Where, When, and How to Start Birdwatching in Kawarthas Northumberland
Once a novice birder has had a taste of Presqu’ile, Martin says there’s plenty of diversity in the region left to explore.
Outdoor Recreation
Top Ten Instagrammable Locations Around Kawarthas Northumberland (Winter Edition)
Discover stunning landscapes and selfie stops from around Kawarthas Northumberland.
Unique Skating & Comfort Food Destinations in Kawarthas Northumberland
Been out skating yet this winter? Colder weather always gets us excited to strap on skates and make the most of the great skating conditions in Kawarthas Northumberland. Many of the options below will be open through to March if the weather holds, and with a mixture of rinks, trails, and speed skating loops on offer, there’s something here for everyone who’s eager to spend some time on the ice.
Enough Stuff: Gift Ideas That Focus on Unique Experiences & Memories
Looking for thoughtful ways to celebrate someone special in your life? Especially if you’ve got friends or family who’ve expressed the urge to declutter, it might be time to consider an experiential rather than material gift. Kawarthas Northumberland has an array of unique destinations that aren’t far from urban centres yet feel like country retreats.
Top Cross-Country Skiing Destinations in Kawarthas Northumberland
Kawarthas Northumberland offers a tremendous variety of trails year round, with some hiking and biking routes transitioning perfectly to winter sports. A number of dedicated organizations offer rentals and lessons for beginning or occasional skiers so lack of gear won’t keep you from enjoying the season. Whether you’re interested in classic nordic trails or skate skiing, here are our top picks from the region.
7 Trails to Try this Fall in Kawarthas Northumberland
Hiking is great year round, and depending on who you ask the biking season runs pretty late too. Some spots, though, beg to be visited in the fall when the leaves are at their peak.
Paddle the Trent-Severn Waterway: Presqu’ile Provincial Park
Most paddlers can attest that, as soon as you push off and feel your weight buoyed by the boat, you leave behind the weight of your worries on the land. Like the weight of a canoe after a long portage trail, my day-to-day concerns remain mostly onshore and I leave them ever-further behind with each paddle stroke.
Paddle the Trent-Severn Waterway: The Gull River & Coboconk
The Trent-Severn Waterway has no shortage of poetically-named communities lining its banks from Scugog to Omemee, Bailieboro to Buckhorn, but my favourite of all is Coboconk. I’m hard-pressed to think of another place in the world that contains more alliteration in one name!
Paddle the Trent-Severn Waterway: Lakefield
I recently came across a clever design that superimposed a public transit network map over the Trent-Severn Waterway. In the same way the TTC subway map is separated into various routes, this metaphorical map includes such lines the “Scugog Connector” and the “Kawartha Line.”
Paddle the Trent-Severn Waterway: Peterborough
From the globe-traversing outriggers of the South Pacific to Amazonian dugouts to the birchbark craft of Turtle Island, the canoe is a fascinating example of convergent cultural evolution: in many isolated cases around the world a very similar design of craft has emerged to answer the question of the most beautiful and efficient way to navigate the regional waterscapes.