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Reserve Early for your 2008
summer vacations and fall getaways
for Ontario outdoors family fun or couples perfect partner romance.
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Natural Adventures |
Interesting winter summer wildlife viewing. Natural
Getaway locations open year round.
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"best of" North of Toronto
Colours of North in Ontario
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Ontario Summer Holidays and Day Trips
Ontario summer vacation travel time
will peak in the next few weeks Beach
resort destination vacations are in high demand. Romantic
Getaways which go hand in hand with al fresco
dining; farmers markets, and Ontario
fresh produce. It is not too early to book your August
Civic Long Weekend for outdoor activities such as golf, fishing, hiking,
biking or canoeing.
Ontario Resort Travel
Destination Picks of the Week.
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Accommodation of the Week
West Nipissing Resort - Lavigne,
Ontario
 West
Nipissing Resort -We still have openings for July and August.
Just 90 minutes north of cottage country. We have 1, 2, 3 and 4
bedroom cottages, Two: 4 bedroom, private, waterfront chalets as
well as a 3 bedroom private cottage on a private lake. There are
plenty of activities and a new inground, heated pool. Prices start
at just $600/week.
Lavigne, Ontario, Infromation
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Accommodation of the Week
Algonquin Lakeside Inn - Dwight,
Ontario
 Algonquin
Lakeside Inn - situated on Oxtongue Lake, just 7 kms from the
West Gate of the World Famous Algonquin Park. Providing its Guests
with the friendly atmosphere of a small family owned Inn. Providing
varied accommodations, mostly for couples. Cottages, waterfront
rooms and anniversary/honeymoon suites with fireplaces, whirlpool
tubs and screened porches. For added convenience we have our own
licensed dining room for Breakfast and Dinner. Visit our website
for virtual tours.
Dwight, Ontario, Infromation
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Accommodation of the Week
Algonquin Woods - Emsdale, Ontario
 Algonquin
Woods - 4 Star Resort on spectacular Stoney Lake in the heart
of the Kawartha's. Enjoy 1 week family stays with FREE Supervised
Children’s Program and use of all resort facilities. Accommodations
from 1-4 bedrooms with full kitchens, private deck with BBQ and
many with whirlpool bath & a/c. Use of heated pool, beach, hot
tubs, bike/hike trails, etc
Emsdale, Ontario, Infromation
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Accommodation of the Week
Barry's Bay Golf Resort - Barry's
Bay,Ontario
 Barry's
Bay Golf Resort - Play and Stay Packages - All Inclusive Prices
start from $180. Each of our rooms are beautifully appointed with
queen size bed, comfortable seating area and a pull out loveseat
that converts into a double bed, three piece bath, high speed satellite
internet, satellite television, air conditioning, and personal heat
. All of the rooms have a private deck and lakeview. Maximum 4 guest
per room.
Barry's Bay,Ontario, Infromation
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Accommodation of the Week
Bayview Wildwood Resort - Severn
Bridge, Ontario
 Bayview
Wildwood Resort - Take the time to enjoy an amazing summer vacation
in Port Stanton! Whether it's watching your children water-ski for
the first time, making sand castles on the shore, or just savouring
special family time. Bayview Wildwood Resort is the perfect summer
getaway for your family.
Severn Bridge,Ontario, Infromation
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Attractions of the Week
Haliburton Forest & Wildlife Reserve
Ltd. - Haliburton, ON
 Haliburton
Forest & Wildlife Reserve Ltd The Outdoor Education Programs
at Haliburton Forest are designed to fully engage participants in
the Outdoor Experience. Our teaching philosophy is simple: people
learn best by doing. In addition, taking the time to reflect on
the experience is a very important component of the learning process.
Haliburton, Ontario, Information
Haliburton,
Hotels On-Line
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Attractions of the Week
Timmins Underground Gold Mine Tour -
Timmins, Ontario
Timmins Underground
Gold Mine Tour, Journey under the earth and experience the workings
of a mine, pan for gold and learn about the area's mining history
at the Timmins Gold Mine Tour.
Timmins, Ontario, Information
Timmins,
Hotels On-Line
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Muskoka Wildlife Centre - Severn
Bridge, Ontario
 Muskoka
Wildlife Centre, A 100 acre wildlife park, featuring exhibits
of live animals including moose, wolves, eagles, bears and much
more. Everyday, enjoy "Meet the Creature" presentations.
Located 20 minutes north of Orillia, right on Highway 11 North.
Severn Bridge, Ontario, Information
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Beach of the Week
Bruce
Peninsula, Beach
 The
Bruce Peninsula is an Ontario treasure and a one of a kind destination
that every Ontario resident and tourist should experience. As your
proceed further up the Bruce Peninsula, it will Narrow so driving
to the Lake Huron side is a lot closer. We have selected the back
roads from Owen Sound to Tobermory as a first stage trip of the
Northern Bruce Peninsula. If you have the time you can start with
our shorter day trip from Owen Sound around the back roads to Wiarton
of the South
Bruce Peninsula road trip.
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Ontario Summer Events Festivals Fairs
Ontario events continue throughout the year with
many Ontario summer events kicking off
on the Victoria Day Weekend followed by the Canada
Day Weekend. On your trip to or from you favorite resort destination,
consider stopping at a Farmers Market
so the kids can see a vast array of farm produce in a traditional
Ontario rural setting. For more information on Ontario Events please
visit the events Ontario Events Festivals
Fairs for more summer summer events, such as summer festivals,
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Additional Editors Favorite Backroad Tourism and
Travel Routes Kawarthas and Haliburton
Tourism and Travel Routes |
Romantic Summer Resort Destinations
Romantic getaway mid week getaways
or long weekend getaways are close by at one of the many Ontario resorts
destinations north of Toronto. Visitors are provided with the best of
summer and summer romance. Ontario travel north is the perfect antidote
for the stress of day to day. Enjoy a bike ride, a hike or a leisurely
walk followed by a warm whirlpool, a spa massage treatment and a glass
of wine watching an evening sunset and the greening of summer. Many resorts,
inns, and lodges offer romantic dining with
culinary flare.
Ontario Summer Spa Vacations
Ontario
travel to summer spa getaways north of Toronto can be combined with
a stay at country
inns, a couples resort, cottage resorts, family resorts or a resort
lodge with fireplaces. summer and summer spa getaways provide an exceptional
romantic vacation with your spouse. See our
romantic getaway packages for couples or consider a weekend getaway
with an Ontario spas
vacation package with an array of spa treatments, from massages to
aroma therapy.
Resorts Incountry inns Ontario Canada
Ontario Resorts offer a variety of resort
Ontario types depending on outdoor activities preferred, types of
accommodation provided and distance from the major urban areas of the
Province and the Greater Toronto area.
Summer Getaway Holiday Vacations
Many Ontario accommodation properties and resort destinations have introduced
summer and fall getaways for outdoors experiences. The Following list
of getaways allows Ontario visitors and tourists to pick by month, type
of Ontario outdoors activity, and type of accommodation
Farmers Markets North of Toronto
Slow Food, 100 mile food, fresh food, organic food. All can be found
at a one of the many farmers' markets and food stands throughout Ontario.
Fresh summer asparagus, and rhubarb are now being featured at the many
markets. See farmers markets.
Cottage Rentals Summer
Cottage rental is not only a great Canadian tradition it is often a prelude
to a purchase in cottage country. Many Ontario residents dream of moving
to their cottage, and the Ontario summer season is one of the reasons.
In Ontario their are several types of cottages from rustic cabins
and cottages, to chalets and condos,
or cottage rentals at Ontario resorts.
The summer and summer offers a special time with outdoor hiking, canoeing,
boating, golfing, walking followed by a crackling fireplace inside your
cottage.
Resort Ontario Travel destinations North !!!!!
Help us determine the "best of" or the most popular outdoor
leisure time and Ontario travel activities on your vacation north of Toronto.
Is it fishing, golf, camping, spa treatments, water skiing, seeing your
first moose, hanging out, the dining experiences, the romance of a particular
inn, or resort, or the special hospitality of a preferred destination?
Submit your favorite travel and tourism experiences and photos , or tell
us about it on the 400ELEVEN Web Log.
The 400Eleven site continues to provide one of the most comprehensive
guides to fall, winter, summer and summer getaway vacation and weekend
packages. Destination resort areas north of Toronto offer an array of
romantic getaways, weekend getaways, travel packages, vacation packages,
ski vacations, winter vacations and information about skiing and winter
getaways. Travel
Ontario Parks Colours
Ontario benefits from some of the best 'Provincial
Parks' in Canada. The publisher of this site has particular preferences.
His number one park in the fall is Algonquin Provincial Park between Huntsville
and Barry's Bay, followed by Awenda near Midland,
and closer to home summerwater
Provincial Park close to Barrie. The list of parks in Ontario is quite
extensive especially when you consider National Parks, or those run by
the Federal Government, and local area parks run by local communities
or municipalities. One of the nicest fall tours by boat will take you
along the Trent-Severn Waterway covering both National and Provincial
parks and Heritage sights. A good starting place might be the Kirkfield
Locks, where they are celebrating 100 years with the building of the
lift lock in 2007.
Ontario Fall Drives and Road Trips North
Ontario resort and cottage country is a year round paradise; Before heading
out on your fall road trips and autumn drives we recommend a check on
the highway and road conditions and weather north of the city. To get
you started with your trip north in Ontario and the weather conditions
past Barrie
go to Highway
400 weather up to Moonstone. Also see tips on fall colour routes,
Fall
Road Trip Tips.
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Ontario Travel News |
One Tank Trips Catching
On
RV campers staying longer and completing day trips in and around
Barry's Bay area-despite higher gas prices.
Cold
Smoking at Millcroft Inn
Cold smoking a great way to add dimension, flavour to food Caledon
Enterprise - Bolton,ON,Canada I would love to get some ideas.
Happy smoking! Roberto "Frac" Fracchioni is an award-winning
executive chef at The Millcroft
Inn & Spa in Alton.
SORRY…I'M
CANADIAN
PENETANGUISHENE – The King's Wharf Theatre in Penetanguishene
will have theatregoers doubled over in laughter with its third
production of the season, Sorry… I'm Canadian......a winning
combination of side-splitting humour, razor-sharp political satire,
lively dancing, and multitude of memorable musical selections
that celebrate all things Canadian.
Muskoka
to Host 2010 G8 Summit
The 2010 G8 Summit will be held at the Deerhurst Resort
in Huntsville Ontario
Ontario
Beaches North of Toronto certified world-class under Blue Flag
program
TORONTO, June 5 /CNW/ - Six beaches north of Toronto are being
awarded the international Blue Flag certification, Environmental
Defence announced. The beaches received the Blue Flag designation
after meeting 27 strict standards, covering everything from water
quality, to environmental management, to safety and services.
Ontario’s
largest resort-based observatory opens May 12th, 2008:
HUNTSVILLE, ONT. Wednesday, May 7, 2008 –
Delta Grandview Resort’s Echo-Valley Observatory officially
re-opens its doors on Monday, May 12th, 2008.The three-storey
domed observatory was constructed in 2000, resembling a landlocked
lighthouse. Equipped with a state-of-the-art Schmidt-Cassegrain
telescope that is capable of revealing objects one million times
fainter than the faintest objects visible to the naked eye. The
first resort-based astronomical observatory is the largest in
Ontario, primarily for public viewing of celestial objects.
‘Adventures
with Nature’ is part of the Family Summer Fun at Midland’s
Wye Marsh
Midland, Ontario, Canada…………….June
2008. Getting closer to the animals is a new theme and
feature at the Wye Marsh for the summer 2008. Live animal shows
take place daily in July and August at 1:00pm and vary throughout
the week. Examples of new shows are Slippery Snakes, Hawk Hunters,
Terrific Turtles, Frogs are Friends.
Aboriginal-First
Nations History Celebrated in Historic Huronia
Historic Huronia………….June,
2008. The month of June signals the beginning of First
Nations and Métis festivals throughout Huronia and Southern
Georgian Bay. First Nations and Métis history is recognized
throughout the year in Historic Huronia with special celebrations
taking place at many area attractions during the summer months.
Metroland
City Parent Award Goes to Delawana as "Best Summer Resort"
for four years running
Honey Harbour, Georgian Bay June 2008.……………Ontario’s
City Parent Magazine recently announced their “Best of Awards”
and Delawana Inn Resort captured the ‘best summer resort’
category for 2008. Delawana has been awarded this title for the
last four years with previous awards in the top 5 family resorts
in Canada.
Welcome
to your own backyard
Globe and Mail - Canada
Most tourists heading to cottage country bypass Barrie, located
just an hour north of Toronto on Highway 400. But Simcoe County,
where I grew up, ...
Ontario
to give kids a pass for fun
Midland Mirror - Midland,ON,Canada
As part of National Tourism Week, Ontario Tourism Minister Peter
Fonseca journeys by canoe down the waterway at Sainte-Marie among
the Hurons on June 2 to ...
‘Tom
Thomson View’ an Algonquin Bargain at $11.85 (includes GST)
Algonquin Park……….May 2008. While
millionaires savour their recent purchases of Tom Thomson oil
sketches, there is a bargain view from one of Thomson’s
locations used for the famous Canadian painting “Jack Pine”
Fun
in the summer sun
Metro Canada - Ottawa - Ottawa,Canada "But so are specific
regions: Algonquin, Muskoka
and Georgian Bay
are iconographic and famous, and therefore in demand. The lesser
known Kawarthas have ...
CONGRATULATIONS
TO 400ELEVEN.COM MEMBERS
Goderich, Ontario……………..summer
2008. Six members of Ontario Travel North of Toronto
received Awards of excellence presented by MPP Carol Mitchell
and the Honourable Peter Fonseca, Minister of Tourism. Awards
were presented to members of Ontario's Finest Inns and Spas.
FAMILY
LIFE: Deerhurst Drives Interest in Golf with "Kids Play Free"
Plus Three Fun Summer Learning Programs
Huntsville, ON, May 9, 2008 – Summer is almost
here. Concerned your kids will be spending another "I'm bored,"
vacation slouched in front of the TV or their computer screen?
HARDWOOD
SKI AND BIKE New Owners With new owners now in place,
Hardwood Ski and Bike will be open for mountain biking on Wednesday
May 14th This night has been designated as a sign-up night for
the Trek Wednesday Night Series, so come along and meet the new
President and General Manager, Jack Sasseville, before you ride
the trails
MUSKOKA
HERITAGE PLACE opens!
On Saturday, May 17, 2008, Muskoka Heritage Place will proudly
open for its 50th Anniversary Season.
Delawana
Bonfire Getaways ……summer 2008. When
it comes to group getaways Delawana
has a special relationship with corporate training, team building,
girl's getaway weekends and family reunions. The relationship
is the camp fire along the shores of Georgian Bay.
THE
MILLCROFT OFFERS CANADA’S TOP SPA DETOX PROGRAM
VILLAGE OF ALTON – CALEDON – Millcroft
Inn: The Hills of Headwaters region is renowned as a destination
for those seeking beautiful scenery, fine dining, championship
golf, and historic charm. Now, for the first time, it can also
boast that it is home to the top Spa Detox program in Canada.
Haliburton School of the Arts
Artists and Aspiring Artist should register early for the Haliburton
School of the Arts. Courses include Painting, guitar, glassblowing,
pottery, jewellery, sand sculpture, belly dancing, chainsaw carving,
beading, improvisation, musical instrument construction, choral
singing, floor cloths, writing, quilting, See more info on 2008
SEASON HALIBURTON SCHOOL OF THE ARTS
Well-known
Ontario Resort Recognized By the Audubon Green Leaf™ Eco-Rating
Program
Cedar Grove Lodge, a well-known Ontario resort, was recently recognized
by the Audubon Green Leaf™ Eco-Rating Program for its continual
commitment to protecting the environment.
Travel
Tips
Daily Press - Newport News,VA,USA
Each summer and fall, the 66-passenger MV Canadian Empress plies
the waters of the St. Lawrence Seaway between Lake Ontario and
Quebec City, sailing three ...
Huntsville
and Lake of BaysRailway
Society
Muskokia Provincial plaque recognizes Huntsville and Lake of Bays
Railway Company---Smallest Commercially Operated Railway in the
World in 1905.
Kirkfield Lock celebrates
100 years on Ontario's Trent Severn Waterway and
is one of Canada's Wonders
"Second
Home" Vacation Resort Destinations a growing trend.
Horseshoe Valley Near Barrie Ontario Forges New Niche in Four
Seasons Short Haul Weekday Travel Close to Home as Fully Loaded
Condo-Style Resorts With Hotel Hospitality Become Top Choice for
Holiday Getaways
Farm
Fresh in Simcoe County - Huronia offers better food
through co-op marketing with 40 partners inlcuding farmers markets,
farm gate sales, country stores, and community shared agriculture,
pick-your-own farms and restaurants
Lakefield Inn Expands
On-site Technology to service the conference and
meeting market.
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Towns and Cities with Ontario
On-line Hotel Reservations
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Ontario Travel things to do and places to see North of Toronto.
A: Alban
to Arnprior
B: Barrie to Batchawana Bay
C: Canada's Capital to Cochrane
D: Dwight to Diamond in the Rough
E: Elmvale to Elliot Lake
F: Fishing to Fish.
G: Gangsters to Gogama
H: Happy north of Toronto
I: Iceskating to Ignace
J: J-Jay
About Travel North of Toronto, Ontario
400 Eleven's Goal:
To provide Ontario travel information, travel getaway packages, resort
destination locations for visitors and tourists who are travelling north
of Toronto.......from Hockley Valley in the south to Muskoka
and Cochrane in the North, from Sault
Sainte Marie to the north west, to the Algonquin
Park area and the Madawaska
Valley in the north east. We provide our visitors with many travel
options in some of Ontario's best resort destinations.
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