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Bird Kingdom in Niagara Falls
The largest indoor aviary in the world, Bird Kingdom is home to over 400 birds from around the globe. Visitors can explore the various habitats, including a tropical rainforest and a nocturnal jungle. It’s interesting to be able to observe the birds closely and learn about their natural habitats and behaviors. Bird Kingdom also features…
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Seeing a Toronto Maple Leafs Game in Buffalo
By S Michael Seeing a Leaf game in Buffalo can be a lot of fun. There are great restaurants outside the KeyBank Center, and the arena itself is a terrific place to see a game. The tickets are generally a little cheaper for Toronto fans, which is why it seemed most of the crowd last…
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Jen Lewin’s THE POOL at Lights on Stratford
We drove to the Lights on Stratford Winter Festival to see internationally renowned artist Jen Lewin’s THE POOL. This interactive exhibit, which has been travelling since 2008, is a huge field of concentric circles that swirl with light when touched. You activate the large circular pads by walking or jumping across them. It’s an amazing…
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Stars at Wintersong Music Festival
I had one of my favourite experiences ever seeing my favourite band perform last night. Stars were the headliners this year for Wintersong, a free music festival north of Toronto in Stouffville. They are always brilliant and last night seemed extra special. The venue was small, and it felt like we were dancing with them…
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Ontario’s Butter Tart Trail: Holtom’s Bakery In Erin
The autumn colours are spectacular this year so we wanted to take a drive outside the city to take them all in. It’s always nice to have a tasty destination so we decided to head to a bakery in the town of Erin on Ontario’s butter tart trail. Holtom’s has been baking their delicious pastries…
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Wheelers Pancake House in Lanark County
My wonderful aunt and uncle recently visited Lanark Country, the “Maple Syrup Capital” of Ontario. They had an amazing time at Wheelers, which offers a year-round maple syrup experience. Maple syrup production has wrapped up for the year but fresh maple syrup is always for sale and the delicious pancake house is open seven days…
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BeaverTails in Blue Mountain
All BeaverTails are delicious. But the Killaloe Sunrise is my favourite. It’s covered in brown sugar, and a major squeeze of fresh lemon. This beauty is from the BeaverTails location in Blue Mountain Village at 170 Jozo Weider Blvd.
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Oliver & Bonacini Café Grill at the Westin Trillium House in Blue Mountain
Being on vacation for me means not having to grocery shop, not having to cook, and not having to clean. Amazing meals I had nothing to do with preparing are always one of my favourite things about getting away and in addition to all the fun activities that made our stay at the Westin Trillium…
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Firehall Pizza at Blue Mountain Resort in Collingwood
Blue Mountain is an awesome place to get away to if you feel like being somewhere where the snow is being celebrated, not just pushed off into another giant dirty pile. We just came back from an activity-packed few days and in addition to lots of delicious room service from Oliver and Bonacini, we picked…
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13th Street Winery in Niagara’s Twenty Valley
Niagara wine country is something special, and the wineries of the Niagara Escarpment are Ontario treasures. After only about an hour drive from Toronto, you can just pop off the QEW and find yourself at a place like 13th Street Winery. This winery is located near Jordan Village, which is situated in the heart of…