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Lighting up the Darkest Time of the Year: at the 15th Annual ReFrame Film Festival

A ReFrame poster at the entrance to Market Hall, Peterborough

ReFrame Film Festival couldn’t be better timed. At the darkest, coldest time of year, three city blocks of downtown Peterborough come alive with moviegoers hurrying from from theatre to theatre. When the films let out they stumble blinking onto the sidewalk, processing what they’ve seen. Restaurants and bars fill with tables of attendees locked in spirited discussion. Then it happens all over again for the next four days. A mid-sized Ontario town in January suddenly feels like the epicentre of arts and culture.

Top Tips for Things to Do in & Around Peterborough

A small cruise boat sails out of the Peterborough Lift Lock

Visit our Trip Planner Search for “Peterborough” on our Trip Planner and you’ll be overwhelmed with awesome options for experiencing the “Electric City” and the surrounding county. You can also click here to reach out to the trained travel counsellors at the City of Peterborough and Peterborough County Tourism for assistance planning your trip. Scroll … Read more

Paddling Through History: A Visit to the Canadian Canoe Museum

North Canoe at The Canadian Canoe Museum

The canoe is absolutely central to Canadian identity — so much so many of us haven’t stopped to reflect on how deep those roots go. I’m an avid canoeist myself (my canoe, the affectionately named Swamp Bullet, is a regular fixture of the waters around Peterborough), but even so I hadn’t taken the time to … Read more

Paddle the Trent-Severn Waterway: Peterborough

Aerial view of Little Lake in 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.