Peggy’s Cove

lighthouse on rocks beside a shoreline

Start your East Coast journey on Nova Scotia’s south shore. A short drive from Halifax will take you to Peggy’s Cove, home of the province’s most famous lighthouse. 

Musée de Guérin

People viewing the museum

 Guérin Museum immerses you in the life of a Témiscamien village in the 40s and 50s. Discover the highlights of family and social life. influential figures in the community, as well as how these men and women interacted with their natural environment. Also become aware of the major changes that transformed the agricultural world and rural life at the turn of the 1950s.

Cobalt Historical Society

Old grain barn

The Cobalt Historical Society is a volunteer non-profit corporation that was established in 1999. We are a member of a joint-venture partnership with the Town of Cobalt and Coleman Township. Together our mission is to preserve and promote the mining heritage of the area.

Erland Lee (Museum) House

Erland Lee Museum Home Hamilton Ontario

Come for a tour of the homestead that served the Lee family for six generations, spanning over 160-years. This historic home and beautiful grounds was the birthplace of the world’s first Women’s Institute and largest rural women’s movement. They provide custom tours focusing on the history of the Lee Family and their unique contribution to the Women's Institute’s founding. The Lee family recognized the need for rural women to be educated, particularly in the area of domestic science.

Springridge Farm

fresh homemade pies from Springridge Farm in Milton Ontario

Farm, food, family, and fun. Here you'll find homegrown foods baked with the freshest farm flavours, recipes that have stood the test of time, and delicious ways to preserve and serve each season in the bakery and farm shop.

Step inside the nineteenth-century barn and see what the family has made and found. The incredible shop is brimming with fun finds, and the farm pantry shelves are positively packed with all your farm favourites.

Crawford Lake Conservation Area

longhouse at Crawford Lake Conservation Area in Milton Ontario

Crawford Lake Conservation Area is a truly exceptional park with a truly exceptional lake. Scientists researching this sediment in the early 1970s discovered corn pollen dating from the 13th to 15th century. This led to the discovery of the archaeological footprints of a Wendat or Attawandaron village. Three longhouses from this village have been reconstructed on their original footprint to help educate the public about the area’s Indigenous history through programs, exhibits, gardens, and workshops developed with Indigenous partners of the park.

Wass Tours

people looking into the water on a boat

Whether fishing is your passion or you’re a first-timer (or not even there for the fishing at all!), Georgian Bay Fishing Charter Wass Tours will take you to some of the best fishing locations and scenic spots around Manitoulin Island and Killarney.

Kirkland Lake Miners' Memorial

Monument

Kirkland Lake owes its very existence to the hard work of the countless miners who have worked in this community since the discovery of gold here in 1911. To honor these miners, both past and present, who have dedicated their lives to the mining industry, a Miners' Memorial was erected on the former property of Sir Harry Oakes in 1994.

Ojibway & Cree Cultural Centre

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The Ojibway and Cree Cultural Centre is a non-profit organization established in 1975 under the direction of Grand Council Treaty #9, now known as the Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN). The centre is funded by Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC) through its Cultural Education Centres Program. The Ojibway and Cree Cultural Centre is managed by a board of directors who represent each tribal council area of NAN.

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