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Winter in BarrieThe long running Barrie Winter Carnival-a top 100 Ontario event takes place over the first weekend in February. Barrie Snowbelt activities provide fun and excitement for families and couples. Discover one of Ontario's fun winter destinations for all of the outdoor winter snow sports including snow tubing, snowshoeing, snowmobiling, downhill skiing, cross country skiing, snowboarding, ice fishing. Minets Point is always entertaining with ice snowboarding, snowferring with kites, and winter surprise visits, by dog sleds, skaters, cross country skiers. Check Ontario Ski and road conditions with the current Ontario Ski and Snowboard report originates in Barrie from the Ministry of Tourism Information centre just off of Highway 400 at Mapleview Drive. Book winter getaways at Barrie hotels and resorts on-line. Spring in BarrieMaple Syrup in the Simcoe County area initiates the beginning of spring and end of Winter. A variety of Maple Syrup Festivals and Maple Harvest locations are available in close proximity to Barrie. In addition to spring skiing. It is always an adventure to watch the ice go out on Kempenfelt Bay as many say "you can hear the ice melting".When the ice fishing stops the spring fishing begins on Kempenfelt Bay and Barrie fishing tournaments signal a start to summer. It is not too early to start thinking about March break getaways in the Barrie Area, where a number of kids activities, getaway packages and Barrie area March Break Kids Programs are available for Day Trips or overnight vacations (staycations). Barrie Fall Colour Road TripsBarrie is a starting point with a Fall Colour Road Trip around Lake Simcoe including Orillia, Lagoon City, Beaverton, Jackson's Point, and provides seveval options with side trips including spectacular fall colour maple sugar bush areas in Simoce County such as Horseshoe Valley Wasaga Beach, Elmvale and Minising with recommended events,festivals and fall fairs. In Ontario there are two autumns, the second autumn provides late yellows and golds from the Oaks and Tamarack trees. Event Centre BarrieThe Barrie Molson Centre is the home to the Barrie Colts Junior hockey team, and is one of the largest venues for major events, shows, and entertainment in the Barrie-Simcoe County region north of Toronto Lake Simcoe Resort DestinationBarrie is the largest city in Simcoe County was put on the international map as host of the Live 8 concert. One media outlet defined Toronto as being "a little below Barrie". Many of the Barrie hotels and resort accommodation are easily accessible off of Highway 400. Barrie is a good starting point for a road trip to tour the province or to take one of the many Ontario Spring, Summer or Fall travel routes. There are several boat launching areas close to highway 400 for fishing in Lake Simcoe. Barrie Go Train To the Beach from Toronto: Barrie Downtown on Lake Simcoe The Barrie downtown, has one of the most beautiful waterfronts in Ontario, and is a must visit on your way north. The downtown has many exceptional restaurants, and unique shops. It depicts turn of the century Ontario architecture, and many of the buildings have been restored to their original state. A portion of Barrie's History can be viewed through the Ontario Historical Association Plaques. Barrie Emerging As Regional Culinary And Entertainment Hub In addition to exciting restaurants and theatre venues, the Hospitality and Tourism program at Georgian College at Barrie's north end has a number of culinary events and a special 'Dinner and Wine Series" . For the Highway 400eleven traveller, a stop can be a refreshing half way point to the cottage or ski hill and is a quick exit off of Highway 400 at Duckworth Street. Toronto residents are discovering one of the region's best kept secrets.......At a recent Stuart McLean show The Vinyl Cafe hosted by the Gryphon Theatre, a number of Toronto residents were overheard raving about the Georgian Dining Room. See Georgian College Hospitality and Tourism Web site
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Barrie & Lake Simcoe Winter FunThere are many Family Day last minute activities for the upcoming long weekend in the Barrie area. Barrie area winter fun on Kempenfelt Bay Lake Simcoe includes ice fishing, snowboard windsurfing (snowferring) Kiting, skating, walking, and snowshoeing (see Barrie winter photos around Kempenfelt Bay). February is a busy month in Barrie with Winterfest, Black History Month in Barrie. Barrie hotels and resorts are booking getaway packages for snow tubing, ice fishing, snowmobiling, skiing, snowboarding winter, and snow shoeing. The Barrie Colts Hockey team is having an exceptional year and provides good entertainment for hockey fans visiting the Barrie Snowbelt area. Visitors who prefer indoor activities can tune up their artistic side with a visit to The MacLaren Art Centre with Karilee Fuglem - Wild History running to February 21, 2010. See Barrie Travel News for more winter experiences.
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Arts, Theatre, GalleriesConferencesOutdoor Sports Recreation MemberLocationBarrie is the first major city north of the Greater Toronto Area. See Barrie Map Considered to be the gateway to Ontario's cottage and resort country, Barrie has and one of Ontario's busiest tourist information centres in the Province of Ontario. Barrie is in an enviable geographic location as the strategic junction to the major highways leading to northern Ontario--Highway 400 and Highway 11. See Barrie Tourism and Travel News. Barrie is part of two major watersheds, the Lake Simcoe and Nottawasaga watersheds, both leading to Georgian Bay. Attractions in the Barrie AreaThe Barrie area includes Angus, Base Borden, Innisfil, Oro, Medonte, Minesing, and Midhurst. Accessibility to Lake Simcoe through Kempenfelt Bay, gives boaters quick water access to Lake Simcoe, and the Trent Severn Watery way running through Orillia east to the Kawartha Lakes, and west to Georgian Bay and Lake Huron.
Outdoor ExperiencesThe year round trail around Barrie's Kempenfelt Bay is like one large park stretching 7 km running through Downtown Barrie, Centennial Park, Heritage Park and along the waterfront. Anyone visiting Barrie is encouraged to stop in Barrie and walk, hike, bike, ski, snowshoe or run. The Barrie Waterfront Trail is a part of the Trans Canada Trail System.
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TransportationLake Simcoe Regional Airport: Services the communities of Barrie, Orillia, and Oro-Medonte. Tourist Destination Local Information:Radio Stations for latest local Barrie-HWY 400 weather: B101, FM93 (Chay), Rock 95
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