Owen Sound Buzz
Gallery hopping around Ontario - thestar.com
JULY ... An added attraction to an Ontario summer vacation once amounted to little more ... Bigger art stars are often found out of city than in it these days. ... Tom Thomson Art Gallery (840 First Ave. W., Owen Sound): Still more animals. also atthe MacLaren Art Centre in Barrie. 400ELEVEN Editor's Note: This story features northern galleries in Flesherton Ontario, and Owen Sound Ontario and would make a nice Ontario road trip for art and jewelry lovers.
Owen Sound Salmon Spectacular
The Owen Sound Salmon Spectacular beginning on August 27th and ending September 5th. 2010. This 10-day fishing derby and festival is now in its 23rd year, and continues to be a success every year. Organized on the waters of the Owen Sound and
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Flesherton Ontario: Grilled Cheese Capital of Canada?
If your heading to Owen Sound you may want sample the grilled cheese sandwichesavailable.....The Toronto Star reports Turning up the heat on grilled cheese- Amy Pataki - It's a grilled cheese war and it's raging in Flesherton, Ont. This town of 700, about 140 kilometres northwest of Toronto en route to Owen Sound, ...
Ski reorts, Snowboard reports snow conditions,
cross country skiing, Alpine downhill skiing, links to snowmobile trail
reorts, winter snow conditions for skiing, tubing, boarding north in Ontario
Canada
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'Walkability'
worth incorporating into Owen Sound's re-branding
Owen Sound Sun Times
... Owen Sound hasn't had tremendous sprawling growth the way that Barrie
or Brampton has, ... are dreaming of the day that they can ski or surf
full time. ...
Black History Month 2010
Black History Month Documentary Film Festival [Ongoing every Saturday and Sunday throughout February], Grey Roots Museum & Archives, 1:30 pm
and 3:00 pm. 102599 Grey Road 18, RR 4 Owen Sound. Grey Roots additional events plus
the Northern Terminus Journal Launch Feb. 20, 2010
Bruce, Grey and Simcoe new tourism region
Owen Sound Sun Times
"The beauty of it is that through the Georgian Bay coastal route, from Tobermory all the way around to Midland- Penetanguishene, we all sit
together at that ...
Olympic torch group to paint the town red
Owen Sound Sun Times - Owen Sound,Ontario,Canada
The Georgian Bay Folk Society will be holding an open mic
evening at the Downtown ... Paulette Peirol is the tourism
marketing co-ordinator for Owen Sound. ...
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Location
Owen Sound is located at the intersection of four provincial highways: 6, 10, 21 and 26. These highways provide direct links to Toronto via Highway
10, Guelph/Kitchener/Hamilton via Highway 6, Collingwood/Barrie via Highway 26, and Sarnia/USA via Highway 21. Highway 6 extends north to Tobermory
and the ferry crossing to Manitoulin Island.
For latest fall colour (color) changes please see Fall Colour
Changes Southwestern Ontario Bruce Peninsula
Enjoy fall road trips and fall colours in the Bruce Penisnula area along Georgian Bluffs
to Wiarton.
Accommodations in the Owen Sound Area
Walter's Falls
Hotels
A selection of hotels, inns, and motels are available for booking on-line accommodation.
Attractions in the Owen Sound Area
The Northern Terminus-Underground Railroad
The park setting for the project is on the Sydenham River in Owen Sound Ontario. It is
believed that Owen Sound was the northern most terminus for the Underground Railroad
where many former slaves settled. Black History In Owen Sound-North of Toronto
Museums
Owen Sound Marine and Rail Museum
The Owen Sound harbour was a bustling waterfront at the turn of the twentieth century and served as the "Gateway to the West". From 1885
to 1911, Owen Sound prospered as the busiest port on the Upper Great Lakes, moving immigrants west to the prairies and bringing prairie grain east.
The museum collection includes scale models of ships, steamers, trains, a dugout canoe, shipbuilding tools, marine and railway uniforms, various
flags and many other items relating to the area's marine and rail past. The displays are rotated on a regular basis, so each Museum visit offers
a different glimpse into days gone by. See Museum
Festival of Northern Lights Catch The Magic
Owen Sound, Ontario November 28, 2009 to January 3, 2010
Owen Sound has a History of Lighits. Local resident Sally Sargent was quoted in a past Sun Times article as saying it was fairly easy to determine
who worked for Noma Lites during the 1950s and early '60s in Owen Sound. "You'd be able to drive down the street and see all of the homes all
lit up with lights and you would know they worked at Noma. . . . You'd almost have to wear sunglasses when you went by some of the houses."
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Outdoor Experiences
The Bruce Penisnual is an excellent road trip or great drive at any time of year, especially the fall where
you can see great stands of hardwood forest with Georigan Bay and green cedar back drops
Culture and History
Owen Sound Area Tourism Information
Official Town Web Site: Town of Owen Sound
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Reserve on-line from a variety of hotels, inns, resorts in the Owen Sound area for ease of booking your Owen Sound vacation or overnight accommodation
Quick
Bits
Distance from Toronto:
~ 2 1/2-3 hrs..
Driving time from Toronto:
~Approx. 250 km.
Official Road Map of Ontario
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