The Highway 11 Way
Cottage country in Ontario for many will start in Barrie and the junction of Highway 400 and Highway 11. During the winter months this is the Snowbelt, often called the Barrie Snowbelt where the snow is deeper and whiter and lasts longer for winter recreation enthusiasts. The towns and cities on Highway 11 are the start to many Ontario road trips, especially during the spring, summer and fall months.
Barrie to Orillia Via Highway 11
Barrie Ontario
Barrie is exciting with winter lakefront activity, winter carnival fun and the Barrie Festival of Trees light festival. An hours driving distance of the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) via Highway 400 and Highway 11 Barrie Snowbelt is close to ski areas for winter sports. Located on Lake Simcoe Barrie offers 4-seasons of recreation fun. A plus for Barrie is the proximity to summer outdoor recreation, family lakefront getaways, Golf Getaways, One of Ontario's busiest tourist travel and tourism information centres sits off Highway 400 on Mapleview Drive. See Barrie Tourism and Travel News for the latest travel tourism getaway information. See Highway 11-Google Map
Nestled between Lake Couchiching and Lake Simcoe, Orillia is easily accessible off of Highway 11 or Highway 12 north of Barrie. The Port of Orillia has excellent docking facilites for boaters travelling along the Historic Trent-Severn Waterway. Orillia personalities include Steven Leacock (Sunshine City) and Canadian icon Gordon Lightfoot.
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Side Trip: Orillia to Kawartha Lakes-Haliburton Fall Colour Road Trip
Starts at Highway 12 South from Highway 11: Destination road trip to Kinmount and Haliburton Ontario. Featured attractions include Quaker Oaks, Kinmount FishN'Chips, Altberg Nature Resrve Haliblurton Village. Side Trip Notes, Road Tips, Photos,
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Gravenhurst Muskoka
The town of Gravenhurst is known as the Gateway to Muskoka. A town rich in tradition and natural beauty, Gravenhurst is the cultural heart of Muskoka and Ontario's cottage country. Located north of Barrie and Orillia just off of Highway 11, Gravenhurst is home to one of Canada's National Historic Sites, The Bethune Memorial House one of the must see destinations for Chinese visitors to Canada.
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Bracebridge is considered the heart of the Muskoka region's cottage country and offers excellent getaways and travelling experiences that lets you escape Easily accessible off of Highway 11, between Gravenhurst and Huntsville north of Barrie. Famous for the Iron Bridge that crosses the Muskoka River, Bracebridge and the Octagonal House, Woodchester Villa built in 1882.
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Huntsville Muskoka
Huntsville Muskoka Ontario is one of Canada's premiere resort destinations dissected by Highway 11 and Highway 60. Highway 60 links to the Algonquin Area and Canada's Capital Ottawa. Huntsville is often considered the heart of Muskoka and was chosen to host to the 2010 G8 Summit A trip to the Huntsville area will quickly define the beauty of this "Muskokas" location where Fairy Lake and Lake Vernon join to become the Muskoka River flowing to Marry Lake, Port Sydney and eventually Georgian Bay. If visitors want to take a walk or cool off parks and Huntsville Beaches are always close. Huntsville is often associated with Ontario's famous cottage country and often included with Parry Sound as a Government of Canada designation.
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The official boundary for Northern Ontario is north of Huntsville. A number of destinations and 400ELEVEN members provide outstanding recreation, historical and cultural attractions deeply rooted in Ontario's history. Find additional Ontario Travel and tourist information and featured links to Emsdale, Burk's Falls, Sundridge, Powassan, Callander, and North Bay.
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Highway 11 continues to be the major route north and west in Ontario. For a stretch it becomes a part of the Trans Canada Route 1 highway which crosses Canada from sea to sea. See wikipedia information on Ontario Kings Highway 11 |
