Peterborough & The Kawarthas Tourism

Submitted by:  Susan Sauvé, Transportation Demand Management Planner, City of Peterborough It wasn’t long ago that my 1.2 km commute to work, mostly along the Trans-Canada Trail as it enters  downtown Peterborough from the west, required rubber boots in the spring, a detour in the winter and a sprint across the five-lane crossing of Reid [...]

Peterborough, Ontario, Canada is home to the world’s largest collection of canoe, kayaks and paddled watercraft. This local, national treasure has been instrumental in preserving and telling the stories of Canada’s connection to the canoe. One such event is National Canoe Day. The event grew out of a CBC contest in 2007, in which the [...]

Students from Crestwood Secondary School recently took part in a school project in partnership with Peterborough & the Kawarthas Tourism by highlighting area attractions via the Grade 11/12 Film, Video & New Media program. The project was designed to bring attention to the economic impact and social benefits of tourism in our community. Select  tourism [...]

We recently hosted a group of media professionals in the region, and took them on a 4 day journey to showcase Peterborough & the Kawarthas. In addition to visiting area attractions, accommodations and businesses we “wined and dined” in the city as well as the county. When reminiscing about my week, I was reminded of the [...]

It is with great pleasure that we announce that Peterborough & the Kawarthas will be an official scheduled tournament stop for PGA TOUR Canada with The Wildfire Invitational taking place  Labour Day weekend Aug 26th – Sept 1st, 2013. Wildfire Golf Club was sought out by PGA TOUR Canada as a potential host of a [...]

“Year after year, the Trent-Severn Waterway, meandering 386 km along central Ontario, continues to create unique experiences. After each spring thaw, the Waterway’s historic locks and canals open, linking a passageway so magnificent it has been named “one of the finest interconnected systems of navigation in the world”. Those who visit, reminisce long after leaving. [...]

If you wait for summer to get on the road…life just might be passing you by! You can ride a bike almost anywhere, right? On the most basic level, sure. But, there’s more to bike-riding than training-wheels and popping-wheelies in the neighborhood cul-de-sac. What a lot of people don’t realize is how much of the appeal of cycling [...]

Reader’s Digest recently published their Top 10 Greatest Canadian Road Trips, and The Kawarthas made this list! Boasted as “Ontario’s other cottage country” author Tim Johnson notes that “the Kawartha Lakes are less crowded and a mite bit cheaper—but certainly no less beautiful—than the Muskokas.” To read the full story click here

SPARK Photo Festival April 1st – 30th Not only does April flaunt the long awaited signs of spring, this year it also brings the first annual SPARK Photo Festival,  a celebration of photography, and the artists, dreamers, innovators, storytellers, professionals and enthusiasts behind the camera lens. SPARK features 28 individual exhibitors, 13 group exhibits and [...]

Congratulations to Peterborough & the Kawarthas Tourism partner the “Peterborough & Area Garden Route” on being named Promotion of the Year at the Canadian Garden Tourism Awards held in March in Toronto, Ontario. The Garden Route offers locals, cottagers and visitors, the opportunity to shop for specialized flowers and garden accessories; tour fabulous display gardens, [...]