Welcome to the Greater Golden Horseshoe Area
Ontario, Canada
Explore what’s already in your backyard
Let’s get out and do something today
I’m in Richmond Hill, Ontario, part of York Region and the starting point to all my destinations. Richmond Hill is 25 Km from Toronto’s CN Tower and Rogers Centre. All my destinations are within an hour and sometimes a little more from my home. The outings can be free, a donation requested and sometimes an admission fee is required.
Spur of the moment.
No strenuous activities
No big plans needed.
No overnight packing.
Welcome to the Greater Golden Horseshoe, a geographical area spanning approximately 10400 square kilometers in size, the most populous and industrialized part of Ontario with a population of over 9 million people puts you at the center of a vast amount of possibilities for day trips.
Something that may not be in popular promotional brochures
Get out and explore what’s already in your backyard. People come from far and away to enjoy what we have and all to often take for granted. Galleries, museums, nature parks, wooded trails, country fairs, historic sites.
Rouge National Urban Park Woodland Park Trail
A walk along the Woodland trail reveals a community once existed here. Woodland Park provided tent camp sites and permanent seasonal cottages. The park attracted vacationing families from across the region, school teachers scheduled student bus trips and other organizations often called on the park for annual days of celebration. Summer activities enjoyed with friends … Continue reading Rouge National Urban Park Woodland Park Trail
Cullen Gardens and Miniature Village Revisited
Leonard Cullen was the founder of Cullen Gardens and Miniature Village. Many referred to him as a horticulturalist, but he prefer to call himself an entrepreneur with a dream. He coupled his business interests in Weall and Cullen Garden Centres, with his keen interest in local history and love of community to create a gardener’s … Continue reading Cullen Gardens and Miniature Village Revisited
Rouge National Urban Park, Monarch Trail
The Monarch trail offers two distinctly different terrains to discover. One is a quiet, dense old growth cedar forest. A natural forest floor trail weaves through cedar trees with the occasional wooden bridge elevated just above swamp areas. The other trail section is paved, guiding visitors to open vistas of wild flowers, farmers fields and … Continue reading Rouge National Urban Park, Monarch Trail
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“People don’t take trips, trips take people.” – John Steinbeck
