Have you ever camped in a yurt? If you’re looking to try, check out winter camping at MacGregor Point Provincial Park! I previously enjoyed my winter adventure in a yurt at Mew Lake in Algonquin Provincial Park. Yurt camping in the winter is pretty amazing. For people who like to be outdoors, but don’t want…
*COVID-19 TRAVEL ALERT – I am writing and providing you information on Algonquin Provincial Park Visitor Centre. I am not encouraging you to travel there right now. It is currently closed due to the pandemic* Chances are good, if you have been to Algonquin Provincial Park in Ontario in the past couple of decades,…
We were guests of Ontario Parks during our visit to Presquile Provincial Park. Our views remain our own. Introducing my kids to camping through glamping during all four of our Canadian seasons has been one of the most rewarding experiences of my parenthood journey. Aside from when they were born or learned how to walk….
My camping and canoe portage with The Land Canadian Adventures on The Serpentine Loop in Kawartha Highlands Provincial Park was hosted by Peterborough & the Kawarthas Tourism. If you have ever wanted to connect with nature, experience some of the finest back-country camping Ontario has to offer and paddle your canoe to your heart’s content,…
For those of you who have been reading my blog for a while, you will know that I made it my mission to explore and take in as much of my home province of Ontario as I could. And take my kids along of course! I was born and raised here and I had come…
Snowshoeing is one of those Canadian winter past times that we all, as Canadians need to experience. Why? Because it snows in this country for at least 3 months of the year in southern Ontario. Longer periods of time in other parts of the country and it’s no fun to be inside all winter. We…
The Bruce Trail is a hiking trail in southern and central Ontario, stretching 890 kilometres. The Bruce extends from the Niagara River in the south, to the tip of Tobermory on the Bruce Peninsula in the north. As far as epic hikes with kids, the entire Bruce Trail is great. But, there are parts here…
When it comes to epic hikes with kids, the Barron Canyon Trail in Algonquin Provincial Park is the second amazingly epic hike my kids experienced in 2018. Located on the east end of Algonquin Provincial Park, in Ontario, close to Petawawa, it’s most convenient to access from the Sand Lake Gates. We took advantage of…
Everything about this moment on the Bonnechere River with my son is perfect. Still water. Perfect light. It’s oh so quiet. I took him out of daycare at the end of June and in two short weeks, he’ll be heading off to junior kindergarten, my daughter into grade 4 and I’m having all the feels….
Some of the best memories of my life have involved camping. Sadly, I can’t say the same for my children. Every summer growing up, my parents packed up our Bonair pop up camper trailer, hitched it to the back of our Oldsmobile and our subsequent Pontiac station wagon, threw us kids into the backseat and…