Or the annual Waterloo County Quilt Festival on May. 26. In June there are day outings to Niagara, country theatres, highland festivals and cruises in the 30,000 Islands or through the Peterborough Liftlock, or in July you can cruise the Thousand Islands or visit Rockton African Lion Safari. One outing July 26 is an old fashioned afternoon social that includes a pontoon boat ride on Rice Lake, lunch and a matinee performance in Port Hope. A three-day getaway to Tulip time in Ottawa can be booked departing May 11. A six-day itinerary, departing June 30, visits Montreal, Quebec City and Ottawa.
Return is via Ottawa with a city sightseeing tour.
Parry Sound's annual Art in the Park is offered on a three-day program departing July 21. Or you might want to ride the rails to Ontario's Near North on a July 27 excursion aboard the Timber Train between Mattawa and Temiscaming. The rail trip is part of a three-day excursion that visits Muskoka and North Bay. A three-day package can be booked to Pinelands Resort in Muskoka Sept. 7 to 9. In September a three-day excursion takes in Point Pelee National Park, southernmost point in mainland Canada.