Wheels to Wine
Get a taste for Ontario’s emerging wine region on these scenic Lake Erie cycling routes Think Niagara and Prince Edward County are your only options for an Ontario winery cycling experience? It’s time to rethink your route…
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Tag: Wine & Spirits
Superb Sips & Wild Waves
Lake breezes, soothing sun and local wine; these three things were calling my name as we set out to explore Sarnia-Lambton…
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Hip hotels, cool chocolates & wonderful whisky in Ontario’s Southwest
KINGSVILLE, ONTARIO – Henry Noestheden and Cor Boon had hoped to start things slow. Maybe ease into their chocolate-making business a little, as a pair of guys aged 68 and 75, respectively, might want to do. But on their second day of business at ODG Chocolates (it stands for Old Dutch Guys) they sold one of their bird-shaped chocolates to a journalist who was heading to nearby Pelee Island and wanted to give a gift to a bird-loving author who spends her summers there. Yeah, a certain Canadian writer named Margaret Atwood…
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The Magic of Pelee Island; a Wondrous Part of Ontario’s Southwest
PELEE ISLAND, LAKE ERIE – I’ve only been in the Anchor and Wheel Inn restaurant for two minutes and I’m already in love…
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Canada's Best Kept Secret
Exploring Pelee Island. I consider myself to be someone with a passion for travel and adventure so when I heard I was getting the opportunity to tour Pelee Island, the southern-most inhabited point of Canada, I was thrilled…
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Ontario's Forgotten Coast
Jim Byers explores Ontario's Southwest. ALONG ONTARIO’S LAKE ERIE SHORELINE - Great food. Wonderful people. Terrific wines. And great outdoor experiences…
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Luscious Lavender, Wonderful Wine, and Great Food
Jim Byers visits Windsor Essex & Point Pelee. ALONG THE LAKE ERIE SHORELINE – The luscious scent of lavender. A zippy Chardonnay. A tranquil boardwalk. And a ridiculously good hamburger served on a perfect patio…
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Pelee Island Getaway
Explore the Windsor waterfront and discover Pelee Island on this 3-day tour. Itinerary highlights: fabulous food, a sculpture park, cycling through Essex Pelee Island Coast (EPIC) wine country, exploring Pelee Island and birding…
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Explore Lake Erie Shoreline
Glamp, visit wineries and take a trip to the tip of Long Point on this four-day escape. Itinerary highlights: fabulous food, wineries, hiking, a Zodiac boat tour and glamping…
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