TORONTO’S OTHER BEACH DOESN’T GET NEAR THE SAME ATTENTION AS ITS EASTERN ONE. Known definitively as “The Beach” or “The Beaches” depending on how old you are, the city’s eastern waterfront is picturesque, a long wide stretch of sand that …
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Above and Below the Fall Colours at Rattlesnake Point
THE BEST WAY TO ENJOY THE FALL COLOURS IS TO GET SOME ALTITUDE. Easy enough if you live in the mountains, or own a plane, but for those of us living in the alluvial plain that is Southern Ontario, that …
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Pretty Scary: Monster Month and Autumn Walks in Elora
LOCKDOWN KEPT US AWAY FROM ELORA FOR TOO LONG. Our favorite small town – and the “prettiest in Ontario” – came through the other side of the pandemic changed, and we wanted to get a look. It had been over …
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5 Things to See at Niagara Falls (that aren’t the Falls)
YOU COULD SAY THAT THERE’S NOTHING AT NIAGARA FALLS THAT ISN’T THERE BECAUSE OF THE FALLS. The town, its attractions, even the Niagara River Gorge itself – none of those things would be here if it weren’t for the incredible …
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Wonder: Shooting Niagara Falls from (nearly) Every Angle
SOMETIMES I FORGET THAT I LIVE A SHORT TRAIN RIDE FROM ONE OF THE WORLD’S NATURAL WONDERS. It’s there, just a tap of a commuter rail pass away, but I’ve still only been to Niagara Falls a handful of times …
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