Your Home Away from Home on Manitoulin Island

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 this massive body of water will make you feel small and there’s just...
A Little Blast of Bangkok on the Ottawa River

A Little Blast of Bangkok on the Ottawa River

The sign over the entrance of Le Voyageur Inn in Mattawa says “Authentic Thai Cuisine”. “Okay,” a skeptical person might think, “Northeastern Ontario is much more renowned for its poutine than its Pad Thai. Can anyone deliver truly “authentic Thai cuisine” in...
The Rock Pine Motel & Restaurant? Just Look for the Big Fish!

The Rock Pine Motel & Restaurant? Just Look for the Big Fish!

For more than six decades, the Rock Pine Motel and Restaurant has been an unmistakable landmark in Northeastern Ontario.  Located in Marten River just thirty minutes north of North Bay on Highway 11, the usual directions given to first time visitors is, “Just look for...
Meet the Bears: Visit the Polar Bear Habitat in Cochrane, Ontario

Meet the Bears: Visit the Polar Bear Habitat in Cochrane, Ontario

  “When the wind is right and the bears are sitting at the mesh you can almost smell them. Nowhere else in the world will you get such a close and perfectly safe encounter as that.” –Bear Keeper Amy on experiencing Cochrane’s polar bears Canada has around 80% of...