Gananoque and the Thousand Islands is a beautiful region in Eastern Ontario, along the St. Lawrence River. This unique area is known for its National Parks, historic castles, shipwrecks, world-class fishing, maritime museums, and being the birthplace of Thousand Island dressing. While visiting scenic sites is fun to do, trying out local eateries is part of the reason we travel. Here are 10 amazing places...
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Waterloo Region is known for many things – it’s home to both the University of Waterloo and Wilfrid Laurier University, is part of the Toronto-Waterloo Tech Corridor (often referred to as Silicon Valley North), is home to Kitchener-Waterloo Oktoberfest (Canada’s largest Bavarian Festival), and is the birthplace of William Lyon Mackenzie King (Canada’s longest serving Prime Minister). But Waterloo Region is also a great place...
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People are taking the craft beer trade to heart, from hobbyists to drinkers and entrepreneurs. But the problem with most craft beers is getting exposure for the beverages and the beer into the hands of people to enjoy them. Those issues fall under a glut of distribution, competition for shelf space, and a priority placed on large breweries over the small batch that is craft...
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Cornbread has fast become one of our family favourites. When we were in Florida a couple years ago, we ate at this one restaurant, Rosie’s BBQ, twice in the 9 days we were there. Both times, we ordered the freshly made cornbread. It was amazing! Definitely a side you want when ordering BBQ in the south. The first time I made cornbread, I used beer...
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What’s better than steak? Steak you can share with the rest of the family! Flank steak is a very diverse steak. You can use it in salads, as a steak, in fajitas, or sliced in a sandwich. I normally do not marinate flank steak, as it is a very juicy cut if cooked medium rare, which is how i like it. Big Daddy’s Grilled Flank...
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