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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
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
2026 Triathalons
Swim, cycle and run your way to triathlete status at these Ontario events.
By Ian Merringer
Lake Superior Provincial Park Canoe Trips
How to plan a paddling trip to escape the crowds.
By Virginia Marshall
Renew Your Outdoors Card, Online!
It's never been easier to buy your Ontario fishing license and Outdoors Card
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New Restrictions on What You Can Bring into Canada
Keep up to date with the changes.
By Erin Rody
Ontario's Secret Lagoon
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Ontario Motorcycle Rentals
Get yourself a ride and hit the road!
By Mike Jacobs
6 great hiking trails in and around Thunder Bay
Hike the famous Sleeping Giant or the Flett railway tunnel in this Northwest Ontario city.
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North Bay Summer 2026 Festivals
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Crown Land Camping
What it is and where you can camp in Ontario.
By Trish Manning
SUPreme Adventure
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Is this the hockey capital of Canada?
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Killarney’s Pike Fishing Paradise
Plan your next northern pike fishing vacation to the Sportsman’s Inn Resort & Marina.
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Catching Ontario Walleye
Pro Tips for Bait and Walley Presentations
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A Guide to the Best Urban Fishing in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
Discover steelhead, salmon, bass, and more.
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9 Facts About Lake Nipigon
Did you know it's the largest lake fully within Ontario's borders?
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Want to Take a Caribbean Vacation?
Explore the sandy beaches of Northern Ontario's Sable Islands and it's like you're there!
By Erin Rody
The Agawa Rock Pictographs
Discover ancient Indigenous art on Lake Superior.
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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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