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Fall Spring Summer
Top 10 Towns with a Magnet For Hikers
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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Fall Spring Summer
Top 10 Towns to Go Horseback Riding
Top 10 Towns to Go Horseback Riding
Saddle up — 10 small towns where the trails are best explored on horseback.
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Fall Summer
Top 10 Corn Mazes & Pumpkin Patches in Canada
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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Fall Summer
Top 10 Lakes to Visit in Canada
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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Fall Spring Summer
Top 10 Canadian Places for Fishing
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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Fall Summer
Top 10 Rock Climbing Canadian Towns
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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Fall Summer
Top 10 Canadian Towns for Sailing
Top 10 Canadian Towns for Sailing
#1000towns choice By Kaitlyn Hui   With summer just around the corner, everyone is itching to get outside and explore the great outdoors. And what…
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Fall Summer
Top 10 Picturesque Towns in Quebec
Top 10 Picturesque Towns in Quebec
Cobblestone streets, church steeples, and river views — 10 Quebec towns that look like they belong on a postcard from another century.
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Fall Summer
Top 8 Places for Biking
Top 8 Places for Biking
#1000towns choice By Kaitlyn Hui   We all need exercise, especially considering how the COVID-19 pandemic affected our way of life. With our sedentary behaviour…
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Fall Summer
Top 10 Farmers’ Markets in Small Towns
Top 10 Farmers’ Markets in Small Towns
Local produce, artisan crafts, and community spirit — Ontario markets lead the way.
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Fall Summer
Top 10 Haunted Locations | Part 2
Top 10 Haunted Locations | Part 2
Welcome back to Haunted Canada Part 2! Get ready to be thrilled by the top haunted locations across Canada.   #5 West Point Lighthouse Town:…
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