This tour is a unique, driving loop which takes visitors around Lake Temiskaming. This experience is touted as offering travellers “One lake, two provinces, and three cultures.”
The Lake Temiskaming Tour is a unique cross-border tourism initiative between Ontario and Quebec. Starting and ending in North Bay, visitors can travel in either direction, exploring Marten River, Temagami, Temiskaming Shores, New Liskeard, Notre-Dame-du-Nord, Ville-Marie, Temiscaming and Mattawa.
This trip will provide rich history and culture of the area as well as countless views of lakes, marshes and old-growth forests, with some white pines as old as 300 years. The tour takes one to two days depending on your stops, and offers a delightful mix of culinary experiences, natural attractions, cultural exhibits, motels and camping opportunities. This trip will also provide the thrill of the open road, and a slight detour into the jewel that is Algonquin Park (optional).