaic Art Studio is a new addition to the artistic community in Barrie. Starting this September a very unique, creative and artistic Art Studio Owner and entrepreneur Victoria Mestres has a mission..... "discover, educate and encourage the creative and artistic talents of children and adults in her new Barrie location" at 411 Huronia Road and the corner of Big Bay Point Road.

New Wine Appreciation Courses at Georgian College
Georgian College is offering several new and exciting Wine Appreciation courses, scheduled for various dates from September to December 2010, at the Barrie campus. Wines from Ontario, Nappa, Chile, and Ontario's renowned Ice Wines....

Barrie Area Art Galleries, Shows, Tours

Summer Exhibitions at MaClaren Art Centre
TGIF: The Barrie Banner Project
TGIF: Barrie Banner Project Dunlop Street, Barrie
Until August 29, 2010 : Forty aspiring artists from Simcoe County, 14 to 24 years of age, have made their mark this year by designing and hand-painting street banners during
a series of after-school workshops let by artist Richard Sears. The banners will fly proudly along Dunlop Street in downtown Barrie this summer. More information on Simcoe County and Historic Huronia.

MACLAREN ART CENTRE BARRIE
A new series of necklaces by Donald Stuart,
inspired by outstanding Canadian women.
June 17, 2010 - September 5, 2010
Curator: Susan Benson
Location: The Carnegie Room
Donald Stuart: Homage

Lifeguards on Barrie Centenial Beach
The Barrie Examiner - Ontario, CA
Summer 2010: Look for lifeguards at Barrie's Centennial and Johnson beaches again this summer. City councillors will consider a motion Monday to maintain..400ELEVEN SAYS "Check out more Barrie Beach Photo's, and consider a beach overnight getaway at one of these Barrie Hotels and Resorts for family fun."

Barrie Beach Getaways
Stay at one of the following for overnight accommodation: For families just off Highway 400 Barrie Comfort Inn (Hart Drive) or Barrie Comfort Inn and Suites (Essa Road), or Georgian Summer Suites. For Couples stay in Downtown Barrie at Harbour View Inn. More on Barrie beaches and waterfront.

Barrie Minets Point-Cottage Country in the City
The charming area of Minets Point offers upa cottage country atmosphere on Lake Simcoe. An Old fashioned ice cream parlour, fresh sweet corn or wild blueberries and BBQ dogs and sausage all close to a family park and beach setting. The Minets Point Beach area is close to fast food outlets, retails stores like Giant Tiger, and supermarkets for all of your picnic to go needs. You will like it so much you will want to stay overnight...see Barrie Area Accommodation.

Barrie's Spectacular Sunsets
Sunsets over Barrie, Kempenfelt Bay and Lake Simcoe are spectacular throughout the year and can be viewed from one of several waterfront parks. Perhaps some of the best views are from the Barrie South Shore Centre located along Lakeshore Drive (lots of parking). See more summer in Barrie Sunsets, and sunset times for Barrie June 2010 Sunsets, and Barrie July 2010 Sunsets

Barrie Area Golf Getaways 2010

The Barrie area in Simcoe county is becoming one of Ontario's great Golf resort destinations. With Barrie as a hub, golfers can engage with some of the best golf courses in Canada. Barrie area accommodation with golf packages include, Carriage Ridge Resort at Horseshoe Valley - Barrie, Nottawasaga Inn Resort - Alliston, Comfort Inn - Barrie (Hart Drive), Comfort Inn - Orillia, Georgian Conference Services and Summer Accommodation - Barrie, Harbour View Inn - Barrie, Comfort Inn & Suites - Barrie (Essa Road), Red Pine Inn - Alliston,

Barrie one of the most romantic cities in Canada - The Barrie Examiner......
Saskatoon is the most romantic city in Canada. Barrie is also on the list. ... in the top 20, ...Pick your romantic getaway in the Barrie area at one of the 400ELEVEN Ontario Travel North members Carriage Ridge Resort at Horseshoe Valley - Barrie, Harbour View Inn - Barrie, Red Pine Inn - Alliston, Christie's Mill Inn & Spa - Port Severn

Barrie Centennial Beach: Wreck, divers safer with new no-boat zone
“We have 3000 unique visitors to the J.C. Morrison page each year,” said Tourism Barrie's ...Attracting divers from across Ontario for years, the paddle steamer that took tourists around Lake Simcoe between 1854 and 1857 will be protected from the wakes of speedboats and the anchors of itinerant boaters.

Getaway Coachlines takes over bus routes
Barrie Advance
Starting April 11, Getaway Coachlines – part of the Midland Tours family of ... was granted the licence by the Ontario Highway Transport Board March 4. ...“Passengers will see absolutely no disruption in service between Penetanguishene/Midland and Barrie, and Barrie, Orillia and Casino Rama,” said Angela Snowden, president of Getaway Coachlines, based in Penetanguishene.

Doors Open Barrie On Sunday September 19, 2010
A glorious time to see fall colours around Lake Simcoe and one of Ontario's historic cities. Venues include the Grey and Simcoe Foresters Regimental Museum and the Barrie Tourism Information Centre a former site of the 1903 Grand Trunk Railway Stores. One of the favorite walking tours is along the Barrie Waterfront where visitors will see the reference to the Barrie resident who became Canada's First Lady. A former Doors Open featured venue, The Harbour View Inn is available for accommodation with views over Kempenfelt Bay. This historic inn dates back to 1885.See more Barrie Doors Open Properties.

Regional airport partnership nearing finalization
The Barrie Examiner
Oro-Medonte Township and the City of Barrie's municipal partnership for Lake Simcoe Regional Airport will soon be struck, Oro-Medonte Mayor Harry Hughes ...

400 Years of Tourism in Huronia
This year will mark the 400th anniversary of the arrival of Huronia’s first European tourist. It was in the fall of 1610 that Étienne Brule accompanied a group of Algonquin from the Ottawa Valley on their trek to Huronia to spend the winter with their allies.