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Popular Articles
New ATV Route to Connect 5 Northern Towns
A first-ever, 5-day, 1,000-km backroad route
By Staff Writer, What A Ride
The 10 Best RV Itineraries in Ontario
Bucket list trips to destinations all across the province.
By Northern Ontario
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
2026 Northern Ontario Travel Survey Contest
By Northern Ontario
The Best of Fall in Northeastern Ontario
Where to find peak colour, fall fair weekends, farm fun, and our best ghost stories
By The Seven—Northeastern Ontario
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
Northern Ontario Motorcycle Routes: The Giant, Thunder Bay & Scenic Rides
Hit Northern Ontario’s top motorcycle routes—The Giant, Thunder Bay, and scenic trails await riders.
By Vicki Banning
Inside the Manitouwadge ATV Jamboree: A Northern Ontario Trail-Riding Weekend
A hundred strangers, sixty-seven machines, and one small town that gets it right—ten years running.
By Mike Jacobs
Experience Skiing and Snowshoeing in Marathon, Ontario This Winter
Discover winter trails along Lake Superior’s North Shore—move, explore, and embrace the season, one glide or step at a time.
By Suzanne Kukko
Snowmobiling the Superior 4 in Northwestern Ontario
These snowmobile routes deliver rides that feel spacious, uncrowded, and distinctly northern.
By Vicki Banning
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
Top 10 Facts About Lake Superior
Did you know these cool facts about this great lake?
By Algoma Staff Writer
The Northern Lights Trip Planner
3 trip ideas for an illuminating experience in Ontario
By Jamie McIntyre
Shop, Sip, Stay: Supporting Local in Thunder Bay
From a historic waterfront hotel to farm-to-table dining, bookshops, and artisan markets
By Northern Ontario
See the Leaves Change: Fall Colour Report Ontario 2025
Autumn in Ontario is one of the most beautiful sights in the world. Here’s how to plan a spectacular viewing experience.
By Celeste Percy-Beauregard
Ontario Motorcycle Events
Let's Ride!
By Mike Jacobs
Meet in Sault Ste. Marie
Give your delegates more than a meeting. A scenic waterfront, proven hosting, and hospitality visitors rave about—all reasons to meet in the North.
By Northern Ontario
3 of the best places to see the northern lights
Where will you be when you see the sky dance?
By Erin Rody
Grouse Hunting in Sunset Country
You won't have trouble reaching your ruffed grouse limit here
By Jeff Gustafson
Rock On: Exploring Sudbury’s Impact Crater, Shatter Cones, and Geological Wonders
Discover Sudbury’s explosive origin story—from its ancient meteorite impact crater to its unique mining history, attractions, and High Falls.
By Bonnie Schiedel
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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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