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Every road tells a story.
The trips you can’t plan from a search engine. One painter’s Ontario. A waterway traced lock by lock. The birthplace of Cirque du Soleil. Curated Canadian stories, mapped for the modern road-tripper — with interactive routes, stop-by-stop plans, and the places search engines miss.
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Cirque du Soleil’s Quebec
The places that painted Canada’s landscape painter — Claremont to Canoe Lake, one small town at a time.
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Trent-Severn Waterway
A lock-by-lock guide to Ontario’s 386 km National Historic waterway — by boat, or visited town-by-town by car.
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Tom Thomson’s Ontario
The places that painted Canada’s landscape painter — Claremont to Canoe Lake, one small town at a time.
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Wellington County guide
Limestone gorges, Scottish stone streets, rich history, and a luxury hotel on the Grand River — two days west of the city.
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Stratford & Mennonite Country guide
Mennonite markets, artisan cheese, and the Stratford Festival — two days west of the city.
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Smith-Dorrien Trail Guide
Seventy kilometres of gravel road through the Spray Valley — the quiet way around the Rockies, with a famous afternoon tea in the middle.
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Kananaskis Country Guide
A slow weekend drive through Canada’s quietest Rockies, ending at the highest paved road in the country.
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Top 10 Lists
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Top 10 Pubs in Alberta
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Top 10 Farmers’ Markets in Small Towns
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Top 8 Interactive Museums in Manitoba
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Top 10 Haunted Locations | Part 2
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Top 10 Haunted Locations | Part 1
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Top 5 Hidden Gems in Alberta
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Lake Louise : Why is It So Popular?
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Top 3 Restaurants In Baie-Saint Paul
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Top 3 Quebec Towns for Architecture Lovers
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Top 5 Oldest Buildings In Alberta
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Top 5 Towns in Alberta Worth Visiting
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Top 4 Atlantic Wonders
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Cirque du Soleil’s Quebec
An interactive map of Tom Thomson's Ontario — The places that painted Canada's landscape painter — Claremont to Canoe Lake, one small town at a…
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Fall
Interactive Map
Summer
Trent-Severn Waterway
An interactive map of Wellington County, Ontario — Limestone gorges, Scottish stone streets, rich history, and a luxury hotel on the Grand River — two…
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Fall
Interactive Map
Summer
Tom Thomson’s Ontario
An interactive map of Tom Thomson's Ontario — The places that painted Canada's landscape painter — Claremont to Canoe Lake, one small town at a…
Read the guide →
Fall
Interactive Map
Summer
Wellington County guide
An interactive map of Wellington County, Ontario — Limestone gorges, Scottish stone streets, rich history, and a luxury hotel on the Grand River — two…
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Fall
Interactive Map
Summer
Stratford & Mennonite Country guide
An interactive map of Stratford & Mennonite Country, Ontario — Mennonite markets, artisan cheese, and the Stratford Festival — two days west of the city.
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Top 10 Towns with the Perfect Picnic Spot
From lakeside parks to riverside trails — the best picnic destinations in small-town Canada.
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Top 10 Towns with a Magnet For Hikers
Trails are opening up across the country. These 10 small towns are where the best ones start.
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Top 10 Towns to Go Horseback Riding
Saddle up — 10 small towns where the trails are best explored on horseback.
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Top 10 Corn Mazes & Pumpkin Patches in Canada
Corn mazes, pumpkin patches, and hayrides — 10 small-town farms where fall is a family event.
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Top 10 Lakes to Visit in Canada
#1000towns choice Amina Rizwan Whether it be summer or winter, lakes can be visited at any time of the year! Canada’s lakes and rivers…
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Top 10 Canadian Places for Fishing
Lake trout, Arctic char, walleye, and Atlantic salmon — 10 small towns where the fishing is as good as it gets.
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Top 10 Rock Climbing Canadian Towns
#1000towns choice Kaitlyn Hui With summer quickly approaching, what better time than now to get outside and have some fun. Something that everyone has…
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