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Town in Ontario, Canada
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Parry Sound is a town in the Near North of Northern Ontario that is a popular summer cottage destination for Torontonians. It is also the world's deepest natural freshwater port. The town is home to several cultural festivals, including the Festival of the Sound classical music festival, an annual dragonboat race, and a buskers' festival which takes place as part of the town's Canada Day festivities.
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60 trophies and awards, interactive games. Learn about Parry Sound native Bobby's Orr's legendary hockey career.
Live performances in a magnificent 480-seat Festival Performance Hall designed by acoustical engineers.
Provides a trail network of about 60 km for cross country skiing, snowshoeing and fat tire biking in winter, and mountain biking in summer. Skis, snowshoes and fat bikes are available for rent.
230-km multi-use trail connects Killbear Provincial Park to Algonquin Provincial Park through Parry Sound's downtown, and cuts across the Canadian Shield via Huntsville and Arrowhead Provincial Park, and Dwight (Lake of Bays). Paths vary from on-road multi-use trails to dirt roads. Motorized trail users (ATV or snowmobile) require a permit.
Golf amidst 300 acres of unspoiled nature.
ATV guided tours.
A modern fleet of seaplanes operate sightseeing flights from Parry Sound’s downtown waterfront.
M.V. Chippewa III offers several 30,000 Islands cruises and menus.
A fully stocked SCUBA dive shop offering charters and air fills/equipment. They usually dive the shallow wrecks around the Sound, and a charter consists of two dives.
On a rocky peninsula, Killbear provides canoeing, sailing, and windsurfing opportunities on Georgian Bay. Several sandy beaches are located near each campground. Over 800 individual campsites for car or RV camping are available January through early November.
The Massasauga provides of rugged backcountry on a Georgian Bay archipelago. Campsites are accessible by canoe only. Day use areas for fishing, boating, hiking and swimming are also popular. Permits are required and reservations are recommended for overnight stays. The park includes hundreds of islands and twisting waterways; proper navigational maps should be used when planning your trip.
A relatively smaller park compared to others around Parry Sound. Oastler Lake provides over 100 campsites for car camping, a large sandy beach, and rentals for canoes, kayaks, and paddle boards.
Friendly service, view of the Georgian Bay.
Rustic decor, varied menu, good seafood.
Appetizers and light meals, including salads, sandwiches and burgers, full main courses specializing in steaks and seafood.
Home-made soups, quiche, fresh salads daily, comfort foods, coffee, desserts, wi-fi, art gallery.
A small, independently owned craft brewery in downtown Parry Sound on the waterfront where the Seguin River flows into the harbour with a spectacular view looking towards the CPR Trestle bridge and Georgian Bay. The brewery includes a taproom serving year-round beer offerings brewed on site and other seasonal special beers. The taproom offers a menu.
natural skincare shop, blending bar, refillery station.
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Scheduled flights are available 185 km away at the Greater Sudbury Airport (YSB).
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