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Barrie, Ontario & Area |
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LocationBarrie is the first major city north of the Greater Toronto area. Considered to be the gateway to Ontario's Cottage and Resort Country, Barrie is also home to Georgian College 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. Barrie is part of two major watersheds, the Lake Simcoe and Nottawasaga watersheds. Barrie Go Train To and from Toronto: Premier Ontario Resort Destination Discover Ontario in
and around Barrie with a Fall Colour Road Trip Accommodations in the Barrie Area
Innisfil 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 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 ExperiencesFishing
Ontario Parks
Culture and HistoryBarrie Area Tourism InformationOfficial Web Site: City of Barrie; Barrie Tourism, Simcoe County Huronia Tourism : |
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Quick Bits Distance from Toronto: Driving Time from Toronto: Map
Of Ontario (Official Government of Ontario Road Map) Barrie Winterfest one of Ontario's top 100 festivals What is the Time Zone for Barrie, Ontario Canada? Barrie's Winterfest & Festival of Ice Simcoe
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Spirit Catcher Casts Its Wish at the MacLarenArtCentre Canadian
Kiltmaker, One of top three in world--Glasgow Sunday Mail - UK Ontario
Travel on Ontario's Peacekeepers Way
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