Only in Peterborough and the Kawarthas
Five completely unique, bucket-list experiences you’ll only find here. Just a short drive from Toronto, when you get to Peterborough and the Kawarthas, you’ll…
Category: Insider
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The Villages of Peterborough County
Get in your car and trace two-lane country roads, winding through a series of the province’s most charming—and surprising—small communities. Road trips provide some…
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Four Ways to Experience Peterborough & the Kawarthas
From dining at sophisticated sidewalk cafes in the heart of town, to finding the sky after skimming along the surface of a big lake,…
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48 hours in Peterborough and the Kawarthas – Weekend Feature
A diverse city packed with green spaces and good eats, surrounded by hundreds of lakes and rivers and creeks and canals (and villages and…
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Spring into Fishing – Early Season Tips
No bugs, no water-skiers, no pleasure-boats and a pristine lake all to yourself; it is no surprise that fishing insiders know spring is a…
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Brothers, can you play me a tune?
It was a few weeks before Christmas (just last December) and I was hunkered over the buffet table at my friend Rick’s house party…
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Paddling Home – An Epic Canoe Trip in Peterborough & the Kawarthas
After over 30 years of living in the city of Peterborough, I moved a few minutes north to the small hamlet of Bridgenorth. I…
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Winter Road Trip
Google Search has no word for people like me – someone who is the opposite of a ‘Snow Bird.’ I don’t flee winter in…
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The Happy Camper’s Top 5 Canoe Trips in Kawartha Highlands – for the beginner
Kawartha Highlands Provincial Park has an incredible selection of paddle routes available for the beginner – or just someone who just doesn’t like portages. Here…
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A Day in the Life of a Farmers’ Market Farmer
6:25AM There’s a glimpse of pink through the gray clouds hovering over the dimly lit cornfield. Heavy dew and mist blankets the farm as…
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Four free (or nearly free) family getaways
Looking for ways to stretch your family vacation dollar just a little further? Here’s the scoop on four area day trips that are big…
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Back to the land: Kawarthas is for Nature Lovers
“Nothing is more beautiful than the loveliness of the woods before dawn.” I wonder if George Washington Carver, the botanist who’s credited with that…
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Margaret Laurence: Exploring her “Divine” Lakefield neighbourhood
The sun blazed down late on a Saturday afternoon in July as a friend and I ambled along Queen Street in Lakefield, Ontario (population:…
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Hot Tips for Kawartha Ice Fishing
Are you looking for a new outdoor adventure to try this winter? If you like to exercise, sun and fresh air then ice fishing…
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Winter Camping in the Kawarthas
In ice we trust, in snow we must, go camp in frozen country. With axe and saw for timber is law, to make our homes…
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An Insider’s Guide to Motel Living
Ever wonder what it would be like to spend a couple of weeks living in a motel? My family and I had the opportunity to…
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Kawartha Bass Tournaments
There is a bass tournament on a Kawarthan lake every weekend throughout the summer. Some are friendly 6-12 boat local bass club get-togethers, others…
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Paddling Routes in the Kawartha Highlands Provincial Park
Have you ever noticed what happens to the landscape about a half-hour’s drive north of Peterborough, as you pass Buckhorn or Burleigh? The stratified…
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Eating Wally – A Guide to Fish Fry in Peterborough & the Kawarthas
Fishing for me is about a peaceful time on the water trying to figure out the species of the day. I’d say 95% of…
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BBQ & Brews
With warm weather, our thoughts tend to drift to cold beer and barbecued food. Instead of travelling south, head to the Kawarthas where our…
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Twelve minutes yet a million miles away
Kawartha Highlands Provincial Park is the largest provincial park south of Algonquin. If you enjoy canoe trekking or back country camping you may have…
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When it comes to music, all roads lead to Peterborough
“I’ve got really great relationships with the people that I work with, and with the people that are coming into the community,” says Sean…
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Red Fife Wheat: a Peterborough discovery in bread baskets across the country
A man named David, a ship in Glasgow, a dropped hat and an ox – what can they all possibly have to do with…
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Fantastic Fall Fishing
People often ask me, “When is the best time to go fishing?” and my usual reply is, “Anytime you can!” And I mean it.…
