At the end of the trail a new adventure starts
Montreal is the largest city in the province of Quebec.
With a population of around 1,800,000 and a metropolitan population of around 4,300,000 it is the second-largest in Canada, and the eighth-largest city in North America.
The village was founded in 1642 as Ville-Marie, or “City of Mary”, and was centered near Mount Royal, the triple-peaked mountain, from where it borrowed it’s modern name.
Ottawa is the political center of Canada and the headquarters of the federal government.
It is located in the southern portion of the province of Ontario, at the confluence of the Ottawa River and the Rideau River.
Ottawa has a city population of around 1,000,000 and a metropolitan population of 1,500,000, making it the fourth-largest city and fourth-largest metropolitan area in Canada.
The Thousand Islands is a North American archipelago of 1,864 islands, on the Saint Lawrence River. The Canadian islands are in the province of Ontario and the U.S. islands in the state of New York. The archipelago stretches for 50 miles and the islands range in size from outcropping rocks, small islands with a single residence to islands over 40 square miles.
Toronto is the most populous city in Canada and the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a population of 2,794,356 in 2021,vc it is the fourth-most populous city in North America. Together with other 25 urban, suburban and rural municipalities form the Greater Toronto Area with around 6,000,000 people.
We visited Toronto several times in the last few years and this post reflects this and our past visits to the area.
Algonquin Provincial Park size, combined with its proximity to the major urban centers of Toronto and Ottawa, makes Algonquin one of the most popular provincial parks in the province and the country.
Algonquin Provincial Park is located between Georgian Bay and the Ottawa River. It was established in 1893, and is the oldest provincial park in Canada.
Killbear Provincial Park is another beautiful park part of the Ontario Park System.
Grundy or Grundy Lake Provincial Park is another amazing park part of the Ontario Provincial Park System.
