TRAVEL GUIDE TO CANADA
(www.nac-cna.ca/orchestra), the Toronto
Symphony Orchestra (www.tso.ca)
and the
Canadian Opera Company (www.coc.ca),
while dance afi cionados have the National
Ballet of Canada (national.ballet.ca).
Fine art has many homes across the
province, including the Art Gallery of
Ontario (www.ago.net
), the McMichael
Canadian Art Collection (www.mcmi
chael.com)
and the National Gallery of
Canada (www.gallery.ca
). Learn about
Ontario's Aboriginal peoples at Petroglyphs
Provincial Park near Peterborough (www.
ontarioparks.com/park/petroglyphs
)
and the Museum of Ontario Archaeology
in London (www.archaeologymuseum.ca
).
Aboriginal history is also one of many
topics covered by the world-renowned
Royal Ontario Museum (www.rom.on.ca
).
History buffs can choose from meticu-
lously preserved historic sites and living
history museums, including Fort Henry
(www.forthenry.com
) and Upper Canada
Village (www.uppercanadavillage.com
)
in Eastern Ontario; Fort George (www.
pc.gc.ca/lhn-nhs/on/fortgeorge.aspx
)
and Old Fort Erie (www.niagaraparks.
com/niagara-falls-attractions/old-fort-
erie.html
) near Niagara Falls; Fort York
(www.fortyork.ca
) and Black Creek
Pioneer Village (www.blackcreek.ca
)
in Toronto; and Doon Heritage Village
(www.waterlooregionmuseum.com/
doon-heritage-village.aspx
) in Kitchener.
MUST SEE, MUST DO
Discover an underwater wonderland
of some 16,000 creatures at Ripley's
Aquarium of Canada in downtown
Toronto (www.ripleyaquariums.com/
canada).
Take a guided tour of Prince Edward
County's thriving winery scene (www.
pecwinetours.com).
Thrill to the thunder of North America's
most powerful cataract, Niagara Falls,
where nearby attractions range from great
shopping and family fun to glittering
casinos (
www.niagarafallstourism.com).
Travel to the base of Niagara Falls on a
catamaran with Hornblower Niagara
Cruises (www.niagaracruises.com).
Revel in Ontario's glorious fall colours
aboard the Agawa Canyon Tour Train,
which departs from Sault Ste. Marie
(www.agawacanyontourtrain.com).
Cutting across Southern Ontario from
Windsor to the Québec border, the over
1,600-km (1,000-mi.) Waterfront Trail—
open for cycling, hiking and other types
of non-motorized transport—links 75
communities and over 400 parks and
natural areas (
www.waterfronttrail.org).
Learn about everything from the earth's
crust to the far reaches of the galaxy at
Science North in Sudbury, which features
a planetarium, a butterfl y gallery and a
wetlands lab, as well as Dynamic Earth—
home of the Big Nickel (
www.science
north.ca).
Delve into Canada's fur-trading history
at Fort William Historical Park, a living
history site in Thunder Bay (www.fwhp.
ca).
SCENIC DRIVES
The 1000 Islands Parkway winds along the
St. Lawrence River, where you can kayak,
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SPECIAL EVENTS
JanUarY
• niagara icewine festival
JanUarY – feBrUarY
• Winterlude, ottawa
APRIL
• festival of the Maples, Perth
MaY
• Canadian tulip festival, ottawa
JUne
• Luminato, toronto
• tD ottawa Jazz festival
JULY
• Honda indy, toronto
• rBC royal Bank Bluesfest, ottawa
• Scotiabank Caribbean Carnival, toronto
JULY – aUGUSt
• ottawa international Chamber Music
festival
aUGUSt
• Siege at fort erie
aUGUSt - SePteMBer
• Canadian national exhibition, toronto
SePteMBer
• toronto food and Wine festival
• toronto international film festival
OCTOBER
• algoma fall festival, Sault Ste. Marie
• Kitchener-Waterloo oktoberfest
• international festival of authors,
toronto
• nuit Blanche, toronto
• Pumpkinferno, Upper Canada Village,
Morrisburg
noVeMBer
• royal agricultural Winter fair, toronto
noVeMBer – JanUarY
• Winter festival of Lights, niagara falls
www.festivalsandeventsontario.ca
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