Silk Roots Fusion Cuisine: Dining Around the World in Peterborough & the Kawarthas
304 George St. North, Peterborough http://silkrootsfusion.com/ It’s a long road, from the mountains and deserts of Afghanistan to the bustle of George Street, but…
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The Favourite Greek: Dining Around the World in Peterborough & the Kawarthas
360 George St. North, Peterborough http://www.favouritegreek.com/ Chios is everything you imagine when you picture the Greek Islands. Located in the North Aegean Sea, the…
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Shafiq’s Taste of India: Dining Around the World in Peterborough & the Kawarthas
301 George St. South, Peterborough https://shafiqstasteofindia.com/ It’s long been a staple on the steaming streets of Mumbai and Delhi and Dhaka, where a…
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Persian Empire: Dining Around the World in Peterborough & the Kawarthas
636 Queensway Ct., Peterborough https://www.persianempire1.com/ Set in a nondescript, low-slung building in a semi-industrial area, just a couple blocks off the hustle and bustle…
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Cosmic Charlie’s: Dining Around the World in Peterborough & the Kawarthas
170 Charlotte St., Peterborough http://www.cosmiccharliescafe.com/ You learn a lot, cooking for an international crew in the galley of a cargo ship, riding high on…
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St. Veronus Cafe and Tap Room: Dining Around the World in Peterborough & the Kawarthas
129 Hunter St. West, Peterborough https://www.stveronus.com/ They’re an institution across Belgium—and in particular, the city of Antwerp. Flemish to the core, “brown cafes” (sometimes…
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Jasmine Thai: Dining Around the World in Peterborough & the Kawarthas
195 Simcoe St., Peterborough https://www.jasminethai.ca/ The beating heart of any Thai town or city, night markets are the place where people gather—and feast. Under…
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La Hacienda: Dining around the world in Peterborough and the Kawarthas
190 Hunter St. West, Peterborough https://www.lahaciendaptbo.com/ Sandra Acriniega never intended to move to Canada, or open a Mexican food restaurant—but that’s exactly what…
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Island Cream Caribbean Cuisine: Dining around the world in Peterborough and the Kawarthas
227 Hunter St. West, Peterborough It’s a place packed with flavour. Located in the extreme southern reaches of the Caribbean, just off the coast…
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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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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…
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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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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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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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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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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…
