by Gary McWilliams | Aug 13, 2025 | Ontario Explored
Fishing Ontario’s Rivers “River Road Diaries: A Father-and-Son (Daughter) Odyssey Through Ontario’s Finest Fishing Waters!” Prologue – Why We Unhitched the Boat and Hit the Road It started one April evening, long before the map was scrawled with...
by Gary McWilliams | Aug 6, 2025 | Ontario Explored
Boating on Ontario Lakes “Splash, Smile, Repeat: A Family’s Guide to Recreational Boating on Ontario’s Lakes!” Morning on the Dock — Where the Fun Begins In Ontario, summer mornings have a special scent, equal parts pine, sunscreen, and possibility. The...
by Gary McWilliams | Jul 16, 2025 | Ontario Explored
Ontario’s Waterfalls and Fishways “Where Water Runs and Fish Jump!” If you let a road map of Ontario unroll across the kitchen table, two blue threads leap out immediately: the mighty Great Lakes tracing the province’s rim, and an inland lattice of...
by Gary McWilliams | Jun 11, 2025 | Ontario Explored
The Making of a Festival “From Idea to Icon: How the Cobourg Waterfront Festival Became a Blueprint for Building New Events!” Judi (Scoop) and Gary (Festival Nomad) McWilliams More than 25 years ago, Judi (“Scoop”) and I helped launch what would become the...
by Gary McWilliams | Dec 20, 2024 | Ontario Explored
Happy New Year from Ontario Visited! ~ Back to the Future in 2025! ~ As we step into a brand-new year, we’re thrilled to share exciting updates and new features on the Ontario Visited website! With every corner of Ontario holding unique stories and experiences, our...
