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Georgian Bay Biosphere Reserve March Events
*Biosphere Carreer Day March 29 at Bobby Orr Community Centre Parry Sound
*International Reel Paddling Film Festival at the Stockey Centre March 31 Parry Sound
See Georgian Bay Biosphere Reserve Events for details.
Book Parry Sound Hotels, More info on Parry Sound Ontario
Manitoulin property On Georgian Bay protected by NCC
NorthernLife.ca
Georgian Bay Ontario: Photo supplied by the Nature Conservancy of Canada. A Manitoulin Island
property that is host to a range of habitats including sand dunes, alvars,
wetlands forests and beaches is now under the protection of the the Nature
Conservancy of Canada (NCC). See complete story on this Georgian Bay property.
Book Georgian Bay getaways resorts, inns, hotels
Tourism's future Includes Ecotourists
CottageCountryNow.ca - The future of tourism includes ecotourists from the East Asian countries and volunteer tourists, said Bill Ramore, professor of recreation and leisure services at Canadore College.Ramore was one of four guest speakers at Georgian Bay Country's The Future of Tourism in Georgian Bay County morning conference
Claudia McKnight/ On display in Creemore The Barrie Examiner - Claudia Mandler McKnight's latest art work takes in some remote landscapes in Georgian Bay and Lake Penage. In the summertime, she works on location and in ...Mad & Noisy Gallery The show runs until April 2, at 154 Mill St., in Creemore.
Travel: Chilling out in South Georgian BayWaterloo Record - Mar 2012
Instead of hightailing it to some tropical locale, why not bask in winter’s glory at an all-Canadian destination? In summer, the South Georgian Bay area is bustling with cottagers, boaters and international tourists gazing at the famous Blue Mountains.
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 Victoria Day Weekend Fireworks at Portarama Port McNichol on Georgian Bay
Boating and Beach Getaways over the Victoria Day Weekend at Portarama Family Festival Port McNichol Ontario. The location of the "port" explains the festival and the excitement over the waters of Georgian Bay as many boaters will be launching for the first time in 2012. Port McNichol sits across from Victoria Harbour. Runs May 18-20 over the Victoria Day Weekend Includes fireworks finale on Sunday May 19. Stay in , Book resorts, inns, hotels and cottages Midland, Port Severn or Barrie. Pick a Family Getaway for the May long weekend. |
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|  Nancy Island Historic War of 1812 Site Opens New Interpretive Centre
The Barrie Advance: Thhe centre was completed this year in preparation for the War of 1812 bicentennial events planned over the next three summers. Staff photo: Trina Berlo WASAGA BEACH – The community is invited to celebrate the grand
opening of the new welcome centre on May 24, 2012. More on Wasaga Beach Ontario, Georgian Bay was a major supply route to support the British forces along Lake Huron to Detroit. Take Highway 26 from Barrie to Wasaga Beach. More on the cross-border Civil War of 1812.
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 Georgian
Bay Area Golf Getaways Packages
Golf in the Georgian Bay watersheds offers many challenges
for golfers. Some of Ontario's best golf fairways run along the
creeks, rivers, and lakes in the Georgian Bay region. Major watersheds
leading to Georgian Bay include the Nottawasaga River, The Trent
Severn--Lake Simcoe, Muskoka Watersheds. See links to Golf
Getaways and packages.
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 Sierra
Club Founder Lived in the Georgian Bay area!!
John Muir Day is April 21 the day of his birthday and is recognized
throughout the world, in particular in California & Scotland.
Muir spent two years in the Meaford area of Georgian Bay where he
worked for the Trout Family Mill making rakes. Remnants of the mill
remain today and can be viewed by hiking the Trout Hollow trail
starting in Meaford, Ontario. See more information on John
Muir and Trout Hollow Trail. Meaford Ontario lies between Collingwood
and Owen Sound on the shores of Georgian Bay.
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  Linking
Orillia to Georgian Bay
The Trent-Severn
Historic waterway watershed runs through Lake Simcoe to Lake
Couchiching through the Atherly Narrows in Orillia
Ontario. The Hammock Harbour Weirs Museum is free during Doors
Open Ontario ON May 29, 30 offering free admission and a tour
of the historic site. Explore the area and learn how the Minjikaning
First Nation harvested fish at the weirs. Take the Highway 12 route
to the historic Coldwater Mill which is also open during the Doors
Ontario Weekend.
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 Georgian Bay Getaways and Vacation Resorts
Georgian Bay in a favourite vacation destination for residents of southern Ontario and the GTA.See a combination of Ontario inns, resorts, hotels and lodges offering Family Getaways & Romantic Getaways along Georgian Bay.
Book and reserve best deal hotel rates in the Georgian Bay towns and cities of Owen Sound, Parry Sound, Midland, |
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Road Trips Georgian Bay
 Visitors
may want to visit one of Ontario's finest parks for fall hiking
and biking, Awenda Provincial Park just outside of Penetanguishene
see Provincial
Parks around Georgian Bay. National Parks are also in the Georgian
Bay lake Huron watersheds. At the top of the Bruce Peninsula sits
Fathom Five see National
Parks around Georgian Bay. Walk and explore the many beaches
in the Georgian Bay area. Take a Spring Road
trip to visit Georgian Bay as the ice goes out and spring brings
back the warmer weather. Spring is one of the best times for Wildlife
viewing before the foliage fills in the forested areas.
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Georgian Bay Biosphere Reserve (GBBR):
A Georgian Bay Philosophy In the Making
 Mission
Statement of GBBR: "To contribute to the conservation
of Biodiversity, education and sustainable development by fostering
a shared responsibility for the GBBR for the next seven generations"
The eastern coast of Georgian Bay is also known as the "30,000
Islands" and is considered the world's largest freshwater archipelago.
We at the Georgian Bay Eco Museum believe this philosophy and mission
statement should be applied to the entire Georgian Bay area. |
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your hotel accommodation on-line in the various towns and communities around Georgian Bay. Hotel
bookings and reservations can be made directly on-line with each
of the properties listed or can be made direct with at the various inns, cottages, resorts, condos, chalets, fishing
lodges , and motels around the bay.
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 Out-and-About
Around the Bay
Discover the Tay Shore Trail starting in Waubaushene ( at Highway
12-Highway 400 interchange) and ending in Midland, Ontario. This
recently built trail is a nice flat and paved trail for cyclists,
joggers, hikers, and rollerbladers. You can also go off trail and
explore the towns of Waubausene Victoria Harbour, Port McNicoll
and Midland & Penetanguishene. The trail runs along the shore
with a park at the Trestle Park. Hogg bay is visible from parts
of the Trail. SEE Tay
Shore Trail Map.See featured Midland
area attractions and accommodations. |
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The Algonquin Park to Georgian Bay's Killbear Provincial
Park Trail
In the summer of 1998, following the recommendations from a joint
meeting of Town Councils (Parry Sound and Huntsville), the Park-To-Park
Trail Association was formed. Currently the trail is a work
in progress. The Park-To-Park Trail is truly a 'regional' initiative.
The trail system is a multi use trail system. The long term objective
is to provide seamless trail system encompassing community trails,
snowmobile routes, historic colonization and logging roads, former
rail beds, new links and some secondary roads. |
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Fall hike around Georgian Bay!!
Get out and discover the beauty of the Georgian Bay area with
a family fall colours hike. There are several hiking options with
many different trails and ability levels. See Hiking
Georgian Bay. |
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 Georgian Bay – Lake Huron Beaches
Georgian Bay is fast becoming one of the best known Ontario beach destinations in Canada. as a result of Blue Flag designations. Blue Flag beaches and marinas must meet high standards for water quality, environmental education, environmental management, and safety and services. The majority of the beaches are in the Lake Huron and Georgian Bay region of Ontario. See complete beaches story. Little River Beach Park and Northwinds Beach Park on Georgian Bay in the Town of the Blue Mountains (see Collingwood-Blue Mountains); and Wasaga Beach Provincial Park on Georgian Bay.....See more information on Wasaga Beach, quick links for Georgian Bay.
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Awenda Provincial Park
(3 beach areas , one pet friendly beach)