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
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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
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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 […]
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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 […]
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May
May
With access to unique ingredients from the sub-Arctic tundra, restaurants in Churchill, Manitoba, have turned this small town into one of Canada’s most unlikely culinary marvels. Nestled at the top of Manitoba, right where the Churchill River meets the vast waters of Hudson Bay, is the town of Churchill. Churchill, Manitoba, is a rugged, raw […]
Ontario Travel
Doo Doo’s Bakery in Peterborough & the Kawarthas: Is This the Best Butter Tart in Ontario?
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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? […]
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Apr
Apr
The Veloroute Gourmande is a 235-km cycling route that passes 120 culinary experiences between Montreal & Sherbrooke, Quebec. A new partnership between Tourisme Montérégie and Tourism Eastern Townships in Quebec‘s southeastern region has led to the creation of a 235-kilometre bike route that connects the city of Montreal with the city of Sherbrooke, Quebec. Two-wheel […]
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Apr
Apr
FortWhyte Alive is an outdoor adventure and education park located just 30-minutes from downtown Winnipeg. For urban adventure lovers, experiencing the outdoors as a city dweller can involve a lot of logistics. But outdoor lovers in Winnipeg, Manitoba have the chance to get deep into nature with just a 30-minute drive from the downtown core. […]
Ontario Travel
Plan the Perfect Niagara Falls Romantic Getaway: How to Embrace Ontario’s Honeymoon Capital
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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 […]
05
Apr
Apr
Explore one of Canada’s most iconic waterways with these fascinating activities on the Rideau Canal between Ottawa and Kingston, Ontario. The sparkling waters of the historic Rideau Canal wind their way gracefully from the Ottawa River through to the St. Lawrence River. This historic canal connects Canada’s modern capital of Ottawa with the country’s original […]