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Motorcycle Swap Meets in Ontario—The Complete List for 2026
Get your gear here.
By Staff Writer, What A Ride
The Vanishing Waterfall
Visit the "new" New Post Falls in Northeastern Ontario
By Backroads Bill Steer
The Complete 2026 List of ATV Events in Ontario
Poker Runs, Mud Bogs, Charity Rides, Rallies and more!
By Mike Jacobs
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
Dog Sledding with Boreal Journeys, just outside Thunder Bay
Pull of the Wild
By Shannon Leahy
Got Bison?
The largest bison farm in Eastern Canada is right here in Algoma Country
By Sandra J. Trainor
The Northern Ontario Beer Trail: 8 Essential Stops For Beer Lovers
Cheers to exploring the north, one sip at a time!
By Sidney Ulakovic
Moose Outfitters in Ontario
Ontario offers archery and rifle moose season for residents and non-residents.
By Alyssa Lloyd
The Agawa Rock Pictographs
Discover ancient Indigenous art on Lake Superior.
By Adam Leith Gollner
Best Crown Land Camping Sites in Northern Ontario
Ontario’s best campsites aren’t all booked—discover Crown land & backcountry camping in Northern Ontario, with tips on where to go and what to pack.
By Kate McCullough
2026 Northern Ontario Travel Survey Contest
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10 Essential Stops on Ontario's Antique Trail
Turn back time (literally—the end destination is in the Central Time Zone!) by exploring these Northern Ontario antique shops.
By Celeste Percy-Beauregard
From spa days to fishing weekends to yoga trips
You deserve to get away!
By Gabriella Rumball
Fish, Flurries, and Fresh Air
Late Fall fishing in Kenora
By Alyssa Lloyd
New Restrictions on What You Can Bring into Canada
Keep up to date with the changes.
By Erin Rody
A Guide to Boating the Trent Severn Waterway in Ontario
Recently named one of the best travel experiences in 2025 by the New York Times, this historic waterway offers boaters a leisurely way to explore dozens of small towns while relaxing on a rented houseboat.
By Northern Ontario
Algonquin Park Guide
Everything you need to know to plan a trip to this world-class destination.
By Conor Mihell
Spinners are Winners
How to Use Spinners to Catch Brook Trout
By Mark Romanack
Getting Loopy in the Soo
Lake Superior views, sled-friendly towns, and more await riders on the Soo HIghlands Loop
By Martin Lortz
The Best Killarney Hikes
Take to the trails in Ontario’s crown jewel park.
By Hailey Sonntag
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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

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By Malcolm Fraser

Sex, Communists and Tractors

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

The Ultimate Group of Seven Road Trip

See the inspirations for their greatest works.
By Malcolm Fraser

Mattawa's Sid Turcotte Park

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