Travel Blog

From weekend itineraries to the best roadside stops for motorcyclists, or the hottest places to grab a bite – let us inspire you as you plan your next escape to Northeastern Ontario!

Looking Up: 4 Night Sky Features to Watch For This Summer

The starry sky is a thing of beauty to witness first hand. No matter what time of year, more than 2,000 individual stars can be seen in a moonless country sky. However, the dome of light pollution...

Patio-Perfect: The White Owl Bistro Serves Up Local Dishes on Lake Nipissing

I’d been hearing about the White Owl Bistro for a long time, so when I finally had a chance to visit their dining room, I was buzzing. With a reputation for creating locally inspired, farm-to-table...

Fishing Report: Rain Didn’t Stop the Walleye

Opening weekend has come and gone, and your BIG catch pictures are rolling in from across Northeastern Ontario! Not just opening weekend for walleye, fishing lodges from the French River to Cochrane...

Building a Dream: Olive the Lake Lodge in Marten River

Have you ever dreamed about owning and operating your own hunting and fishing lodge in beautiful Northeastern Ontario? It's a dream shared by many a hunting and fishing enthusiast, myself included....

Marten River Lodge: A Century of Wilderness Heritage

Owners and operators of Marten River Lodge, Ray Sapiano and his wife Donna are carrying on a legacy this famous lodge started nearly a century ago. After "getting out of Dodge” as Ray puts it and...

Hit the Trail & Camp Out Under the Stars at Von Doeler’s Ranch

It was the year 1912 when the Von Doeler’s arrived from Germany, settling on the same piece of land where this ranch still stands. For years the family worked hard on building a barn and farmhouse,...

Explorer’s Point: The Magic of Mattawa’s District Museum

At first glance, the small log building situated on Mattawa’s Explorer’s Point seems unassuming—especially since it’s dwarfed by a 16-foot carved wooden statue of the town’s folk hero, standing just...

Relax in Nature at Cedar Meadows Resort & Spa

Have you ever sat in a heated pool surrounded by snow while the stars light up the bright night's sky? Add a waterfall and a roaring fire and it becomes an experience you can’t get anywhere else in...

Looking Up in Northeastern Ontario: Spring Equinox Observing

A little more than four and a half billion years ago, the newly forming Earth was involved in a violent celestial collision with a smaller protoplanet—half the size of our planet or the size of...

Your Home Away from Home on Manitoulin Island

Located in the westernmost village on Manitoulin Island in beautiful Northeastern Ontario, Meldrum Bay Inn & Restaurant overlooks the breathtaking and vast North Channel of Lake Huron. Gazing at...