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Explore Northern Ontario an Itinerary Ontario Discover more at northernontarioitt.com EXPLORE NORTHERN ONTARIO AN ITINERARY ONTARIO RV travel in Northern Ontario Map-Marker-Alt Hwy 17 North (Sault Ste. Marie to Wawa) RV Travel in Northern Ontario. Most people are surprised that Northern Ontario starts in This immense landscape speaks of our Canadian history. Parry Sound just three hours north of Toronto. Here, the Starting with the Indigenous people and the fur trade that landscape on the edge of Georgian Bay gives way from led to settlement with the exploration of canoe routes, cottage country and pastoral rolling farmland to gradually railroads and eventually highways that connected resource merge with solid rock landscapes towards the Great Lakes. towns to the outside world. The Boreal Forest stretches from here across the vast Northern Ontario has a unique character in its people and Canadian Shield. The Fur Trade route along Lake Superior communities that has seen its share of the boom and bust is one of Canada’s most scenic drives. of mines and mills. Produced by Destination Northern Ontario in co-operation with Destination Ontario | Ontario Parks | Camping in Ontario | RV Rental Association of Canada Best Times RV | CanaDream | Cruise Canada | Fraserway RV Photo credits: Destination Ontario, Ontario Parks, Parks Canada, Gord Rees, Tiina Keranen, Greg Mattson, Dan Grisdale Photography, Algoma Country, Tourism Sault Ste. Marie, Thunder Bay Tourism, Parry Sound Tourism, City of Kenora. 2 Planning RV travel To plan or not to plan your every day on the road? That is the question answered by the freedom of RV travel. Allow a minimumm of three weeks to cover the 5,000 kms across two-thirds of Canada. A month is recommended. It is approximately 2,000 kilometers of winding highway from Toronto to the Manitoba border. Add another 300 km for getting into campgrounds, shopping, sightseeing and of course, back tracking to investigate animals and attractions along the road. Then it is still another 2,500 kms from Winnipeg to Vancouver. RV rentals. Make a circle tour through Northern Ontario, or extend your holiday to include the Trans Canada route to the Rocky Mountains and the west coast. Visit rvrac.com for rental stations in Toronto. There are also special one- way rental rates to relocate new motorhomes to Calgary and Vancouver during April and May. Be sure to book early. Where to camp along Getting the fur trade route. Compass there. Ontario Parks From the south. There are more than 30 provincial parks along the MS Chi-Cheemaun Ferry fur trade route. Most of these parks open in late May Board the MS Chi-Cheemaun Ferry for a scenic crossing of Georgian Bay from Tobermory/ Bruce and close in September. A park pass is required and Peninsula to Manitoulin Island. must be displayed on the dash of a vehicle at all times. Electrical, fresh water and sani-dumps are available in Over-size rates apply to vehicles greater than 20 feet all provincial parks that accommodate RV camping. Shoulder Season May 3 to June 13, 2019 and September 3 to Campsite reservations at Ontario Provincial Parks: October 14, 2019. 1-888-668-7275 | www.ontarioparks.com From the west Parks Canada RV rental stations in Vancouver and Calgary are connected by Trans Canada Hwy 1 to Hwy 17 at the The federal government is guardian of Pukaskwa Manitoba / Ontario border, just east of Winnipeg, National Park, Fort St. Joseph, Lake Superior National where the prairies change suddenly to the great Marine Conservation Area, and National Historic Sites Canadian Shield and Boreal Forest. along the route. Ontario Travel Information Centres Contact: Obtain detailed travel information on the entire 1-888-773-8888 | www.pc.gc.ca province: • Travel information sorted by travel area Ontario Private Campgrounds • Free highway maps Participating campgrounds in Ontario's private • Camping permits campground association are listed by number in the • Weather forecasts Camping in Ontario Directory. • Spring blossom & fall colour reports More information: www.campininginontario.ca northernontarioitt.com 3 EXPERIENCE A NINE-DAY ADVENTURE Follow the Fur Trade Route. 4 northernontarioitt.com Map-Marker-Alt Hwy#17 North, Old Woman Bay TORONTO TO KENORA – approximately 1,900 km FROM TO DISTANCE DURATION Toronto Parry Sound 200 km 2 h 30 min Parry Sound Sudbury 170 km 2 h Sudbury Sault Ste. Marie 320 km 3 h 40 min Sault Ste. Marie Wawa 340 km 2 h 30 min Wawa Nipigon 360 km 4 h Nipigon Thunder Bay 120 km 1 h 20 min Thunder Bay Fort Frances 330 km 3 h 50 min Fort Frances Kenora 220 km 2 h 30 min Main highlights along the Fur Trade Route. Map-Marker-Alt Island Queen Cruise on Georgian Bay/30,000 Islands at Parry Sound. Map-Marker-Alt Dynamic Earth in Sudbury with underground mine tour. Map-Marker-Alt Canal tour of Sault Ste. Marie Canal National Historic Site. Map-Marker-Alt Agawa Canyon Tour Train from ONTARIO downtown Sault Ste. Marie. 9 c Map-Marker-Alt Tour of Fort William National 8 7 6 Historic Park. UPERI 5 AKE S OR L Other special attractions. 2 4 3 L Map-Marker-Alt Group of Seven artists’ plaques in AK E 1 H U a numerous locations between Sault Ste. R N A O N G Star Marie and Terrace Bay. I H b O C TARI I ON AKE M L E K The Terry Fox Memorial and historic A Map-Marker-Alt L markers showing Prisoner of War camps RIE E E AK of World War II in Neys Provincial Park and L Red Rock. Map-Marker-Alt Heritage sites and museums include the ITINERARY French River Visitor Centre, Fort St. Joseph National Historic Site, Wawa, White River, DAY 1 Toronto to Parry Sound DAY 6 Wawa to Nipigon Nipigon, Fort William National Historic Site DAY 2 Parry Sound to Sudbury DAY 7 Nipigon to Thunder Bay in Thunder Bay, Atikokan, La Verendrye DAY 3 Sudbury to Spragge DAY 8 Thunder Bay to Fort Frances Parkway in Fort Frances, and Lake of the DAY 4 Spragge to Sault Ste. Marie DAY 9 Fort Frances to Kenora Woods Museum in Kenora. DAY 5 Sault Ste. 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