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...
Guide, Outdoor Adventure, Spring, Summer
Modern-day adventurers can’t help but be captivated by whispers of the past with each paddle stroke along the Nipissing passageway. This legendary water highway that includes Lake Nipissing, La Vase Portages and Mattawa River is steeped with a rich history of...
Outdoor Adventure, Spring
Spring has arrived in North Bay and the trickle of birds arriving will soon turn to a flood by early to mid-May. Of the 500+ species of birds in Ontario, over 300 of them have been seen in North Bay. Since North Bay has lakes on both its east and west boundaries many...
Guide, Outdoor Adventure, Spring
There are few delights finer than a beautiful spring day after a long, dark and cold winter. As nature turns her focus to replenishing the life cycle of flora and fauna, there are many subtle, but fascinating changes happening all around us – you just need to look...
Arts & Culture, Fall, Guide, Outdoor Adventure, Spring, Summer
Surrounding North Bay, Nipissing is forests, trails, lakes and waterfalls. We have so many outdoor spaces to discover and explore. Laurier Woods Conservation Area (co-owned by North Bay-Mattawa Conservation Authority and Friends of Laurier Woods) is just one of these...
Outdoor Adventure, Winter
Cover photo courtesy of Liz Lott (2018 Ice Follies site-specific work by Aanmitaagzi of Big Medicine Studio on Nipissing First Nation) The night sky has always been a source of wonder and mystery. Since the beginning of time, stargazers have imagined captivating...
