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Popular Articles
Northern Ontario’s Most Unique Stays
Cabins, domes, retro cottages, historic lodges, and lakeside escapes worth the road trip.
By Emily Gillespie
Snowmobiling Winter Weather Forecast 2026-2027
El Niño says mild. The Great Lakes say snow. Who will win Ontario's sled season?
By Jeff McGirr
Off-Road by Day, Fine Dining by Night
Ontario ATV lodges where chef-made dinners cap off a day on the trails.
By Jeff Morrison
Step into Wilderness: A Fall Trip to Cochrane
Hike among 26 lakes carved by ancient glaciers, stay up late watching the northern lights, and ride the Polar Bear Express north toward James Bay on this wild adventure in Cochrane.
By The Seven—Northeastern Ontario
Kirkland Lake's Mile of Gold Tour
Dig into Ontario's Gold Rush history with this tour of one of the richest gold deposits ever found on Earth.
By The Seven—Northeastern Ontario
ATVing in Renfrew County: Best ATV Trails in Ontario
The Renfrew County ATV Club makes riders feel right at home on the area's trails.
By Robyn Fadden
French River Canoe Tripping
Everything you need to know to explore this historic and wild waterway.
By Colin Field
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
The Strange but True Story of Sudbury’s "Wolf on a Wire"
IYKYK. And Sudbury Wolves fans know.
By Mike Commito
8 facts you didn't know about moose
Just how big is a moose anyway?
By Erin Rody
Late Season Ice Fishing
One of the best times to ice fish in Ontario!
By Jeff Gustafson
A Shoresy Lover's Guide to Sudbury
11 places that fans of the hit show can actually visit.
By Tracy Noble
Explore the Kisselgoff Motorcycle Museum: Thunder Bay’s Home for Motorcycle History
Step inside a restored 1940s theatre filled with vintage machines, regional stories, and the culture of riding in Ontario.
By Northern Ontario
How to Celebrate National Indigenous Peoples Day in Northeastern Ontario
Pow wows, glamping, hikes and more!
By The Seven—Northeastern Ontario
Fish for one of the World's Rarest Species of Trout
Found only in 12 remote Ontario lakes–and nowhere else in the world–the aurora trout is a special fish.
By Tysan Dowdle
Snowkiting In Ontario
May the wind be with you
By Darren McChristie
Worth the Drive?
Elliot Lake's Famed ATV Trails
By Dave Baker
RV Tour of Algoma Country
Enjoy the majesty of the north on this loop
By Margot Bai
Casting for Coasters
Fishing for Brook Trout at Bowman Island Lodge
By Jack G. Imhof
Layer Up for Cozy Season in the Soo
Frosty trails, haunted woods, and the first holiday lights. Enjoy cool weather days in Sault Ste. Marie!
By Northern Ontario
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Malcolm Fraser

Malcolm Fraser is a writer, editor, filmmaker and musician based in Montreal. His book Wooden Stars: Innocent Gears, about the influential Ottawa rock band, was published by Invisible Publishing in 2013. Malcolm was Managing Editor of NorthernOntario.travel from 2016-2020. He is currently an editor with Montreal Review of Books and host of the What Is This Music?! podcast.

More Articles By Malcolm Fraser

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Rock stars and six-year-olds are remarkably similar as travel companions—needy, demanding, prone to sulking and tantrums...
By Malcolm Fraser

The Group of Seven's Favourite Landscape

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By Malcolm Fraser

Sex, Communists and Tractors

7 strange but true facts about the Group of Seven.
By Malcolm Fraser

Mattawa's Sid Turcotte Park

A flood can't keep this campground down.
By Malcolm Fraser

The Ultimate Group of Seven Road Trip

See the inspirations for their greatest works.
By Malcolm Fraser
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