Bancroft District
While visiting the Bancroft District be sure to visit some of the historic highlights of the area, we have been fortunate enough to keep several sites open to the public to visit the "Ghost Towns" of our past. Some of these are located in: Wallace, Maynooth, Burgess, Hybla, Glanmire & Millbridge

Durham Region
A major 'driving force' of the Durham Region economy has been automotive manufacturing. Parkwood, The R.S. McLaughlin Estate was the home built by Sam McLaughlin, founder of General Motors of Canada. This lavish home is a Natural Historic Site that depicts the life of an auto baron from 1916 through the 1970's. Parkwood introduces a special holiday tour program through January 3rd, that harkens back to the lavish hospitality of the McLaughlins, showcasing the magnificent mansion in all its finery and highlighting the supporting roles of the servants. Visit Durham Tourism for more information.

Kawartha Lakes
Kawartha Lakes is steeped in rich interesting history. Here are a few facts to peak your interest to come and explore a few less traveled roads:
In 1874 the community of Kinmount was home to 352 Icelandic peoples who spent almost a year in the village. They had been sent there to work on the railroad but overcrowded living conditions, cold weather, ill health and poverty when the railroad pulled out, resulted in the death of many, especially children. The settlers were buried in unmarked graves along the riverbanks. The remaining settlers were moved at Federal expense out of Ontario and relocated to found the community of Gimli, Manitoba.
The Fenelon Falls Railway Company, incorporated on February 15, 1871, was originally a line running 14 miles from Lindsay to Fenelon Falls and was conceived to bring in the railway and emigrants at the same time. On March 22, 1872 it became the Lindsay, Fenelon Falls and Ottawa River Valley Railroad.
Canada's first bullfight was held in Lindsay in August of 1958.

Northumberland County
If you're an architecture buff, Northumberland is one of the best places to be. Port Hope alone boasts more than 260 designated homes and buildings, and its main street is a treasure trove of 19th century architectural gems. In Cobourg, meanwhile, the massively grand façade of Victoria Hall stands head and shoulders over the surrounding buildings, testimony to a time when the town came close to becoming the province's capital.

York Region
Visit Hillary House, a National Historic Site in Aurora furnished with the belongings of the family doctors from well over a century or the Elman W. Campbell Museum housed in a historic 1884 Registry Office in Newmarket. Then take a leisurely stroll and shop the historic main streets of Unionville and Kleinburg. Visit York Region Tourism for more details.