9 COOLEST TOWNS IN ONTARIO YOU MUST VISIT!

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  • 9 COOLEST TOWNS IN ONTARIO YOU MUST VISIT!
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    COOL TOWN #1 - Port Colborne
    Canalside Restaurant & Inn
    232 West St, Port Colborne, ON L3K 4E3
    Googlemaps: goo.gl/maps/Lo5Q2arvLnXhhRGJ9
    Canal Days Festival: www.portcolborne.ca/en/recrea...
    COOL TOWN #2 - Southampton
    Armen's Cafe
    224 High St, Southampton, ON N0H 2L0
    Google maps: goo.gl/maps/96qnQJhtVzVchXnZA
    Chantry Island Tours
    86 Saugeen St, Southampton, ON N0H 2L0
    Googlemaps: goo.gl/maps/RJZ43CUmFFonNYfB9
    Book: chantryisland.com/
    COOL TOWN #3 - Haliburton
    Haliburton Sculpture Forest
    297 College Dr, Haliburton, ON K0M 1S0
    Googlemaps: goo.gl/maps/6iTTP6VAiYyHM6Tq6
    COOL TOWN #4 - Elora
    COOL TOWN #5 - Huntsville
    Muskoka Goat Away Experience
    Morgan's Rd, Huntsville, ON P1H 1A2
    Googlemaps: goo.gl/maps/2ABMnPTgtw5b48RP8
    Book: www.muskokagoataway.com/
    COOL TOWN #6 - Peterborough
    Trent-Severn Waterway, Lock 21 - Peterborough Lift Lock
    Googlemaps: goo.gl/maps/d8ZQT5it1PKefBTT6
    COOL TOWN #7 - Grimsby
    The Painted Ladies of Grimsby
    28 Auditorium Cir, Grimsby, ON L3M 2R5
    Googlemaps: goo.gl/maps/Yi3PJK1avcLkFpr98
    COOL TOWN #8 - Niagara on the Lake (NOTL)
    COOL TOWN #9 - Bancroft
    Princess Sodalite Mine
    31241 Hwy 28, Bancroft, ON K0L 1C0
    Googlemaps: goo.gl/maps/BTynEzU4V5mwdzYJA

Komentáře • 242

  • @nanalynne
    @nanalynne Před měsícem +33

    I can’t believe all the haters here. These are all pretty little towns. We also have many more that weren’t mentioned. Ontario is beautiful as are the other provinces. I appreciate the introduction to places I’ve never been.

    • @ontarioroadtripping
      @ontarioroadtripping  Před měsícem +5

      I just feel sad for people who make/find an issue out of a travel video. Sad a bit. Thank for feedback!

    • @JOKERLOSER007
      @JOKERLOSER007 Před měsícem

      I didnt see any bad ... I have just watched the first part . So who is haters & why.

  • @Rigel_Chiokis
    @Rigel_Chiokis Před měsícem +11

    I've been to Elora and the Elora Gorge. It is quite beautiful. I was there in the fall to see a magic show and even then, it was pretty.

  • @itsjustpops
    @itsjustpops Před měsícem +17

    Just a point of clarification, Tom Thompson wasn't part of the Group of Seven. He was associated with the artists that would become the "Group", but died before the group was formed.

  • @JustForFun-mt9og
    @JustForFun-mt9og Před měsícem +5

    For a wonderful humorous coverage of beautiful small towns across Canada, be sure to watch the CBC tv show, Still Standing, starring Johnny Harris.

  • @SH-ry4wc
    @SH-ry4wc Před měsícem +14

    Often, people forget that southwestern Ontario exists. I would strongly recommend Amherstburg ON as a destination. Quaint town with shops, cafes, and B&Bs and loaded with history (the War of 1812). You can tour Fort Malden grounds and barracks. There are many festivals and events in the warmer season (and in this part of Ontario, mild weather lasts long into the fall😊).

    • @ontarioroadtripping
      @ontarioroadtripping  Před měsícem +1

      I've been! One of the underrated road trip videos has some footage of it!

    • @TheSofres
      @TheSofres Před měsícem

      I was born and raised in Windsor. Amherstburg was a cute little town to visit to get away from the big city. We also went to Fort Malden for field trips.

  • @Melly3112-ox3ey
    @Melly3112-ox3ey Před měsícem +3

    Have visited some of the featured towns over the years. Such a treat to cyber-visit them now ... Also to see other charming Ontario towns. Thank you.

  • @johndefalque5061
    @johndefalque5061 Před měsícem +7

    Kenora where I grew up-Lake of the Woods-the other Great Lake. Bancroft where I saw my first live dog sled racing. Terrace Bay where I saw great aurora. Sudbury-interesting geography. Montbello Lake-great swimming.

    • @ontarioroadtripping
      @ontarioroadtripping  Před měsícem +1

      Thanks for the great tips! Sudbury btw is in the part 2 of this series tagged at the end

    • @johndefalque5061
      @johndefalque5061 Před měsícem

      @@ontarioroadtripping I forgot to mention that ile d'Orleans has some nice villages.

    • @michynature
      @michynature Před měsícem

      Kenora is breathtaking!
      NWOVAlways forgotten …

  • @juliaesposito7359
    @juliaesposito7359 Před rokem +8

    Wonderful video!! This video is so well done and it’s so exciting to see these cute towns to visit in my province 😊

  • @DixieC-vj2sg
    @DixieC-vj2sg Před měsícem +4

    Cute video - Niagra on the Lake is a gorgeous and historical town. Think you did a great job pointing out the "uniqueness" and specific features of each town that you chose. I noticed that you point out that people take pride in the gardens, surroundings, houses, etc. at certain points. Maybe this is something Canadians take for granted - but it something really nice about the English part of the overall culture of Canada - the pride in gardening, flowers, etc. Of course many cultures do, but the English characteristic is really noticeable when it comes to gardens. Nice job!

    • @ontarioroadtripping
      @ontarioroadtripping  Před měsícem +1

      Yes!!! Gardening/landscaping is amazing in NOTL my theory is that it's a tad warmer there vs Toronto. Hydrangeas are espetially amazing mid summer!

  • @richardb1280
    @richardb1280 Před měsícem +15

    St. Jacobs is the Mennonite town near Elora and just to the south of St. Jacobs it the St. Jacobs Market, which is well worth the visit! St. Thomas is about a 2hr drive from Elora.

    • @ontarioroadtripping
      @ontarioroadtripping  Před měsícem

      Been there loooong time ago, need to go back thanks

    • @mikedarroch6697
      @mikedarroch6697 Před měsícem +2

      @@ontarioroadtripping I think Richard was politely correcting your reference to St Thomas as being a Mennonite town near Elora. I believe you meant St Jacob’s. Thanks for the video. Great information.

    • @1Pureblood606
      @1Pureblood606 Před měsícem

      Went to St Jacob's for the market almost on a weekly basis. Awesome place ,great folks ,very friendly

  • @shelleydoxtdator753
    @shelleydoxtdator753 Před měsícem +8

    Thank you - Ontario is beautiful ❤

    • @ontarioroadtripping
      @ontarioroadtripping  Před měsícem +1

      It really is!

    • @JustForFun-mt9og
      @JustForFun-mt9og Před měsícem +1

      I always love to hear about quaint places in Ontario. There are a lot of hidden gems in these little towns.
      Port Stanley is worth noting.

    • @JustForFun-mt9og
      @JustForFun-mt9og Před měsícem

      There are a lot of quaint places to visit in Ontario, many with precious gems, like historic spots and unique restaurants.
      Port Stanley is worth noting.

  • @neseirf70
    @neseirf70 Před měsícem +4

    I would say check out Leamington as well. Home to Point Pelee National Park the southern most part of Canada actually below the 42nd parallel!
    Port Colborne is great especially during their annual fest which is Canal Days. An amusing thing about Canal Days, if you look closely at the signs you will notice the "C" in Canal is always securely fastened and people have a habit of stealing it! Not being rude, just stating a fact that I've witnessed several times!

    • @ontarioroadtripping
      @ontarioroadtripping  Před měsícem +1

      Hahahah that's funny. And yes Essex County is amazing (if you go to my "popular" videos tab in videos, it will pop up)

  • @ahappyhippy
    @ahappyhippy Před měsícem +2

    I was once an owner of one of the fabulous Painted Ladies shown on here and am more than tickled pink to see the present owner loving their home as I did. ☮️

    • @ontarioroadtripping
      @ontarioroadtripping  Před měsícem +1

      Very cool! Btw one of the houses went on sale about a month ago!

  • @susieq9801
    @susieq9801 Před měsícem +5

    One year I took a couple of weeks and did a lighthouse tour of Canada's Lake Huron shore after having read a book "Alone in the night" about the lighthouses, their keepers and their experiences in the early days of Great Lakes navigation in the 19th century. Fascinating. Some of the things those people and their families experienced were amazing. One keeper had to maintain the lighthouses on both Owen Sound and Leith on the other side of the sound. While rowing between them he was swarmed by black flies, his eyes became infected and he went blind. He applied for a government pension and the reply was "You should have rowed faster"! If a family member died in the winter they would be preserved in the snow until they could be buried!
    If anyone has seen the Stephen King movie "The Dead Zone" they will recognise NOTL as the location where it was filmed. I believe the gazebo @18:38 on the video was built for the movie.

    • @ontarioroadtripping
      @ontarioroadtripping  Před měsícem +2

      Wow interesting info and yes life of a lighthouse keeper seems surreal.

  • @yassera4994
    @yassera4994 Před 11 měsíci +1

    This is such an amazing video, thank you for creating!

  • @kimmymole5661
    @kimmymole5661 Před měsícem

    Thanks for the video - I’ll definitely bookmark it for the next time I’m in a mood to travel.

  • @decentrecipeswithrubab7972

    Thanks so much dear friend

  • @almostthere3733
    @almostthere3733 Před měsícem +4

    You should do this review by season. Top ten cool small towns in Spring, in Summer, in Fall, in Winter. Some of your cool towns are miserable in the winter. You definitely have to know your attractions by season. And maybe the Coolest HISTORIC towns. The Coolest Artisanal towns, etc.

  • @denisegouthro293
    @denisegouthro293 Před měsícem +3

    That's your opinion. She giving her opinion.

  • @manishamadan607
    @manishamadan607 Před rokem +1

    Love your videos, could you do one video about the lupine fields in Huntsville.

  • @toniarts1282
    @toniarts1282 Před měsícem +5

    You Missed Petrolia, ON. Victorian Town. Famous for Oil Boom in Canada. You have to see our beautiful town with all the charm

    • @Stephi-yk6hj
      @Stephi-yk6hj Před měsícem +2

      Exactly. My Mom was born in Petroila. There was so much heritage there and with the oil Discovery
      discovery.

    • @ontarioroadtripping
      @ontarioroadtripping  Před měsícem +2

      Thanks for the idea will add on my list! 😁👍

  • @2020Bookworm
    @2020Bookworm Před měsícem +1

    Another day of perfect weather outside.

  • @ehw8356
    @ehw8356 Před měsícem +2

    I appreciate the video and thank you for sharing it 🥰

  • @laurenl5843
    @laurenl5843 Před měsícem +1

    Thank you for this video. Great ideas.

  • @joanwalford1959
    @joanwalford1959 Před měsícem +1

    Great and informative video. Thanks for sharing.

  • @ShanRho-vg8qc
    @ShanRho-vg8qc Před měsícem +2

    This is a fine line...
    Yes, many of these places rely on Tourist dollars.
    However, many residents prefer keeping it a Hidden Gem.
    With that said, Thank you for NOT mentioning the Town we call home.

  • @trevorgilliss6382
    @trevorgilliss6382 Před měsícem +1

    Awesome....need to check out some of these places

  • @evelynjepson5955
    @evelynjepson5955 Před měsícem +1

    Elora also has the highland games, and all you can hear in the air is pipes...truly amazing.

  • @waynebristow4720
    @waynebristow4720 Před měsícem +3

    You were in Port Colborne but you didn't mention its the end of the Welland Canal, if you travel down the canal, there are a few lift locks. I lived above one of the buildings where you were recording, the view of the bridge is what we would have seen, a little different though. We left the town in the early 70s.

  • @lauratransformingvegan3245

    Theres so many beautiful places here. You should do a part 2. Thank you for this. I've heard of all of these places, but there's a couple i haven't been to. They are now on my togo to list.

  • @q00119309
    @q00119309 Před 11 měsíci +2

    I like your video. Will check out some of the towns this year.

    • @ontarioroadtripping
      @ontarioroadtripping  Před 11 měsíci

      Thanks for the feedback hope you do!

    • @user-uu1wc6yz5z
      @user-uu1wc6yz5z Před měsícem +1

      Along with the other 86 000 people that watched it .
      Have fun with all those people

  • @dannydalton1211
    @dannydalton1211 Před měsícem +1

    Good video, I live in Peterborough and you failed to mention that we have One of Canada's biggest music festival all summer long. It is beside Little Lake and attracts 5,000 to 8,000 people every concert.

  • @michaeltutty1540
    @michaeltutty1540 Před měsícem +3

    Interesting selection of locations. One point, though: Peterborough Lift Locks 21 is not the only surviving lock of this time. There is at least one still in service in England. How many others survive, I don't know. There are summer ferry tours of sections of the Trent-Severn waterway.

    • @ontarioroadtripping
      @ontarioroadtripping  Před měsícem

      Oh interesting thanks for feedback

    • @amandaregis313
      @amandaregis313 Před měsícem

      It is though, the highest, and in Canada, the oldest. We were there for the kayaks last summer (not proficient enough to join them, but did the boat tour they have).

  • @Quince828
    @Quince828 Před měsícem +2

    You didn’t mention the Elora Music Festival and the famous Elora Singers

  • @AWeekLastTuesday
    @AWeekLastTuesday Před 4 dny +1

    That is wild there is two Colbournes in Ontario. The town that was next to where I grew up was just called Colbourne...and is home of the Big Apple. Peterborough is nice, my friend lives there, and comes this way often, mostly cause he has family in the town past me, and has to drive by on the way there and back. :) I also lived in Trenton Ontario and is also the last, or first, city on the Trent Severn waterway,,,is not as cool as Peterborough's but you can see the water rise and lower so the boats can cross it.

    • @ontarioroadtripping
      @ontarioroadtripping  Před 4 dny

      Thanks for feedback! Btw the cities are named same but the difference is one is Port (Erie) Colborne and the Big Apple is just Colborne

  • @myrtlelester383
    @myrtlelester383 Před 9 měsíci +2

    Thank you so much for this video. I am a new subscriber and even though I will not be able to visit (any more )most of these places (we live near Elora and have visited Southampton ) it was great seeing what is available out there.

  • @kandymich4861
    @kandymich4861 Před měsícem +1

    Port Colborne has “Canal Days” on the civic holiday weekend. I highly advise checking it out. There’s boats that come from all over to be there.

  • @luciollelsa
    @luciollelsa Před měsícem +1

    I'm From Québec but I lived for 20yrs in Ontario, north of Toronto in horse country township of Caledon. I also lived in the charming Kleinburg home of the sensational McMichael Canadian Art Collection, where you'll find the Group of Seven art at it's best, located on 100 acres of forested land along the Humber River, My favorite places to take friends who'd come to visit was definitely Elora, really nice shopping even LCBO is special, Penetanguishene, for camping on Georgian Bay, Niagara Falls and it's region (was a big must) Uxbridge and my favorite, Manitoulin Island. One place I wanted to go to and never did is Point Pelee and Pelee Island, I certainly will one of these days.

  • @user-lr2sq5qx2r
    @user-lr2sq5qx2r Před měsícem +2

    Don't forget about the Peterborough Canoe museum

    • @ontarioroadtripping
      @ontarioroadtripping  Před měsícem

      It's closed for reno :(

    • @user-lr2sq5qx2r
      @user-lr2sq5qx2r Před měsícem +1

      @@ontarioroadtripping Well when theey open it again you will be able to see the yellow canoe that Gordon Light used to own and he wrote a song about it

    • @waffles1ca
      @waffles1ca Před měsícem

      Before Covid I donated a small (20” or so ) Ontario indigenous made birch bark canoe to the museum, can’t wait to visit the new canoe museum to see if it has been exhibited.

  • @acreguy3156
    @acreguy3156 Před měsícem +2

    Peterborough has a few neat attractions but has turned into a toilet consisting of methadone, crime, drugs, tent cities, and poverty. It was great in the 60s and 70s but has gone downhill, with its traffic system incapable of handling the over-development.

  • @turnleftrighthere2605
    @turnleftrighthere2605 Před měsícem +1

    yay I love Ontario 💚💚💚

  • @goodluck9089
    @goodluck9089 Před měsícem +1

    the tree of life building in elora was my grandmas house for many years

  • @MCscarfacematt
    @MCscarfacematt Před měsícem

    on sundays in the summer in Port Colborne you also get to see the parade of racecars on the way to humberstone speedway just up highway 3 towards fort Erie I crossed that bridge every Sunday from mid April to September for years. until I fell asleep driving and hit a tree in wain fleet just the other way on highway 3

  • @CharlieMichelle41
    @CharlieMichelle41 Před 2 měsíci +4

    I lived in ptbo and still love it ❤️. I been to many towns you have mentioned. But ptbo always will be home ❤️

    • @sueshow401
      @sueshow401 Před měsícem

      In Peterborough, strongly suggest to visit the history of the canoe/boats., possibly known as PETERBOROUGH BOATS I believe. Canadian Broadcasting of Canada [CBC] of Education filmed ages ago my granddad the canoeist and my mom acted as a naive passenger in the canoe. Other than the 50 foot Lift Locks there is another one of smaller height in Kirkfield, ON....all the other locks on the beautiful Trent-Severn Canal River System have a total of TWO two-door gate system division of of two front or back either travelling upstream or downstream. VALVES WILL OPEN INTERIOR TO FILL UP ENCLOSURE...A LOT OF JUMPING WATER around your craft which is Quite exciting or if going downstream, the valves will be opened outside of the enclosure. Well, of your nine places mentioned I only need to visit Grimsby and Niagara on the Lake. Thx for the input. I might add re Southhampton as you approach the view of Lake Huron on the main street a unique LIT UP CENOTAPH OF "LEST WE FORGET" separates the boulevard!

    • @johnnytoronto1066
      @johnnytoronto1066 Před měsícem

      Yes, and Lindsay, not far away, has the most beautiful chorus of church bells. I have lived in both towns.

    • @karenshlemkevich2591
      @karenshlemkevich2591 Před měsícem

      Are you short-forming Peterborough? It's not that hard to spell.

  • @anitasiemieniuch-dn4vs
    @anitasiemieniuch-dn4vs Před 11 dny +1

    Come visit Campbellford ,chocolate factory, cheese factory,best grocery store sharpes, biggest twonie in Canada, best bakery in Canada, and the Trent canal passas through town. Come visit

  • @pattismith9301
    @pattismith9301 Před měsícem

    The store at the end of your port colborne video is actually Grant's Gifts and the Picket fence.

  • @evilprincessj
    @evilprincessj Před rokem +1

    thank you for uploading your videos I live in the GTA so I'm learning about some places that I've never been before .

  • @randyreal5871
    @randyreal5871 Před měsícem +1

    Was cool 🙂🙂

  • @youtube7076
    @youtube7076 Před 18 dny +1

    did you ever do the amazing hike in Grimsby which goes up the mountain river valley on the Niagara escarpment? it follows the Forty Mile Creek.

  • @teenastetic3681
    @teenastetic3681 Před měsícem +1

    I'm getting homesick

  • @johnnytoronto1066
    @johnnytoronto1066 Před měsícem +4

    Her list, not mine:
    Port Colborne
    Southampton
    Haliburton
    Elora
    Huntsville
    Peterborough
    Grimsby
    Niagara on the Lake
    Bancroft
    I would add Bracebridge, and make it number one.

    • @ontarioroadtripping
      @ontarioroadtripping  Před měsícem +1

      I agree Bracebridge has nice ships but what else? Number one? Explain please as I'm genuinely interested.

    • @johnnytoronto1066
      @johnnytoronto1066 Před měsícem +1

      @@ontarioroadtripping Sure. I love the waterfalls, the main street, the nature trails, and the combination of water, rocks, and trees. By the way, I'm an avid canoeist, and this is a good starting point for trips. Not very wild, but very pretty waterways all around this area. By the way, I didn't know about Grimsby, so thanks for that tip. I'll drive down this summer!
      I'll just add that I know almost nothing about Eastern Ontario at all, except for Morrisburg, where there's a famous pioneer village. There's an excellent pioneer village in N/W Toronto as well, of course, which I recommend to anyone who hasn't seen it. I also recommend Fort Ste Marie Among the Hurons, near Midland, and The Martyrs' Shrine across the road.

  • @KeithWhitwell-ke4yg
    @KeithWhitwell-ke4yg Před měsícem +1

    U should come 2 Port Sydney ~ between Huntsville + Bracebridge... It's tiny here, but it's a good stop 😊

    • @ontarioroadtripping
      @ontarioroadtripping  Před měsícem

      I loooove port Sydney!!!! I think it appears in my Muskoka video. Very picturesque beach great suggestion.

  • @user-os6pf4on8h
    @user-os6pf4on8h Před měsícem +1

    This is the first time that I've seen my house in a video.
    How cool is that...

    • @ontarioroadtripping
      @ontarioroadtripping  Před měsícem

      Which one?!

    • @user-os6pf4on8h
      @user-os6pf4on8h Před měsícem

      @@ontarioroadtripping As you're standing at the dock in Haliburton village, my home is centre frame. It's so small that you can barely see it. love your video. I just cued up part two...

  • @1Pureblood606
    @1Pureblood606 Před měsícem +2

    Grew up near Peterpatch aka Peterborough. Spent many an hr going up or down the lift locks on my way to lakes further north .

  • @bethmoe-mciver8557
    @bethmoe-mciver8557 Před měsícem +3

    You forgot Thunder Bay!!

  • @michaelwatson266
    @michaelwatson266 Před měsícem +2

    I'm from Bancroft 😂🤣👍👍

  • @JM-lp5hk
    @JM-lp5hk Před měsícem +1

    Great list. If you're from around Toronto. 😢

  • @djtimmyturnup9656
    @djtimmyturnup9656 Před 2 měsíci +2

    NIAGARA FALLS CANADA 🇨🇦 ❤🎉 COME FOR A RIDE THIS SPRING AND SUMMER WITH THE DRUMM&BASS BIKE AND THE NIAGARA RAVE RIDERS 😎 🎉❤😊

    • @ontarioroadtripping
      @ontarioroadtripping  Před 2 měsíci +1

      Oh that sounds so fun! Give more info specifically dates or website I might try to check it out if can!

    • @djtimmyturnup9656
      @djtimmyturnup9656 Před 2 měsíci

      @@ontarioroadtripping I'm planning on riding around the falls on the 8th of April for the solar eclipse 🇨🇦♥️🙌 if the weather is nice 😀 👍

  • @gilbertoparas9388
    @gilbertoparas9388 Před 10 měsíci

    Allow to me to visit there next year im Filipino with eTA..thanks fo video..

  • @saurabhmundra
    @saurabhmundra Před 11 měsíci +2

    hey, do you have any specific recommendations to travel to around this time of the year in ontario?

    • @ontarioroadtripping
      @ontarioroadtripping  Před 11 měsíci

      this is the prime time, so all these locations in the video are great. if you're asking for seasonal stuff, strawberry season is now (almost over) then its blueberry season my fave (Wilmot Orchards Inc is the best for that), lavender is also on now I think Purple Hill Lavender is my fave (it was one of the first videos of this channel so check it out )

  • @danmcd2343
    @danmcd2343 Před měsícem +3

    Cobalt is the most historical town in Canada it’s where the TSE started.

    • @ontarioroadtripping
      @ontarioroadtripping  Před měsícem +1

      I'll research thanks!

    • @richardfitzwell0420
      @richardfitzwell0420 Před měsícem

      While researching make sure to research the Ragged Chutes compressed air plant.
      No longer in operation but absolutely fascinating.

    • @jlightning2178
      @jlightning2178 Před měsícem

      Right... those old mining towns built Toronto..

  • @Aquarius964
    @Aquarius964 Před měsícem +1

    What about my home town: St. Mary’s, small but quaint, should check it out!

    • @ontarioroadtripping
      @ontarioroadtripping  Před měsícem

      Looks very pretty I agree! Any unique places or food places you suggest there?

    • @Aquarius964
      @Aquarius964 Před měsícem

      There’s two quarries divided by a road; one is for pedestrians to swim in and has a high dive, while the other people use to fish in. Also, there’s an epic trail around most of town and some of it comes from removing of railroad tracks. It’s very scenic and trail/train bridge crosses the Thames river. Many landmarks/buildings are made from limestone, and our town was used in a Murdoch mystery episode on TV, because of the ‘looks’ of the main downtown street. There’s a few good restaurants there lots of specialty shops so it’s worth a look 👀, and I’ve almost forgotten the little falls, which St. Mary’s was once named.

  • @captainAlex258
    @captainAlex258 Před 2 měsíci

    south hampton, does that sound familiar!?

  • @dcrot9109
    @dcrot9109 Před měsícem +4

    you do know *Ontario is Canada's second largest province, covering more than 1 million square kilometres* - an area larger than France and Spain combined. and that Southern Ontario *the southernmost region in Canada has a total area of 136,907 square kilometres in it.*

    • @ontarioroadtripping
      @ontarioroadtripping  Před měsícem +1

      Very cool didn't know that it can fit those 2 countries for sure

    • @dcrot9109
      @dcrot9109 Před měsícem +1

      there is more to Ontario than just southern Ontario...

    • @littleviking488
      @littleviking488 Před měsícem +1

      @@dcrot9109 My thoughts exactly, from Northern Ontario😀

    • @johnvandervlist8040
      @johnvandervlist8040 Před 4 dny +1

      ​@dcrot9109 There is a slight problem in northern Ontario. You need to travel vast distances to see very few towns.

    • @ontarioroadtripping
      @ontarioroadtripping  Před 4 dny

      ​@@dcrot9109 feel free to start your own channel on that topic. I post accessible to my followers distances (i see where my followers are located) . I also don't have budget to fly (hence why road trips) and my full time job gives only 2 weeks vacation so no I cannot use all that up to drive to Thunder Bay. Either help financially, start your own channel or provide valuable feedback. There is no need to useless sarcasm/hints.

  • @hottubmobileneil
    @hottubmobileneil Před 14 dny +1

    I am not Neil , I am a roommate
    Great video I learned alot , how ever you are saying mica incorrectly it is not spelt meka , it is pronounced like the name mike but mica .

  • @scottshorten9962
    @scottshorten9962 Před měsícem +1

    you forgot to mention Peterborough has a nice little zoo and its free!

    • @ontarioroadtripping
      @ontarioroadtripping  Před měsícem

      Yes love that zoo, been there but after this video was published 👍

    • @user-uu1wc6yz5z
      @user-uu1wc6yz5z Před měsícem +1

      Canoe museum. That could Really use some support

  • @nathanmciver6496
    @nathanmciver6496 Před 6 měsíci

    That's just it! Pre prepaired sales and not from the people buying "fushion" weh!!!!!! Sounds nice

  • @stevelauda5435
    @stevelauda5435 Před měsícem +1

    Dobja !!

  • @dwarren1010
    @dwarren1010 Před 7 měsíci +1

    Across the river from Niagara on the Lake is Fort Niagara on the USA side. Great place to visit too.

  • @IgorMychalczyszyn-xf4km
    @IgorMychalczyszyn-xf4km Před měsícem

    It should read Southern Ontario, no cool towns up north I guess.?

  • @patriciagodin6025
    @patriciagodin6025 Před měsícem +2

    What about terrace bay and Schreiber in northern Ontario

    • @ontarioroadtripping
      @ontarioroadtripping  Před měsícem

      Need sponsorship for Northern Ontario videos. I'm a small blogger who does this part time (don't have vacation days for driving 5 days and flights are far too expensive).

    • @patriciagodin6025
      @patriciagodin6025 Před měsícem

      @@ontarioroadtripping get it

    • @michaeltutty1540
      @michaeltutty1540 Před měsícem

      ​@@ontarioroadtrippingAnother interesting place for you to experience would be Tobermory. That is where you can take the ferry across to Manitoulin Island. From there you can go north through Espanola to Highway 17. Turn right there to Sudbury. The Big Nickle Mine in Sudbury does offer tours of the mine. Without rushing it can be a e day round trip. In the summer it is best to book your crossing from Tobermory to South Bay Mouth. On the way South, take the ferry tour of the 30,000 islands at Parry Sound. You won't be disappointed.

    • @jlightning2178
      @jlightning2178 Před měsícem

      What about Greenstone 😅 no just kidding unless you like mosquitoes 😜

  • @patricemalo2094
    @patricemalo2094 Před měsícem +1

    Although I agree that Niagara on the Lake is absolutely charming and worth the stay. Great place to go visit vineyards close by. I do however have to disagree about that nice restaurant you mentioned. This is a place where they put ALL their efforts on the outside to lure people in. It is gorgeous with all the pretty flowers and all. Once inside though, it was quite disappointing. The light fixture above our table was so thick with cobwebs, we actually were afraid they would fall on our plates. And the food!?? Clearly this is a place that doesn't care for repeat business. They know people who are there, will likely not have an opportunity to come back so why put in the effort. I'm sure local people stay away from it and they would be right to do so. We were 6 adults and none of us enjoyed the food they ate. Be warned if you are in the area.
    The Garrison House just on the edge of town was a much better choice. Maybe not as picturesque but by far a superior dining experience.

    • @ontarioroadtripping
      @ontarioroadtripping  Před měsícem

      I like their patio hence why we go, though food was always good for us...but appreciate your feedback and tip

  • @soniamitchell9390
    @soniamitchell9390 Před měsícem +3

    camera work is too shaky to watch :o(

    • @ontarioroadtripping
      @ontarioroadtripping  Před měsícem

      Sorry I don't have professional equipment as a tiny 3k vlogger 😆😆😆

  • @MrJimmysez
    @MrJimmysez Před měsícem

    5:00 Canada had the capability to build anything. So, I doubt it was commissioned or contracted to a French company.
    Some entrepreneur might have picked it up at a scrap yard in Europe. And re sold it .

    • @ontarioroadtripping
      @ontarioroadtripping  Před měsícem

      Nope, I think there are about 12 or so of these in Canada all coming from Paris (wasn't something they could do back then here)

  • @jizzaymz
    @jizzaymz Před měsícem +1

    Decent list but it's mostly Southern Ontario. Huntsville is the furthest north and still that's barely "central" Ontario.. so much history and scenery up North however I guess that's not "cool" enough 😅

    • @ontarioroadtripping
      @ontarioroadtripping  Před měsícem +1

      My videos are mainly from Toronto. Thunder Bay for example would be great to visit but I either need to use 4 vacation days to only drive there or fly (don't have budget) I also think this is same for my followers as 80% are from GTA. So logistics are an issue here mainly as province is huge and flights expensive. Start a channel for up North, what's stopping you?

    • @angie-dm3bo
      @angie-dm3bo Před měsícem

      ​@ontarioroadtripping I'm in the same boat as you probably worse. I'm self employed and can only get up to 3 maybe 4 days off at a time. 1 week off is maybe once a year if I'm lucky. Living in the GTA I go on small trips within 3hrs and love exploring those parts. I can't do N.Ont either unfortunately

  • @VonLigenstein
    @VonLigenstein Před měsícem +1

    Bancroft ... Ppftt what eve... lol Obviously you never been there in Spring or Fall... Rally Of the Tall Pines and also the Electric Tall Pines...
    If Peterborough made the list then you should check out Sault Ste. Marie. The week leading into canada day is a week long Festival to celebrate Native peoples, with Fireworksm The Canada day and night fire works, then ofcourse July 4th ( Soo MI USA ) and the Rotary Fest... in the fall check out Bushplane days withg Waterbomber displays over the river. The Agawa cabyob traun tour,,, kinda peicey, but people go for the view ( fall is popular because of leaves changing colours)

  • @jodytrafford8829
    @jodytrafford8829 Před měsícem

    Peterborough is a city

  • @jrsca76
    @jrsca76 Před měsícem +1

    I could only get half way through the description your first town - the way your video jumps around was making me dizzy. Also, the only reason to go to PC is to see the lift bridge and to have a burger?

    • @ontarioroadtripping
      @ontarioroadtripping  Před měsícem

      You're seeking negativity and I'm not interested in that. Have a great day, peace ✌️

    • @jrsca76
      @jrsca76 Před měsícem +1

      Nope - just stating the obvious.

  • @andrewpostma7640
    @andrewpostma7640 Před měsícem

    I laugh that every town is #1 lol

  • @adulting5369
    @adulting5369 Před měsícem +1

    Peterborough made the list ? like 150,000 people, the lift lock is crazy haunted allot of suicides there and the hill right by it is the last witch burning site in north America late 1800's another haunted site. Also a nice nuclear facility right in the heart of the city. And the cenotaph in the heart of the city made by the same person who made Vimy ridge.

    • @ontarioroadtripping
      @ontarioroadtripping  Před měsícem +1

      Peterborough is soooo underrated. The lock, the zoo, many thrift shops, food scene is decent but above all it has Nostaligic Journey - the best antique/vintge shop in Ontario by far!

    • @adulting5369
      @adulting5369 Před měsícem

      @@ontarioroadtripping lol forgot about the antiquing

  • @johndefalque5061
    @johndefalque5061 Před měsícem +1

    I got eaten alive by blackflies at Kwartha Lake-has left me traumatized for life. No good memory of Gravenhurst, or cottage country. Most beautiful town in Quebec, Ste Anne de Bellevue, love Chicoutimi too.

  • @Keiji555
    @Keiji555 Před měsícem

    What are the coolest towns in Northern Ontario? I mean, all of the towns named are in Southern Ontario, and it ignores a whole lot of the province, which is actually disappointing. There's far more beauty up north, and it is more of erasing the rest of the province as a whole.
    But then again, city folk aren't as interested in the countryside.

  • @anitacoutu2371
    @anitacoutu2371 Před měsícem

    You didn't touch Northern Ontario. Why don't you do one on Northern Ontario.

    • @ontarioroadtripping
      @ontarioroadtripping  Před měsícem

      Addressed this few times before

    • @angie-dm3bo
      @angie-dm3bo Před měsícem

      She's a small blogger and doesn't have enough holiday time and money to make those longer trips

  • @louisebutterworth1338
    @louisebutterworth1338 Před 28 dny

    Nice but you do know that Ontario is very big and so much more than southern Ontario. You should check out central and northern Ontario

    • @ontarioroadtripping
      @ontarioroadtripping  Před 27 dny

      You need to be checking the content BEFORE writing comments such as these 👎

  • @Safire2159
    @Safire2159 Před měsícem

    You labelled all of them #1 or forgot the number entirely. Oops!!! I'm surprised Tobermory and Stratford didn't make the list.

  • @krista3289
    @krista3289 Před měsícem

    they are wind turbines not windmills big difference. you should do your research on wht you re talking about if you aren't sure about something instead of guessing. the towns are cool to visit.

    • @ontarioroadtripping
      @ontarioroadtripping  Před měsícem +1

      That's your opinion and I thank you. My opinion on you is you should look for positives not negatives, you seem to be a negative person, improve, hope that helps :)

  • @garymaclean6903
    @garymaclean6903 Před měsícem

    Your panning is too fast and camera holding is jerky and unstable. Should work on slower panning and more steady hand, and invest in a camera with image stabilization. Near the end of your Huntsville segment you said Alliance lookout in Haliburton. Which was it?
    The lift lock in Peterborough is not the last of it's kind. There is another just like it along the Trent-Severn just north of Kirkfield.
    Why are all your towns listed as #1? Shouldn't you fix that before posting?

    • @ontarioroadtripping
      @ontarioroadtripping  Před měsícem

      You're a very negative person....

    • @garymaclean6903
      @garymaclean6903 Před měsícem +1

      @@ontarioroadtripping Everything I said should be seen as suggestions on how to improve your vids. Instead of choosing to take it personally, why not look at it as an opportunity to raise the bar?

  • @mikeherman3548
    @mikeherman3548 Před měsícem +2

    this is 23 minutes I will never get back

    • @ontarioroadtripping
      @ontarioroadtripping  Před měsícem +1

      Your issue, could have stopped at minute 1 it's a "list" video no idea why you watched it as point of it is very understandable at the beginning. You wasted your time not me

    • @user-uu1wc6yz5z
      @user-uu1wc6yz5z Před měsícem

      ​@@ontarioroadtripping
      You can't get the approval of everyone , but not taking offence as a presenter is key .

  • @wickedwarlock1
    @wickedwarlock1 Před měsícem

    Please, PLEASE stop telling people from the GTA to visit the Niagara Region. Thank you.

    • @angie-dm3bo
      @angie-dm3bo Před měsícem

      Why? It's a gorgeous place to visit! Love Niagara

    • @michaelwatson266
      @michaelwatson266 Před měsícem +1

      ​@@angie-dm3bowhy? Because nobody in any of these towns, I'm from Bancroft, want people from Toronto near us. Stay in your crappy city

    • @angie-dm3bo
      @angie-dm3bo Před měsícem

      @@michaelwatson266 well guess you know how indigenous peeps feel now!

    • @michaelwatson266
      @michaelwatson266 Před měsícem +1

      ​@angie-dm3bo that's a pretty big jump as a comparison but whatever.

    • @angie-dm3bo
      @angie-dm3bo Před měsícem

      @@michaelwatson266 people like to say "my town" but in reality it isn't yours, it's the government's, your paying to borrow that land, miss those payments and the government takes it back, which they originally stole from and killed the indigenous people. So nothing is yours or belongs to you. Remember that

  • @barlowetube
    @barlowetube Před měsícem

    If you have travelling money in Ontario chances are you are a liberal government contractor. I can't afford food

  • @Stephi-yk6hj
    @Stephi-yk6hj Před měsícem +2

    I dont think they should of used this person for.our Ontario towns. If she used the word cool one more time i wanted to scream. No ETIQUETTE!!!!!!
    DID NOT ENJOY IT.

    • @ontarioroadtripping
      @ontarioroadtripping  Před měsícem +2

      Hope your day gets better you're very angry at a small travel blogger at 10 in the morning on a Sunday. Truly hope you get better 💕

  • @eldeluxo
    @eldeluxo Před měsícem +11

    You're using the wrong word, none of these places are "cool" but they may be interesting to people with certain interests. In most cases, other than the one thing these places are known for there is little else of interest and little reason to go there.

    • @souperman2602
      @souperman2602 Před měsícem +2

      Gonna flood all these small towns with blind tourists who are only there for a photo, heart breaking

    • @ontarioroadtripping
      @ontarioroadtripping  Před měsícem +11

      Don't agree with a word of this but appreciate the feedback

    • @darrinsilvio9046
      @darrinsilvio9046 Před měsícem +3

      I grew up in port colborne every day we had to wait for the bridge it sucked !! It was also a rift between well off and the poor! Never a town so devided !

    • @lailaansari7293
      @lailaansari7293 Před měsícem +15

      Oh for heavens sake it's a pretty little town, just enjoy and if you don't have anything positive...keep it to yourself and just take in a bit of " old Canada"!!!!

    • @user-if4nv1pf1f
      @user-if4nv1pf1f Před měsícem +3

      Hello, owner of armens cafe, thanks for the spot, you made me a million.

  • @veganc5028
    @veganc5028 Před měsícem

    Don't recommend eating animals. Its cruel and unhealthy 💀

    • @ontarioroadtripping
      @ontarioroadtripping  Před měsícem +2

      Don't agree but thanks for feedback (look up impacts on earth if everyone to become vegetarian/vegan it's not that simple, balance is important)

    • @veganc5028
      @veganc5028 Před měsícem +1

      @@ontarioroadtripping it is very simple unless you think barbaric animal cruelty is okay. Watch some videos of the life of factory fHarmer animals and how they die in slaughterhouses

    • @nothanks5846
      @nothanks5846 Před měsícem

      Actually, it’s not unhealthy.
      The human body runs best on saturated fats derived from meat and animal products, especially red meat.
      The “experts” who push the vegan narrative want you to be weak and stupid/lacking cognitive function, to further their own agenda 🙂

  • @kristophert932
    @kristophert932 Před měsícem

    Good grief Ontario is lame

  • @Bassakwards
    @Bassakwards Před měsícem

    I'm from Alberta and would never set foot on Ontario or Quebec soil!

    • @BrianBoddy287
      @BrianBoddy287 Před měsícem +1

      Please keep your childish self in Alberta

    • @peterdean9012
      @peterdean9012 Před měsícem +3

      You definitely have a closed mind. People should explore different various places and experiences, that's how we obtain knowledge.

    • @Bassakwards
      @Bassakwards Před měsícem +1

      @peterdean9012 No! I was born in queerbek and lived in ont for 12 yrs. I have been in EVERY province and territory except PEI AND NEW BRUNSWICK! SO MAYBE you should travel our beautiful western provinces! Ont and que may be beautiful but the politics suck big time there. Ont is the armpit of this country!!,

    • @peterdean9012
      @peterdean9012 Před měsícem +3

      @Bassakwards I have traveled our beautiful country from Newfoundland to Vancouver Island and all 48 contiguous states. There is good and bad to every place that you go. Maybe you should be a little more open minded is all I'm saying. Yes, I live in Onterrible, but I have an open mind to different places and cultures.

    • @user-uu1wc6yz5z
      @user-uu1wc6yz5z Před měsícem +2

      ​@@Bassakwards
      Ok you two , play nice now !
      This isn't north vs south .😉