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Ontario Fall Colors Enjoy Them While You Can
othing is more beautiful
than to drive through the Beginning mid-September through
Ontario landscape on a till the end of October, you will
sunny day in the Fall and leaves be able to enjoy the splendor of
are turning colors. I emigrated the fall colors. You don’t have
from Holland to Canada in the to go all the way up-north, South
winter and by next fall I had my Western Ontario offers lots of
own car. I had heard so much one day tours.
about the fall colors and people
invited me to their cottage up This is also the time of harvest
north, so I had lots of so plan your tour to taste some
opportunity to be awe inspired by of the local produce. Apple,
the colors. I remember taking my wine, pumpkin, or savor Muskoka’s
old 8 mm film camera along and natural bounty at Bala’s
trying to make artistic movies, Cranberry Festival.
which off course never turned out
like you see them on TV. Referred to by Winston Churchill
as the world’s prettiest Sunday
Fall is still my favorite season afternoon drive, take the Niagara
of the year. And my favorite Parkway and visit wine country.
place to see the fall colors is See Canada’s largest maple tree,
the bush behind our house. It has the Comfort maple, just outside
bright yellow from the birch and of Pelham. This maple tree is
poplars, and flaming red from the more than 500 years old.
few maple trees we have. We like
to go on some tours during the Visit the Botanical Gardens.
fall and Travel Ontario
www.ontariotravel.net has maps to Our family in Holland is in the
guide you when choosing what area flower business and usually the
to visit. comments beforehand are that
there isn’t much in the area of the Rideau Canal, from Kingston
flower gardens they haven’t seen to Ottawa, an engineering
yet, but once they see the masterpiece of lakes and rivers
Botanical Gardens all of them are connected by man-made canals and
impressed. locks. The locks are still
operated today as they were in
We love the shagbark hickory 1832.
trees in our bush and a good
place to see those are in Rondeau Another of our favorite areas
Park while nearby Point Pelee during the fall is Stratford and
National Park is known worldwide surroundings. We love the antique
for its stunning Monarch shops in Shakespeare, from there
Butterfly migration. travel west to Stratford, home to
world class theatre. Make sure
Visit millionaire’s playground you buy Thompson Chocolates, they
Thousand Islands, either on bike are absolutely addictive. Then
along the 23 mile Bikepath or travel on to Millbank for a good
drive along the 1000 Island homemade meal at Anna Mae’s
Parkway from Cornwall to Bakery and Restaurant.
Kingston. Then take a cruise down
About the Author:
Francine Gielis immigrated to Canada in 1971. She has been an employer, an employee, an importer, exporter, entrepreneur and long time volunteer. She considers herself a fully integrated and passionate Canadian citizen. Subscribe to her newsletter at http://www.the-happy-immigrant.com/newsletter.html
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