| Innkeepers
at the following fine inns can help you plan
great day outings: |
| Benmiller
Inn & Spa, Benmiller |
Charles Inn,
Niagara-on-the-Lake |
Harbour
House,
Niagara-on-the-Lake |
Inn On The Harbour,
Port Stanley |
| Inn
on the Twenty, Jordan |
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Keefer Mansion Inn,
Thorold |
Kettle
Creek Inn,
Port Stanley |
Little
Inn of Bayfield,
Bayfield |
The Oban, Spa & Restaurant,
Niagara-on-the-Lake |
The
Riverbend Inn & Vineyard,
Niagara-on-the-Lake |
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The Shaw Club Hotel,
Niagara-on-the-Lake |
Sterling Inn & Spa,
Niagara Falls |
| Westover
Inn, St. Marys |
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Great Fall Drives in Southwestern Ontario:
Southwestern Ontario and Niagara, the temperate
"sunbelt" of Ontario, has two distinct
characters: a long shoreline of Great Lakes beaches and
the equally vast acres of quiet farm country in the
interior. Most tours begin at the water's edge. Thundering
Niagara is best appreciated from the deck of the Maid of
the Mist. Nearby attractions include a butterfly
conservatory, horticultural gardens and delightful Jordan,
a magnet for lovers of distinctive boutiques. The rocky
Niagara Escarpment creates soil and climatic conditions
ideal for viticulture and dozens of wineries offer tours
and tastings along a Wine Route. Midway along Lake Erie's
shoreline is Port Stanley, a picturesque fishing village
that also boasts a restored railway. Further to the west,
Port Pelee National Park is a name recognized around the
globe for birdwatching. Pelee and neighbouring Rondeau
Provincial Park are also good for cycling and sheltered
canoeing.
From Lake Erie, head across country to "Ontario's
West Coast," the Lake Huron shoreline to continue the
Great Lakes tour. Bayfield's quaint main street is lined
with attractive galleries and shops and there are sailing
and salmon fishing charters available at the tidy harbour.
Elegant Goderich offers a sugary white beach, tree-shaded
streets of stately homes, a first-rate museum and historic
gaol. Cross-country skiing and hiking are excellent along
the Maitland River.
Further inland, nineteenth-century limestone mansions make
St. Marys is one of the prettiest towns in the province
and Ingersoll is the place to visit cheese outlets and a
cheese museum. Stratford is home to the renowned theatre
festival that celebrates the works of Shakespeare and the
nearby village of Shakespeare may have Ontario's highest
density of antique shops. Southwestern Ontario and Niagara
grows everything in abundance and gardeners can have a
field day visiting greenhouse complexes and flower
growers. Huron County hosts a Harvest Trail program of
farm and market visits.
Ontario's Finest... in
Southwestern Ontario & Niagara
| Uniquely Ontario |
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Shakespeare to the Shoreline Taste Trek |
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Body surfing the
Maitland River rapids (Benmiller) |
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Cruising aboard the
Maid of the Mist (Niagara Falls) |
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Photographing Huron
County sunsets (Goderich) |
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Self guided historic
St. Marys walking tours (St. Marys) |
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Spring birdwatching,
Point Pelee National Park (Leamington) |
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Touring the Christmas
light displays (Simcoe) |
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Watching Welland Canal
freighters (St. Catharines) |
Museums, Galleries & Historic Sites |
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Dundurn Castle
(Hamilton) |
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Laura Secord Homestead
(Queenston) |
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Eldon House (London) |
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Lawson Prehistoric
Indian Village (London) |
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Hamilton Museum of
Steam & Technology |
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North American Black
Historical Museum (Amherstburg) |
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Fort George (Niagara on
the Lake) |
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Petrolia Discovery
(Petrolia) |
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Huron County Museum (Goderich) |
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Port Stanley Terminal
Railway |
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Huron Historic Gaol (Goderich) |
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St. Marys Museum (St.
Marys) |
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Jack Miner Museum
(Kingsville) |
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Uncle Tom's Cabin
Museum (Dresden) |
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Jordan Historical
Museum of the Twenty |
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Woodland Cultural
Centre (Brantford) |
Shopping & Antique Hunting |
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Bayfield |
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Port Stanley |
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Goderich |
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Shakespeare |
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Jordan |
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St. Marys |
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Petrolia Discovery
(Petrolia) |
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Stratford |
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Port Dalhousie |
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Farm & Garden |
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Ben Veldhuis
Greenhouses (Dundas) |
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McCully's Hill Farm |
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Bennett's Apples &
Cider (Ancaster) |
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McMillen's Iris Gardens
(Norwich) |
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Brickman's Botanical
Gardens (Sebringville) |
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Niagara Butterfly
Conservatory (Niagara Falls) |
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Colisanti Tropical
Gardens (Kingsville) |
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Niagara Parks
Greenhouse (Niagara Falls) |
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Herbal Touch (Norwich) |
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The Wineries of Lake
Erie & Niagara |
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London Farmers' Market |
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Outdoor Pursuits |
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Cycling the bike path
from Niagara on the Lake to Niagara Falls |
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Hiking through
Carolinian forest at Backus Woods (Port Rowan) or
Dundas Valley (Ancaster) |
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Picnicking at Spencer
Gorge Wilderness Area (Dundas) |
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Riding the waves at
Port Burwell Provincial Park |
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The River Walkway and
the Grand Trunk Trail (St. Marys) |
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