by Renee Tratch | Feb 1, 2021 | Fresh Air, Nature, Road Trip, Trails
Once upon a lockdown, we went for a hike. Our winter destination was Crawford Lake, a beautiful area part of Conservation Halton less than an hour’s drive west of Toronto. This year-round park was spectacular in the snow with lots of outdoor space to explore and keep...
by Renee Tratch | Aug 15, 2018 | Family Travel, Farm, Road Trip
My favourite time of year – peach season! Ontario’s garden goodness is overflowing at farmers’ markets across Toronto. But instead of picking up a basket of the local sweetness, we headed southwest to fill our own at Parkway Orchards. The pick-your-own fruit farm...
by Renee Tratch | Aug 6, 2018 | Family Travel, Road Trip
Lavender fields forever. About an hour’s drive west of Toronto are fields of purple – and, on the day we visited, a whole lot of people obsessed with these pretty purple plants. Terre Bleu Lavender Farm in Milton is a family-run farm, growing eight varieties of...
by Renee Tratch | Mar 20, 2018 | Family Travel, Road Trip
“It’s not a life skill,” said my eight-year-old when we told him that he’d be in ski school on the first day of our family ski trip to Tremblant, one of Quebec’s biggest ski resorts located about an hour drive north of Montreal (six hours from Toronto by car.) Truth...
by Renee Tratch | Jan 4, 2018 | Road Trip
What is more Canadian than skating through a forest? It seems that all roads head north in the summer, but we say head in that direction in winter too. A 10-minute drive north of Huntsville in the heart of Muskoka is Arrowhead Provincial Park. Situated around...
by Renee Tratch | Nov 2, 2017 | Family Travel, Fresh Air, Road Trip
Getting the heck outside in nature is always a good idea for kids in TOw. Add waterfalls as the destination and you’re sure to get those little legs moving. We hit the road and discovered a few kid-friendly hikes near waterfalls in and around Hamilton. It may be...
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