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Ontario Pow Wow Calendar: 2026 Edition
Culture, community, food, dancing, music, tradition, regalia—check out the 2025 pow wow calendar and discover where to celebrate this year.
By Indigenous Tourism Ontario
2026 Triathalons
Swim, cycle and run your way to triathlete status at these Ontario events.
By Ian Merringer
Rock On The River Timmins 2026: Lineup, Tickets & Trip Guide
Plan your festival weekend in Timmins with the full lineup, ticket prices, hotel tips, festival rules, and what else to do while you're there.
By Mike Jacobs
Crown Land Camping
What it is and where you can camp in Ontario.
By Trish Manning
New Restrictions on What You Can Bring into Canada
Keep up to date with the changes.
By Erin Rody
Northeastern Ontario's Best Canoe Routes
Killarney, Temagami, the Spanish River, and a remote run to James Bay.
By Cassie Pellerin
Ontario Motorcycle Rentals
Get yourself a ride and hit the road!
By Mike Jacobs
Sudbury Festivals 2026
A guide to what's on this summer.
By Sudbury Staff Writer
Spanish River Canoe Trip
Everything you need to know to plan an adventure on this beginner-friendly whitewater river.
By Jeff Jackson
Ontario Motorcycle Events
Let's Ride!
By Mike Jacobs
Insider’s Guide to Sleeping Giant
Everything you need to plan a trip to this iconic provincial park.
By Jake O'Flaherty
Ontario’s Blue-Water Lakes
So blue you won’t believe your eyes.
By Virginia Marshall
Spanish River Canoe Trip by Train: Paddle Ontario’s Wilderness via the Budd Car
This vintage train drops you right into the heart of one of Ontario’s wildest backcountry rivers.
By Cassie Pellerin
Bringing Home Fish
Understanding Ontario Fishing Regulations
By Mark Romanack
8 facts you didn't know about moose
Just how big is a moose anyway?
By Erin Rody
An Easy Weekend Guide to Manitoulin Island
Part of our “Easy Weekend Guides to Northeastern Ontario” series
By Sofie Sharom
The Complete 2026 List of ATV Events in Ontario
Poker Runs, Mud Bogs, Charity Rides, Rallies and more!
By Mike Jacobs
Renew Your Outdoors Card, Online!
It's never been easier to buy your Ontario fishing license and Outdoors Card
By Erin Rody
Incredible Swimming in Ontario
12 best destinations to take a summer dip.
By Virginia Marshall
Facts About Lake Huron
10 cool facts about Lake Huron we bet you didn't know.
By Algoma Staff Writer
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Heather Peden

Heather Peden is a writer, blogger and photographer living in Neebing, Ontario, a rural neighbouring municipality south of Thunder Bay. Heather has a passion for what she calls “life in the wilds of Northwest Ontario”, and it's reflective in her blog, “Three Dogs and a Couch,” and photoblog “Light Sifting.”

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