Off to the skis
According to topschoolsintheusa, Ontario has a huge selection of great ski resorts. Whether skiing, cross-country skiing, snowboarding or snowshoeing, winter sports enthusiasts are spoiled for choice in Ontario from around 60 unique ski areas. The largest ski area is the Blue Mountain Resort Collingwood. The Mountain View Midland ski area offers wonderful views of Georgian Bay. It has numerous cross-country ski runs. A highway runs west from White River to Thunder Bay, a port on Lake Superior that is a well-known ski resort that used to host the Ski Jumping World Cup. This area is home to popular ski resorts with a long history such as Mount Baldy and Loch Lomond.
Ontario by train
The VIA Rail Canada adventure route between Sudbury and White River takes you by rail through breathtaking natural surroundings with picturesque forests and raging rivers.
The barren north and west of the province are only sparsely populated; Lakes, swamps and forest areas characterize the landscape here. VIA Rail Canada ‘s mainline railroad runs across Ontario from Toronto via Sudbury Jct. to Sioux Lookout. North of this line there are few roads and only one rail line that runs along the Moose River to Moosonee, one of the settlements on James and Hudson Bay. The Polar Bear Express travels the north-south route from Cochrane to Moosonee on Hudson Bay.
Gatineau Park and Upper Canada Village
Gatineau Park is a 36,000 hectare conservation area just 15 minutes’ drive north of Ottawa’s Parliament Hill. Upper Canada Village on the St. Lawrence River is a recreated 19th-century village open-air museum featuring many original historic buildings from the area.
Museums in and Ottawa
Museums worth visiting include the nation’s leading art museum, the National Art Gallery, the National Museum of Science and Technology, which reopened in November 2017, and the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau, Quebec, just a stone’s throw from Ottawa.
Niagara Falls
The Niagara Falls are the famous waterfalls on the Niagara River, which forms the border between Canada and the state of New York (USA) at this point and connects Lake Ontario with Lake Erie. 1254 hectares along the river on the Canadian side belong to Ontario’s Niagara Natural Park. Buses drive visitors along the river. Attractions include the rapids, Niagara Falls itself (with the elevator and tunnel allowing visitors access before and after the falls), boat rides within reach of the falls spray, cable car rides over the “whirlpool” whirlpool, zipline rides along and helicopter rides over Niagara Falls, a botanical garden, restaurants and museums, and beautiful hiking trails and picnic spots in lush parkland.
Toronto
The multicultural provincial capital of Toronto is Canada’s largest city. The CN Tower is Toronto’s most important landmark. It has glass-fronted elevators that go 447m up to the observation decks, from which on a clear day you can see 120km away. The Ontario Science Center and the Toronto Zoo are in the eastern suburbs. The Art Gallery of Ontario, the Royal Ontario Museum and Casa Loma , a fairytale castle, are to the north of the city. From the old wharf, you can take a ferry across to the Toronto Islands, which are home to amusement parks, shopping, and arts centers. Canada’s Wonderland is a huge amusement park 30 km northwest of the city. Yonge Street is one of Toronto ‘smain thoroughfares and runs all the way to Barrie on Lake Simcoe.
Lake Superior
On the eastern shore of Lake Superior lies the major business town of Sault-Ste.-Marie (US border). From here, trips into the wilderness in the north and west of the province can be undertaken. The region’s biggest attraction is Lake Superior Provincial Park, known for the Native American pictographs on Agawa Rock. A one-and-a-half hour drive from Lake Superior, the Chapleau Crown Game Preserve is a great place to view Ontario’s wildlife. Many visitors come because of the numerous fur animals represented here. The trapper and fishing town of White River is an hour and a half drive east of Lake Superior.
Big lakes
All of the Great Lakes, except Lake Michigan, directly border Ontario. Popular activities in this region include sailing, canoeing or kayaking, paddle boarding, fishing, hiking and camping. The Coastal Trail is 40 miles up and down high cliffs and rocky beaches along Superior Lake. There are numerous vacation spots on the north shore of Lake Erie, e.g. B. St Thomas and Port Stanley. North of here between the Great Lakes of Erie, Ontario and Huron are London and Stratford, home to annual Shakespearean festivals such as the Stratford Shakespeare Festival. Windsor is a pretty town at the confluence of Lake Erie and Lake St. Clair. Midland has a good view of the Georgian Bay lake district.
Ottawa
Located on the south bank of the Ottawa River, Canada’s capital city offers an intriguing mix of English and French influences. The imposing Parliament buildings stand at the confluence of the Ottawa, Rideau and Gatineau rivers. The 92 m high Peace Tower offers a magnificent panoramic view of the city and its surroundings. City tours are offered. In July and August, the colorful changing of the guard takes place here every day. The National War Memorial, a war memorial in Confederation Square, is the focal point of Ottawa’s business district. The National Arts Centercombines opera, theatre, studios and restaurants under one roof. The Rideau Canal, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and the Trent-Severn Waterway are part of a complex system of lakes and canals that connect Ottawa to Lake Ontario and Georgian Bay, forming one large recreational area.
