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The Thousand Islands archipelago is at the outlet of Lake Ontario at the head of the Saint Lawrence River.The region is bisected by the Canada–United States border and covers portions of Jefferson and St. Lawrence counties in the U.S. state of New York, in addition to parts of the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville and Frontenac County in the Canadian province of Ontario.
The islands are actually the worn-down tops of ancient mountains. This region, the Frontenac Axis, connects the Canadian Shield from Algonquin Park in Ontario to the Adirondack Mountains in New York. The park consists of 21 islands plus many smaller islets, 2 mainland properties and a visitor centre at Mallorytown, Ontario on the mainland
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The famous Brampton Jain Temple in Brampton, Ontario. Ontario Travel Information Centres, found at most major points of entry, provide free tourism info about Ontario. Ontario is Canada's largest province in population and second largest province in size, covering slightly more than one million square kilometres.
Blue Mountain is a ski resort located in The Blue Mountains, Ontario, Canada.The resort spans the Niagara Escarpment near the southern shore of Georgian Bay, and encompasses 147 hectares (360 acres) of skiable terrain with a vertical drop of 220 metres (720 ft).
Horseshoe Valley Resort, formerly Horseshoe Valley Ski Club, is an Ontario ski resort and four season vacation destination Located north of Barrie , the resort is 110 km north of Toronto . The resort enjoys a long ski season due to snowmaking abilities.
The township was incorporated as a municipality under York County in 1850 and became part of the newly formed Ontario County two years later. The first passenger-carrying narrow-gauge railway in North America, the Toronto and Nipissing Railway arrived in Uxbridge in June 1871, and for over a decade Uxbridge was the headquarters of the railway.
The Niagara Whirlpool is a natural whirlpool within the Niagara River located along the Canada–U.S. border between New York and Ontario. The whirlpool is in the Niagara Gorge (a gorge on that border), downstream from Niagara Falls (a group of three waterfalls on that border). The whirlpool's greatest depth is 125 feet (38 m). [1]