Explore Ontario’s historic roads, each with unexpected side trips and a fascinating story.
In his relentless quest for the unusual in a world of the mundane, modern-day explorer Ron Brown has traveled nearly every backroad in Ontario. This guidebook features 22 trips, each illustrated with photographs and accompanied by an easy-to-follow map.
These trips range in length from afternoon outings to weekend excursions. And all lead to fascinating out-of-the-way places within easy driving distance of major cities in Ontario.
Backroads of Ontario features:
- Ghost towns
- Charming villages
- Century-old mills and farmhouses
- Architectural curiosities
- Prime picnic spots
- An amethyst mine, and more.
This completely revised and updated edition mixes new information with the old, including new attractions and new information on existing attractions as well as the most current routes and directions. It reveals an Ontario many of us scarcely know exists.
Tabla de materias
Table of Contents
Introduction: The Story of Ontario’s Backroads
Section 1: Southwestern Ontario
Route 1. The Hidden Treasures of the Erie Shore Road
Route 2. The Tranquility of the Grand River Road
Route 3. The Face of Farm Country
Route 4. The Bruce Peninsula Road
Route 5. Cuestas and Valleys
Section 2: Central Ontario
Route 6. Those Surprising Simcoe County Highlands
Route 7. The Ridge Road West
Route 8. The Ridge Road East
Route 9. The Rice Lake Road
Route 10. The Quinte Shore Road
Section 3: Eastern Ontario
Route 11. The Napanee River Road
Route 12. Island Roads
Route 13. The Perth Road
Route 14. The Rideau River Road
Route 15. The Ottawa River Road
Route 16. The Opeongo Pioneer Road
Route 17. The Remarkable Highlands of Hastings
Section 4: Northern Ontario
Route 18. The Nipissing: A Road of Broken Dreams
Route 19. Manitoulin’s Haweater Trail
Route 20. Boomtown Backroads: The Cobalt Circle
Route 21. The Trail of the Sleeping Giant
Route 22. The Silver Mountain Road
Index of Cities, Towns, Villages and Hamlets
Index
Photo Credits
Sobre el autor
Ron Brown