Northern Microbreweries – Must be Something in the Water!

Northern Microbreweries – Must be Something in the Water!

What’s behind the burgeoning Microbrewery scene in Northeastern Ontario? Great beer-makers keep popping up across the north and we wanted to know what’s behind it so we sent Pamela Hamel, the “Martha Stewart of the North”, on a fact-finding...
Top Paddling Destinations in Northeastern Ontario

Top Paddling Destinations in Northeastern Ontario

Do you hear that? It’s the wind tousling the branches of an old pine, and the paddle breaking through calm water. It’s a legendary paddling adventure, and it’s in Northeastern Ontario. Imagine paddling ancient canoe routes that the Anishinaabekwe and...
Our Favourite Things to Do on Manitoulin Island

Our Favourite Things to Do on Manitoulin Island

Manitoulin Island is the largest freshwater island in the world. With an area of 2766 km, it could take weeks to really explore all its freshwater lakes and rivers and to hike its countless trails. Located just a two-hour drive from Sudbury or a two-hour ferry ride on...
A Reckless Kind of Joy on the Great Legends Tour

A Reckless Kind of Joy on the Great Legends Tour

New pavement and old secrets make the Great Legends Tour one of the best! Editor’s Note: For his big summer ride on a big BMW K1600GTL, Mike Jacobs ventured from Sudbury through Timmins up to Kapuskasing and then back to Sudbury via Temiskaming Shores and North Bay....
The Ontario That Almost Was–The Georgian Bay Ship Canal

The Ontario That Almost Was–The Georgian Bay Ship Canal

As you cross the largest snowmobile bridge in the world on the French River, consider the magnificent view. If history had gone a slightly different way, you would be looking at ocean-going freighters navigating a feature of the Ontario that almost was–the Georgian...