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GET TO KNOW OUR COMMUNITIESOne vibrant city. Eight diverse townships. Two First Nations communities. Peterborough & the Kawarthas has a unique blend of urban, rural and cottage lifestyles, making this a place like no other.
“The whole is greater than the sum of its parts” Aristotle
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Havelock
Norwood
Keene
Douro
BridgenorthLake�eld
Woodview
Apsley
Ennismore
Buckhorn
Warsaw
Bailieboro
Burleigh Falls
Millbrook
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Inspire your literary senses and pose in front of the charming Westove Cottage.
Get social at a grown-up tea party with friends.
Take a snapshot of the iconic and historic Market Hall.
On your way to literary Lake�eld, write & re�ect along the shores of the Trent-Severn as some of Canada’s literary icons once did.
Weave your way back 200 years in time and experience Peterborough & the Kawarthas the way it was in the 18th century.
Attend a traditional First Nations pow wow.
Step into the shoes of a voyageur.
Tour the largest collection of canoes, kayaks & paddled watercraft in the world.
View the largest known concentration of aboriginal rock carvings in Canada.
See 2 of only a handful of authentic Jaquard looms that can be viewed in North America.
Explore 100 years of Peterborough’s history captured in a collection of more than 400,000 photos.
MAKE A MEMORY SNAP SHOT
Discover a True First
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ListenTHE IDEA: When you enter a community rich in
cultural expression, you are sharing in the collective heart and soul of the people within it.
Check out live music any night of the week, indoors or out.
Surround yourself with beauty at an outdoor theatre.
Tour tucked away studios throughout the region on a studio tour, or plan your own.
Browse a lakefront art gallery.
Carve your own paddle, then dip it in 1 of our 151 lakes.
Make your own snowshoes or sculpt your own masterpiece with clay or shona stone.
Grab a paint brush and get your hands dirty at a workshop.
Make your own dream catcher or master the art of beading.
FEELHEAR & SEE
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Honest Goodness
The “new wave” in local cuisine is not new in Peterborough & the Kawarthas. For years, the fruits of our centuries-old farmlands and passionate producers have been, and continue to be the most important ingredient in our vibrant local food scene.
MUST-DO
Whether it’s craft beer, maple syrup or the fall harvest – we have a festival for that.
Give your culinary senses a trip around the Kawarthas or countries around the world at a local farmers’ market, and throughout Peterborough’s downtown.
Meet the Chefs of Peterborough & the Kawarthas.
LOCALS RECOMMEND
The Hunter Street Café district
The Butter Tart Tour
Now Pouring in Peterborough
BBQs & Brews
The Chip Truck Trail
Farm to Table Downtown Culinary Tour
Fish fry at a cottage resort
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Dip Trip
Follow the disappearing river.
Pack your rod along with your paddle.
Snowshoe or cross-country ski rugged Canadian Shield terrain.
Stand Up Paddle Board on Little Lake.
Get a good night’s sleep in an oTENTik.
Go spelunking in glacier formed caves.
Take a scenic �ight over the Kawarthas.
Try kiteboarding on Rice Lake this summer or winter.
Paddle through the world’s highest hydraulic lift lock.
Portage the back country in the largest Ontario Park south of Algonquin.
Kayak 1 of 6 signature paddling routes in the Kawarthas, the birthplace of the modern canoe.
True Canadians can Canoe-dle, Can-oe?
BUILD YOUR OWN ADVENTURE
LOCALS RECOMMEND
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1-2-3 Go! Snap the classic dock jump photo.
Take a sel�e under a maple tree ablaze in red and orange.
Take snow angel family photos in the fresh fallen snow.
You never forget your child’s �rst �sh (neither will they!)
Cannonball into three di�erent lakes in one day.
Score a goal on a frozen lake or pond.
Tell ghost stories by the light of a �re.
Claim a Kawartha Chair for an afternoon.
Catch a lake monster (�sh tales welcome).
Relax on a beach that’s not like a sandy sardine tin.
Try water skiing, wake-boarding or jet skiing.
Cruisin’ by houseboat.
Technicolour #FallforPtbo drives.
Pedal or Paddle.
Crank your right hand on your motorcycle.
Sled and shred some snow.
Soak it UpWe tend to forget that the real stars aren’t on television, they’re in the sky, never more beautiful than when re�ected in the quiet waters of the Kawarthas.
BUCKET LIST
MAKE A MEMORY
SNAP SHOT
ESCAPE ROUTES
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Grab Life by the Handlebars
Some would say that nothing compares to the simple pleasure of riding a bike. In Peterborough & the Kawarthas, we value the simple things. Life has a funny way of slowing down here, no matter how fast your pedals may turn.
BUCKET LISTRide the all-new Peterborough & the Kawarthas Classics Road Cycling routes.
Mountain bike at the rugged Harold Town Conservation Area.
Take a leisurely ride with your family along the Trans Canada Trail.
Defeat the drumlins, and (try) to burn more calories than you consume along the way.
TRAIL MIXTake a hike on one of our trails – city or cottage country.
Trot our trails by horseback.
Stroll the lush green urban spaces at Ecology Park or Jackson Park.
Our hills and views pair well with cafés, pastries and craft brews.
Take a walk on the wild side – monkey around at Canada’s only free CAZA accredited zoo.
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An amazing place to live, work and play. It’s your time to shine.peterboroughed.ca/shine
What memories will you take away from us?Share your memories with us:
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