Creemore’s historical 3-Cell Jail, North America’s smallest jail!
Erected in 1892 at a cost of $425, this tiny stone building is the smallest jail in Ontario; it has
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The iconic Terry Fox Monument of Thunder Bay!
Terrance Stanley (“Terry”) Fox, who lost a leg to cancer in 1977, embarked on a cross-country run in 1980 to
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The all mighty and powerful Aguasabon Falls of Terrace Bay!
Aguasabon Falls was created in the late 1940s when the north end of Long Lake was dammed, creating the man-made
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Darnley Grist Mill ruins & picturesque Darnley Cascade!
James Crooks, a Scottish settler, founded Crooks Hollow in 1805 and built the area’s first grist mill in 1813. He
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The mighty Fourth Chute on the Bonnechere River!
Fourth Chute (waterfall) is one of five impressive waterfalls on the Bonnechere River and is directly opposite the Bonnechere Caves.
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Point Clark Lighthouse, a National Historic Site of Canada and one of six lighthouses chosen from across Canada to decorate a postage stamp!
Built between 1855 and 1859 off the Lake Huron coast to alert sailors of the rocky shoals that extend 3.2
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The incredibly stunning architecture of Brookfield Place of Bay Street!
Sitting on a 5.2-acre block of downtown Toronto is Brookfield Place, a stunning office complex (2,604,866 square feet) consisting of
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Ashbridges Bay, home to Woodbine Beach, bike & walking trails, bird watching, fishing and even fireworks!
Ashbridges Bay—named after Sarah Ashbridge, a widow and British loyalist from Philadelphia who settled in Toronto in the 1790’s—was once
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BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, an architectural curiosity in the heart of Etobicoke!
Completed in July 2007 and funded largely from donations and volunteer efforts, the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan mandir seen here in
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