Touring Your Own Country - Today Ottawa, Canada
Taking the time to visit your own community and get to know what goes on in our own neighbourhoods, is something we all should take the time to do. Find out what others who visit your region, finds so intriguing.
Sometimes visitors to our country, can tell us more about where we live, than we know ourselves. Because they have taken the time to research and explore these familiar and not so familiar attractions.
Write your comments below explaining what are the points of interest in your neighbourhood or city, and share that with us.
Ottawa, ON, Canada is the Capital situated on the border of Ontario and Quebec - Make plans to visit this picture perfect, park city.
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Sauble Falls to Kincardine - Ontario Bike Tour #2 - Day 6 of 10
This video summarizes Day 6 of my 10 day solo bicycle trip along the shores of Lake Simcoe and Lake Huron in Southern Ontario, Canada. All of the clips in the video were filmed on Wednesday July 25, 2018.
In this video I mentioned my 2014 bike tour of the Bruce Peninsula. Unfortunately I don't have videos from that trip, however I have a photo album on my website which describes it in pretty good detail:
Starting from Sauble Falls Provincial Park I rode west on Sauble Falls Rd which changes names to Lakeshore Blvd at Lake Huron and took me into Sauble Beach. Sauble Beach is the second longest freshwater beach in Canada. When I reached Shore Rd, I jogged over to 2nd Ave S and continued south following the shoreline. Eventually this road merges with County Rd 13 which is a busy road with a bike lane. This land is all owned by the Saugeen First Nation. Eventually I turned right onto Eckford Ave, Blanchfield Rd, and Shore Rd. I briefly rode west along South Rankin St and then crossed the Saugeen River on Albert St. This brought me into the community of Southampton which is part of the municipality known as Saugeen Shores. Just off the shore of South Hampton theres an Island called Chantry Island. I made a right when I got to High St and then turned left at Huron St. This street eventually changes names to Miramichi Bay Rd and North Shore Rd. There are also sections of this route where there is a nice shoreline multi-use trail which I used. Eventually I reached the harbour of Port Elgin, where I headed inland along Market St to Goderich St. I stopped for a quick breakfast/lunch at JC's Just Good Food and also visited the Port Elgin Farmer's Market. I continued riding south along Goderich St out of Port Elgin until I reached concession rd 4 where I headed west. I turned onto Lake Range Rd which took me past MacGregor Point Provincial Park. When I reached Concession Rd 8 I jogged west and continued SW on B&C Side Rd. I again jogged west at Bruce Rd 33 and continued on Tie Rd which took me past the Bruce Nuclear Generating Station. From there I followed Concession Rd 2, Albert Rd, Victoria St, Upper Lorne Beach Rd and Bruce County Road 23 (B Line) into the town of Kincardine. Within Kincardine I explored SW along Queen St to Queen's Lookout, then up Durham Market Street to Princes Street. Next I rode down to the lake along Harbour St past Walker House and the Kincardine Lighthouse and out onto the north pier.
Strava for Day 6:
The bike I used for this trip is a New York made Linear Recumbent Bike which I believe is from around 2004. I carried my gear in 2 Giant Waterproof Panniers, and mounted my tent and sleeping pad on the top of the rack.
For more details about my gear check out this video:
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Wawa's Famous Goose in Ontario, Canada
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Wawa is a township in the Canadian province of Ontario, located within the Algoma District and associated with Wawa Lake. Formerly known as the township of Michipicoten, after a nearby river of that name, the township was officially renamed in 2007 for its largest and best-known community of Wawa.[3]
This area was first developed for fur trading. In the late 19th century, both gold and iron ore were found and mined, leading to the region's rise as the steel industry developed in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. From 1900-1918 the Helen Mine had the highest production of iron ore of any mine in Canada.
The township includes the smaller communities of Michipicoten and Michipicoten River, which are small port settlements on the shore of Lake Superior. These names are derived from the Ojibwe term for the river.Fur trade days[edit]
Fort Michipicoten was constructed at the mouth of the Michipicoten River. It was at the junction of the main fur trade route from Montreal westward and the route to James Bay via the Missinaibi River. The town developed five miles upriver from here.
Michipicoten, 1897
Community of Michipicoten River
French explorers reached the area by at least 1681, and militia built the post in either 1725 or 1727.[4] By 1729, it was an outpost of Fort Kaministiquia in Vérendrye's Postes du Nord. The site was on the south bank of the river, opposite the mouth of the Magpie River. When the British conquered Canada in 1763, this post was abandoned.
Four years later, it was re-opened on the same site by fur traders Alexander Henry the elder and Jean Baptiste Cadotte. The route from James Bay was explored by Edward Jarvis (1775) and Philip Turnor (1781). In 1783, it was taken over by the North West Company, based in Montreal. In 1797, the Hudson's Bay Company built a rival post on the north bank.
With the union of the two companies in 1821, the Lake Superior trade was diverted from Montreal to Hudson Bay via Michipicoten. This lasted until 1863, when the arrival of steamboats and railways made it unnecessary. From 1827, the fort was the headquarters of the Superior Division, and several annual meetings were held here. It was a centre for fishing, boat-building and small-scale manufacture and repair. It also served as a base for missionaries and surveyors. It was closed in 1904 and gradually taken apart. By 1980 the site held little more than a grassy clearing, some foundation stones, and the remains of the dock.[5][6]
Modern[edit]
Wawa's history is rich in mining, forestry, and the fur trade. Mining attempts began as early as the late 1660s.
William Teddy discovered gold on Wawa Lake in 1897. The population of Wawa village quickly grew with 1,700 claims staked in 1898. However, most gold production stopped by 1906. Beginning in 1914 with the completion of the Algoma Central Railway, gold production commenced again from 22 prospects.[7]
In 1898, the town site at what is now called the Mission was registered as Michipicoten City. In 1899, Wawa was surveyed and plotted as a town and registered as Wawa City. In the latter half of the 1950s, the town's name was temporarily changed to Jamestown in honour of Sir James Hamet Dunn, but it was later returned to Wawa at the request of the community's residents.
Gold production had slowed by 1906, but as mining technology improved, additional amounts began to be extracted from the area. Gold mining in the Wawa area prospered and receded several times in the 20th century, a
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This remote, three-story wilderness lodge is next to the Tobeatic Wilderness Area and beside the Tusket and Napier rivers. It features two on-site restaurants serving dishes made from local seafood and ingredients. All rooms provide river and forest views.
The Trout Point Lodge of Nova Scotia is made of handcrafted Eastern Spruce logs, granite and sandstone. All rooms include a full bathroom, handmade wooden furniture and a DVD player with a built-in screen.
Guests of the Trout Point Lodge may enjoy the outdoor barrel sauna or cedar wood-heated hot tub. A variety of nature and hiking trails wind through the surrounding area with guests able to arrange guided tours, including star gazing, or use the lodgeТs GPS receivers. Canoeing, biking and fishing opportunities are also available.
The lodgeТs restaurants, The Dining Room and Chez la Tousquet, offer separate casual and formal dining experiences. Both feature dishes with homemade cheeses, local seafood and greens picked from the lodgeТs garden.
Trout Point is 40 minutes' drive from Yarmouth & the International Ferry Terminal, while Shelburne is 58 km away. Halifax Airport is within a 3 hours' drive. 189 Trout Point Rd., B5A 5X9 East Kemptville, Canada
Invest in Yourself and in Leeds Grenville, Ontario, Canada
Invest and relocate your business in Leeds Grenville, south of Ottawa, 'Where lifestyle grows good business', and our goal is to attract entrepreneurs. Our neighbours are Canada's National Capital, and Upper New York State, U.S.A.
There are opportunities for professionals and people wanting to realize a dream business away from the larger centres, longer commutes and the higher cost of living. You can launch your own business or invest in a current business in a great location with lower overhead. The creative economy thrives here with boutique shops and quaint coffee spots. Our target sectors are transportation and logistics, bio products, manufacturing, agriculture, green technology and tourism.
Serviced and unserviced lands are available. Some parcels for development overlook the St. Lawrence River and are close to the deep-water Port of Johnstown. We have lower taxes, start-up and land costs. Visit online what's available in the Augusta Industrial Park, Elizabethtown-Kitley Business Park, Edwardsburgh/Cardinal Industrial Park, John G. Broome and Western Industrial parks in Brockville and/or lands in North Grenville, a community just 20 minutes south of Ottawa. Start something new or join existing business clusters, including the chemical park at Maitland. There are existing industrial amenities, chambers of commerce and established business organizations.
Access to excellent health care is easy with a Mobile Primary Health Care Unit for our rural areas, hospitals in Brockville and Kemptville and full-service clinics throughout the area. St. Lawrence College and the University of Guelph Kemptville Campus provide higher education and skilled trades training. Additional universities are within an hour's drive in Kingston and Ottawa. Public, French-language and Catholic schools are well established. Fulford Academy in Brockville and Fulford Prepatory College in Merrickville provide programming for foreign students. Housing costs are much lower and you'll enjoy a great quality of life with lower land and operating costs for your home and business. We mean what we say about lifestyle. Our cultural hot spots include the Brockville Arts Centre, the St. Lawrence Shakespeare Festival and the Thousand Islands Playhouse. You'll be living in a vacation destination of the 1000 Islands Region and the UNESCO designated Rideau Canal Heritage Route and Frontenac Arch Biosphere Reserve.
What about recreation? We're known for our fresh water scuba diving with popular shipwrecks in the St. Lawrence River. Yachting, sailing and boating are popular because of our extensive waterways. There's even skydiving. We have some of the best hiking and cycling trails, including along the 1000 Islands Parkway Bike Trail, through the Limerick Forest, or the Rideau Canal Lock Station -- Burritt's Rapids Tip to Tip, Cataraqui and Rideau Trails, Sandstone Island and Shoreline Centennial Trails at Charleston Lake. Take an island tour and see places like Boldt Castle and Dark Island's Singer Castle.
Cut your commute and include one of our 15 Natural Heritage Sites in your morning drive. Nationally recognized within our borders are the Old Stone Mill in Delta, the Leeds and Grenville County Court House, Fort Wellington, Fulford Place and Homewood Museums, Battle of the Windmill, Pointe of Baril at Maitland, Lansdowne Iron Works, Chimney Island, Darlingside, Merrickville Blockhouse, Oxford-on-Rideau Township Hall, Prescott Grand Trunk Railway Station, the former Brockville Post Office (now the Thomas Fuller Building) and the Rideau Canal. Canada's first railway tunnel in Brockville is recognized by the Canadian Railway Hall of Fame.
Member municipalities are the townships of Athens, Augusta, Edwardsburgh/Cardinal, Elizabethtown-Kitley, Front of Yonge, Leeds and the Thousand Islands, Rideau Lakes, the Municipality of North Grenville and the Villages of Westport and Merrickville Wolford. Please share it with your friends and colleagues and visit our Invest website to learn more about us. Available lands and buildings are uploaded on our Invest website nightly.
House For Sale In Lindsay Ontario... 2018
Real Estate listing at 44 Elgin Street in Lindsay, Ontario. Spacious bright 1 1/2 storey 3 bedroom home on a 198 ft deep lot. 1 1/2 car garage. Living room has sliding glass walkout to deck. Gas heat, some windows replaced. Wood burning stove (not being used), fenced rear yard with 3 sheds. Move in ready. Washer and dryer are new and are included. Dishwasher, dryer, light fixtures, refrigerator, smoke detectors, storage shed, stove, washer, window coverings are all included! SOLD!!
Cost Of Living In Ottawa, Canada In 2019, Rank 161st In The World
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