It is very cold here today and you may be thinking about warmer weather and what to do this summer. If not, you might just appreciate having something to read. Given the current circumstances (into which I will not dwell) you may think it wise to stay in Canada and even in Ontario. If so, boating is an option and I assume Canadian dollars will be accepted at par.
On January 6, the New York Times provided a very attractive photo essay about the "52 Best Places to Go in 2025." Although it is behind a fire wall, I don't think the author of the the brief piece about the Trent-Severn (AnneLIse Sorenson) or the NYT will mind if I snip it and put it here. It was Number 40 on the list and the only Canadian destination offered. As well, I will include some of the links that are in it.
"The 240-mile Trent-Severn Waterway, a system of rivers, lakes and canals that winds from one end of Ontario to the other, flows amid rustic villages, woodlands and waterfalls, connecting Lake Ontario to Georgian Bay. This is the year to go: The Trent-Severn is experiencing a renaissance, with the new 65,000-square-foot lakefront Canadian Canoe Museum, the largest collection of canoes, kayaks and paddled watercraft in the world. The museum exhibits styles from across Canada — showcasing them in a curved building inspired by, yes, the canoe — and honors the vessel’s Indigenous legacy. The waterway is also undergoing a multiyear revitalization project, which includes retrofitting its monumental hydraulic lift locks, among the highest in the world. The boat rental company Le Boat, in the renovated Horseshoe Bay Marina, has expanded its self-drive cruising opportunities and routes. The new, family-owned 100 Acre Brewing Co. pours brews like the floral Monarch saison, named after the butterflies that migrate through Ontario each year. BeaverTails, anyone? Sample the sugar-topped specialty, along with butter tarts and other goodies, on a self-guided culinary route."
The photograph depicts The Canadian Canoe Museum in Peterborough. Parks Canada provides a good description: Trent-Severn Waterway National Historic Site. Recently the Government of Canada provided $74 million for improvements and upgrades. For places to visit, stay and eat, the Kawarthas Northumberland communities offer this useful website: "Taste of the TSW: A Celebration of Food and Community Along the Historic Trent-Severn Waterway.
Post Script:
Back in the last century, we rented two houseboats on the TSW and went across Lake Simcoe toward Muskoka territory. I am sure I have the brochures about that trip down in the basement and I will try to find them for another post.
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