Thousand Islands, Ontario
Gananoque things to do: an hour or a day off the 401
You booked the Thousand Islands tour, or you're thinking about it. Either way, Gananoque isn't just the parking lot you pass through to get to the dock.
Ontario, off the guidebook
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I'm Christopher "Ditch" Ross, and I skip the guidebook to find the Ontario spots it never mentions. Part travel writing, part running joke, all local.
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Northeastern Ontario
Things to do in Cochrane, Ontario, on Highway 11
Most people who stop in Cochrane are headed for the Polar Bear Express to Moosonee, or they've seen the Habitat on a road-trip list. Both are worth it. The museum across town honours a man most of the country only knows as a coffee cup.
Northeastern Ontario
Things to do in Cobalt, Ontario, off Highway 11
In 1909, ten thousand people lived here chasing a silver strike. Fewer than a thousand live here now. The silver is mostly gone. The town isn't.
Northwestern Ontario
Things to do in Thunder Bay, Ontario, on Highway 11/17
Sleeping Giant and the Terry Fox Monument earn every word written about them. This is what sits a few blocks off that route.
Niagara, Ontario
Things to do in Port Colborne, Ontario, on Highway 3
Every ship that runs the full Welland Canal has to pass through here eventually. Most drivers on the QEW never do.
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