The Bank of Canada Museum recently underwent 4 years of renovations to ensure that a visit to this Ottawa museum is both engaging and memorable, not to mention a great stop for visitors of all ages. The Bank of Canada Museum, as you might have guessed, aims to help visitors understand what exactly the Bank […]
Author Archives: Christopher Mitchell
Ontario Travel, Quebec Travel
Interzip Rogers: Fly From Ontario to Quebec on the World’s First Interprovincial Zip Line
06
Sep
Sep
Interzip Rogers is an attraction in the National Capital Region that’s relatively new, but is poised to leave an indelible mark. Simply put, taking a zip line from Ottawa to Gatineau is truly unforgettable. The moment we heard that a zip line was in the works to connect Ottawa, Ontario and Gatineau, Quebec, it was […]
Canadian Culture, Ontario Travel
The Canadian Aviation Museum: Preserving the Aircrafts and Stories of Canadian Flight
07
Jul
Jul
The Canadian Aviation Museum calls Windsor, Ontario home, but they aim to showcase the entire nation’s flying history through aircrafts, memorabilia, flight, and stories that deserved to be passed down from generation to generation. Regardless of the province, anytime we come across a museum with a national scope, it’s a place that we prioritize visiting. […]
Ontario Travel
The Bell Homestead National Historic Site: Come See Where the Telephone Was Invented!
20
Jun
Jun
Brantford, Ontario is called “The Telephone City” for a reason! The Bell Homestead National Historic Site is the place to come and learn how one of the greatest inventions to ever come out of Canada, came to be. One of the true benefits of travel is that we get to see what we only might […]
Canadian Culture, Ontario Travel
FrancoFEST Hamilton: The Largest Celebration of Francophone Art and Culture on the Niagara Peninsula
16
Jun
Jun
FrancoFEST Hamilton is a widely anticipated yearly summer event held by the Centre Francophone Hamilton in Gage Park. It’s one of the largest and well-known francophone art and culture festivals in Ontario, and Canada at large. Part of what makes running a site like We Explore Canada so intriguing and, frankly, such a privilege, is […]
Canadian Culture, Ontario Travel
The Stratford Festival: Everything You Need to Know About One of Canada’s Most Iconic Arts Festivals
05
Jun
Jun
The Stratford Festival is one of Canada’s most well known festivals, and that makes sense considering it’s head up by North America’s largest classical repertory theatre company. It’s one-of-a-kind, and not to be missed. It strikes me that there’s legitimately always an occasion where you can justify attending Stratford’s nationally beloved festival. It could be […]
Ontario Travel
Windrush Estate Winery: A Beacon for Great Wine and Community in Ontario’s Hockley Valley
31
May
May
Windrush Estate Winery, in Palgrave, Ontario, has been around since 2017, and through its wine and focus on community and charitable efforts, its made a name for itself in Hockley Valley, in the province, and the country at large. It used to be that in Ontario, the only wine regions that people wanted to talk […]
18
May
May
Pourvoirie du Lac Blanc, also known as the Lac Blanc Outfitter, is a resort that is made for those who crave adventure, quality time in the outdoors, and making unforgettable memories. Pouvoirie du Lac Blanc is located in the Lanaudiére Mauricie region of Quebec, not far the village of Saint-Alexis-des-Monts. Colloquially, the region is often […]
Ontario Travel
Doo Doo’s Bakery in Peterborough & the Kawarthas: Is This the Best Butter Tart in Ontario?
11
May
May
Doo Doo’s Bakery, located in Bailieboro, Ontario, has become a pilgrimage for Canadian butter tart aficionados. Today, we tell you exactly why, and run through exactly what kind of tarts they’re baking to be in the running for the best butter tarts in Ontario. Is there a more quintessentially Canadian treat than the butter tart? […]
Ontario Travel
Plan the Perfect Niagara Falls Romantic Getaway: How to Embrace Ontario’s Honeymoon Capital
07
Apr
Apr
A romantic getaway in Niagara Falls, Ontario offers an escape from everyday life, and provides plenty of opportunity for you to let loose in one of the honeymoon capitals of Canada. Niagara Falls, for many Canadians, is a place that they go to celebrate something. It may be a wedding, a bachelor party, or it […]