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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
Ontario Motorcycle Rentals
Get yourself a ride and hit the road!
By Mike Jacobs
Natural Wonders of Superior Country
Natural attractions that you should cross off your bucket list
By Casey Clearwater
Ontario's Top Twisties
Winding along Snake Road.
By Jess Kline
Old Woman Bay
A Must Stop on Lake Superior
By Greg Sacco
11 Things to Do in Silver Islet, Ontario
Submerged mineshafts, Sea Lion Rock, and black sand beaches await in this historic mining town.
By Jennifer McCartney
Ontario’s Blue-Water Lakes
So blue you won’t believe your eyes.
By Virginia Marshall
The Ultimate Guide to Seeing the Northern Lights 2026
47 tips, tricks, and itineraries to help you see aurora borealis and plan your Northern Lights adventure.
By Northern Ontario
Trial by Tyre
2 Easy-to-Access Routes For the Beginner Motorcyclist
By Marissa Lok
Ontario Trail Races 2026
Find out where to test your limits and get out in the woods.
By Marshall Veroni
Algonquin Park Guide
Everything you need to know to plan a trip to this world-class destination.
By Conor Mihell
6 Road Trips from Minneapolis to Northwestern Ontario
From fishing and wildlife sightings to culture, good eats and of course sunsets, there’s lots to discover.
By Bonnie Schiedel
And a Vespa shall lead them all...
How one rider went from passenger to full throttle
By Georgette Peters
North Bay Summer 2026 Festivals
Ontario's Gateway to the North offers dog-friendly music festivals, rib and poutine fests, Pride, and more!
By Northern Ontario
Top 5 Baits for Smallmouth and Largemouth Bass
What baits do you use to target bass? Find out why these 5 are the best!
By Ron James
5 Fishing Hotspots in Timmins & Area
Target pike, walleye, perch, smallmouth bass, whitefish, and more.
By David Reid
Conquer a Giant
This iconic Northwest Ontario landmark rises 1000 ft above the surface of Lake Superior.
By Monica Prelle
Ontario’s National Parks
Protected for posterity. And deservedly so.
By Ian Merringer
Top 10 Interesting Facts About Thunder Bay
Did you know these weird and wonderful facts about TBay?
By Bonnie Schiedel
9 Facts to Know about the Agawa Canyon Tour Train
Get ready for a bucket list experience in the wilderness of Northern Ontario.
By Conor Mihell
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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

Embracing the Drive from Winnipeg to North Bay

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

North of Superior was the Call of the Wild
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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