TRAVEL LIKE A LOCAL | Top 10,000 Places to Visit in Canada
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A nature scene you’d probably see out of a movie, the Onaping High Falls is a gorgeous outdoor spot. The Onaping river drops 150 feet and glides around many cascades of rocks surrounded by different types of trees.
It’s a beautiful place to picnic, visit or just hike.
Photo: P199, CC BY-SA 3.0; Google Maps, XIAOGANG ZHU (Jayden)
Be sure to stop at the A.Y. Jackson Lookout. This gorgeous spot, overlooking the cascading Onaping Falls and Onaping River, is where one of the famous Group of Seven artists, A.Y. Jackson, was inspired to paint Spring on the Onaping River.
The story goes that artists A.Y. Jackson, Franklin Carmichael and A.J. Casson were so mesmerized by the scenic location that they not only petitioned for it to become a protected park.
Today, A.Y Jackson’s Lookout is a park that holds the legacy of the Group of Seven by providing a photography workshop on the A.Y Jackson trial and free artist kits. Kits people can pick in the visitor centre to paint and draw while looking at the scenery, just like the Group Seven members did at one point in the park.
Photos: https://www.facebook.com/kivipark; Google Street View, Branden Beauchamp
A beautiful place to swim, camp, play volleyball or play any water sports, Windy Lake provincial park is for camp lovers.
The campgrounds are very family-friendly and provide many accommodations of bathrooms, cabins, BBQ areas, large picnics, shelters, a multifaith prayer centre, and even secluded beach space to rent out for events.
Photos: https://www.facebook.com/WindyLakePP
Known in the Guinness World Record book for making one the largest slabs (2.61 tonnes) of fudge, the Northwest Fudge Factory is the place to go for fudge. The business is known as one of the leading manufacturers of everything to do with fudge and fudge ingredients.
They have many different yummy fudge flavours, such as smarties, vanilla, Irish cream, mint chocolate and many more. So if you are a fudge lover, you must come out to Northwest Fudge Factor!
Open during the winter months or until the ice melts, the Russell Beaudry Outdoor Rink is a community rink loved by the Onaping and Levack communities. The Rink is all volunteer-based, and although it goes by the name Onaping “outdoor rink,” the community has decided to call it after Russell Beaudry. A volunteer who has been in charge of running the rink after volunteering and maintaining the rink for quite a good number of years.
The rink usually is open till late evening, and shacks provide rented skates. It’s open to all residents and visitors.
Offering an exceptional skiing experience, the Onaping Falls Nordics Ski Club is a skier’s dream. The club has more than five ski trials to ski and explore. The club provides many kids’ ski programs and has one of the longest-running skiing seasons in the Sudbury region.
So whether you are a beginner skier trying to learn to ski or skate-skier, the Onaping Falls Nordics Ski Club might be for you.
Photos: https://www.facebook.com/Onaping-Falls-Nordics-Ski-Club-199730330039938/; P199, Public Domain
With a long history of construction from 1955 by people and their voluntary labour, the Onaping Golf & Beach Club Is a beautiful and majestic 9-hole golf course that offers more than just the game of golf. Or more than just a beautiful shore view of the lake while playing golf.
The club has a private beach from Lakeview Provincial Park that people can swim in, a cabin anyone can rent from May to September and a sauna to relax in. Many social events happen throughout the year open for the public to attend.
Photo: https://www.facebook.com/GolfWindy/
A popular restaurant loved by Levack residents, the Bluebird Restaurant and Tavern, is the place to go if you crave Chinese food. The restaurant is mainly family-run and owned, with many dishes to choose from, such as Wonton soup, pan-fried dumplings, chow mien noodles, fried rice and much more.
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February
A carnival that’s been happening since 1966, the Onaping Falls winter carnival is a big deal and event for residents. The carnival is typically a three-day affair with food booths, clothing booths, carnival games, scavenger hunts, draws, fun activities, and performances.
The best part is that the event and activities typically take place all over the town of Onaping, like the outdoor rink and community centre, so the town becomes lively.
