Guide, Outdoor Adventure, Sports
The city of North Bay, Ontario has long been held in high regard for its four-season tourism industry and the local sports tourism industry benefits from that ideology as well. All year-round, athletes, coaches and spectators from across the province, the country and...
Cycling, Outdoor Adventure, Summer
With smooth roads with fewer cars, a 70-meter escarpment, rugged singletrack trails and endless gravel country roads, North Bay in the province of Ontario, Canada is the gateway to an epic cycling adventure. With temperatures rising, the days quickly growing longer...
Cycling, Outdoor Adventure, Sports, Winter
Just 3 hours North of Toronto, the provincial capital of Ontario, sits North Bay. A city nestled amongst snow-covered trees bursting with opportunities for winter adventure. When you arrive you will find a myriad of winter activities awaiting you just moments from...
News, Outdoor Adventure, Sports, Winter
The city of North Bay, in the Canadian province of Ontario, is in the centre of the country, at the crossroads of its two major highways. Where the trans-Canada highway 17 running east and west, and highway 11, which runs north and south meet you will find North...
Fall, Guide, Outdoor Adventure
The splendor of a November hike with the backdrop of a golden tamarck stand Long after the first frost has singed the tender greens and felled the flaming red leaves off the maple trees, a second insurgence takes hold in our northern forests that transforms nature’s...
Arts & Culture, Fall, Outdoor Adventure, Retail
The face of Canadian agriculture is changing, and it’s definitely for the better. Small farms with younger farmers at the helm are increasing in numbers across Ontario, and many are choosing the north to establish their farming enterprises. With a healthy biodiversity...
Cycling, Fall, News, Outdoor Adventure, Sports, Summer
On a warm Saturday night in July, avid cyclist and travel writer, Melanie Chambers, who hails from Toronto, was privy to one of the many gems in the north – our “shred-ready” cycling community. Melanie is a women’s mountain bike ambassador, on-tour across Canada to...
Arts & Culture, Culinary, Cycling, Eat, Fall, Guide, Outdoor Adventure, Retail, Spring, Summer
A North Bay transplant offers her list of must-dos for newcomers While I love a good Top 10 list, gathering a definitive list of must-dos for the city of North Bay was definitely a challenge. For the best, most top, funnest things to do, I did what any smart...
Fall, Outdoor Adventure, Spring, Summer
The 7 best scenic lookouts in North Bay and beyond It’s hard to narrow down the best trails-with-a-view when hiking in North Bay. Surrounded by a 70-meter escarpment in the heart of the rugged Canadian Shield, on the edge of the Laurentian Mountains and...
Cycling, Guide, Outdoor Adventure, Spring, Summer
Discover urban trails, provincial parks, and historic communities in the north’s friendliest city for cyclers! The Near North is full of interesting landscapes, fascinating history, and unique communities. North Bay’s most experienced riders, known informally...
