Day Trips Around Toronto
A fabulous guide for anyone who wants to escape the hustle and bustle of city life.
Day Trips Around Toronto is the essential guidebook for urban dwellers looking to explore the many attractions that lie beyond the city’s borders. The book offers intrepid day-trippers more than 50 destinations with activities ranging from hiking, biking and skiing, to fall leaf-gazing, theater retreats and wine sampling.
Designed for adults and those with young children alike, the guide covers an area roughly centered on Yonge Street and Highway 401, reaching to Peterborough, Orillia, Collingwood, Kitchener and the Niagara Peninsula — all within 90 minutes by car from Toronto.
Other destinations include Lindsay, Guelph, Brantford, Hamilton, Oshawa and Creemore as well as Stratford, the Kawartha Lakes, Prince Edward County, and pieces of “Cottage Country.”
Divided into four regions — East, West and South, North — readers can link up two or more destinations on the same trip. Descriptive text provides insight into why the day trips are worth taking, what visitors will see and can do, as well as overview maps, the area’s geography and highway and road routes.
Hints for side trips are included with main destination suggestions. For example, if rafting on the Grand River near Paris, which was first settled in 1829, a sidetrip to see that lovely town’s unusual cobblestone architecture is a must. After a visit to the Canadian Canoe Museum in Peterborough, a leisurely cycle tour along the River Road to Lakefield would be refreshing before driving home. Hidden treasures include Hamilton’s Steam Museum, Brampton’s Great War Flying Museum and houseboating in the Kawarthas.
The book is illustrated with dozens of the author’s photographs giving readers an advance peek at the adventures that await and enticing them to head out of the city to enjoy some of Ontario’s many attractions.
BIO
John Barber is a freelance journalist based in Toronto. He regularly contributes to the Guardian as well as other publications, including the Toronto Star and the United Church Observer. He was a long-time columnist for the Globe and Mail.
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Waterfalls of Ontario: Third Edition (Revised and Expanded Featuring Over 125 Waterfalls)
Praise for previous editions:
“A very practical guidebook to exploring 80 different provincial waterfalls… A coffee table book on one hand, a guidebook on the other… nicely balanced, organized and provocative.”
–Toronto Star
“It’s rare to have a book that’s so user friendly, packed with information yet beautiful enough to hold its own on the coffee table with any photography tome. A must-read for anyone touring the countryside.”
–Kitchener-Waterloo Record
Waterfalls of Ontario is the definitive guide to enjoying and exploring the province’s most beautiful falls. Packed with full-page color photographs, this third edition adds a new section covering the area north of Lake Superior to Thunder Bay. Additional waterfall visits have also been added for other areas of the province, giving the reader 27 more new places to discover. Adventure awaits at new hotspots like Kakabeka Falls, Mink Creek Falls, Kap Kig Iwan Falls and Pigeon River High Falls.
The book also covers waterfalls in these regions:
- Algoma
- Cottage Country
- Eastern Ontario
- Golden Horseshoe
- Hamilton
- Lake Huron
- Northeastern Ontario.
Each waterfall is featured with a full-color photograph and text describing the characteristics, history and geography. Accurate driving directions and GPS coordinates leave the reader with easy ways to visit each waterfall for themselves. Sidebars feature handy at-a-glance information, such as the nearest settlement, walk time, trail conditions and the size of the fall. Even more waterfalls can be discovered in the “Other Waterfalls” sections, as well as in an updated provincial inventory.
Packed with gorgeous photographs and updated information, Waterfalls of Ontario continues to be both an attractive reference book and an outstanding regional travel guide for weekend explorers, outdoor enthusiasts and armchair travelers.
BIO
Mark Harris is a water resources professional, amateur photographer and avid traveler who is a leading authority on waterfalls in the province.
George Fischer’s work has appeared in the New York Times, Islands Magazine, and Explore as well as in many calendars.
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The Hidden Face of Photography
(La face cachée de la photo) Parlez-vous français
If you have a basic knowledge of french, there ius a new book by Francis Vachon that will reveal the answers to the many questions facing modern photographers.
The Hidden Face of Photography covers topics pertinent to the multi-media world we live in, including:
• Do I have the right to publish a photo of a stranger on the Internet without his authorization? • Am I allowed to photograph my neighbor’s house? A olice officer? Do I have the right to publish these photos? • Could the publication of the photos of the last office party expose me to a lawsuit?
• Does a photo posted on an online image bank authorize me to use it in any context? • What images can I share on my social networks?
“On the Internet, these questions are answered by people who may be well intentioned, but who unfortunately have limited knowledge of the subject. At best, the answers are imprecise. At worst, they are inaccurate and expose the person who would follow these tips to a continuation, “says the author, Francis Vachon.
This book is for anyone who takes and uses photos as an amateur or as a professional, as well as people who have to use images as part of their work (network managers social workers, graphic designers, website creators, etc.). In short, anyone who wants to respect intellectual property rights of photographers, and learn what the rights of the photographer are in today’s world.
Francis Vachon has been a photographer for about fifteen years. His photos have been published in many newspapers, agencies and businesses, including the New York Times and the Washington Post. Graduated in 2006 from the Photojournalism program at Loyalist College in Belleville, Ontario, Francis is very active in the photo business. This is his first book, but he is already working on a second, scheduled for the fall of 2018.
For more information please visit https://www.septembre.com/livres/face-cachee-photo-1693.html
Quebec – Through the lens of Mathieu Dupuis
PHOTONews Magazine contributor Mathieu Dupuis has just completed a new book for National Geographic.
Described as “A stunning visual road trip through Quebec, photographed by one of Canada’s foremost photographers, QUEBEC provides endless travel inspiration, plus sample itineraries and insider tips to inspire your own journey.”
“This rich and compelling visual tour leads you through five regions of the province, from cosmopolitan cities to picturesque countryside to rugged wilderness. Sumptuous photographs by award-winning photographer Mathieu Dupuis are accompanied by practical travel itineraries and insider tips, as well as fascinating information about each region’s geography, history, and culture. Let glorious photographs inspire you to explore Old Quebec’s 17th century fortress, soak up the culture and nightlife of bustling Montreal, skim the Laurentian Massif by floatplane, ski Mount Tremblant, or commune with wildlife on Bonaventure Island. This stunning journey celebrates Quebec’s well-known treasures and takes you off the beaten path to explore the best kept secrets of this beautiful province.”
To order your copy please visit https://shop.nationalgeographic.com/products/quebec
I bought a signed version of Mathieu Dupuis’ book. It is great book that took years of work. Many photographs are excellent. Some present classical tourist spots, but others are very remote and show little known fantastic regions. It has found its place on my coffee table for my visitors and I receive several positive comments! A nice tour of La Belle Province! Congrats!