Ontario, Canada’s Far North

Located on the Moose River on the southern tip of James Bay the island of Moose Factory is 1,000 miles north of Toronto and a world apart. In this relative isolation the Moose Cree and the MoCreeBec struggle to keep their culture alive. Travelscope heads to Ontario’s Far North for an adventure with Canada’s First Nations people.

Travelscope’s Ontario, Canada’s Far North Travel Partners

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Located on the Moose River on the southern tip of James Bay the island of Moose Factory is 1,000 miles north of Toronto and a world apart.  In this relative isolation the Moose Cree and the MoCreeBec First Nations people struggle to keep their culture alive. From Toronto it’s a three-hour plane ride to Moosenee in Ontario’s Far North. Once in Moosenee it’s a short taxi ride to where a water taxi takes you across the Moose River to Moose Factory Island and the Cree Village Ecolodge’s doorstep. The EcoLodge is one of the most environmentally and culturally friendly accommodations in Canada. The Lodge not only strives to use local products and materials, but in many ways it is an embodiment of Cree Culture. The great outdoors is one of Moose Factory’s major attractions the other is its people. The MooseCree and the MoCreeBec First Nations people preserve their customs and culture by partaking in yearly moose, duck and geese hunts. Some use their family bush camps on weekends while others live off the land for months. Tourism is a new source of revenue and pride on Moose Factory. The Cree and MoCreebec people are interested in developing a brand of tourism that’s interested in culture and nature. Organized activities are rare, yet there’s still plenty to do from canoeing to walking in the bush to visiting the Cree Cultural Interpretive Center.  When it’s completed a new feather in the Moose Cree First Nations tourism bonnet will be the Washow James Bay Wilderness Centre located in the bush a 30-minute helicopter ride from Moose Factory. For more information on the Cree Village Ecolodge and adventures in Ontario’s Far North click on to the Ecolodge’s logo above.

Imagine a European country that stretches from Nice, France to Stockholm, Sweden.  That will give you an idea of the size of the province of Ontario, Canada.  Ontario has a world of activities waiting for visitors. You can canoe on one of its 600,000 lakes or 60,000 miles of rivers or take a walk one in every 10 square miles is a wilderness park. The Muskoka Region of Ontario is about two hours from Toronto it’s a land of dramatic Precambrian granite rock outcroppings and includes Algonquin Park the largest park in Ontario and literally thousands of lakes. You can meet the Mennonites, the Scots, the cosmopolitan Torontans theyÂ’re all in Ontario. In Ontario, you’ll find Canada’s capital, gourmet restuarants, five-star hotels and quaint B & Bs. In Ontario, you’ll encounter Winnie the Pooh, George Bernard Shaw, Guy Lombardo and Uncle Tom’s Cabin. On the Niagara Pennisula, you’ll discover acres of vineyards, world-class theater and one very famous waterfall. And Ontario doesnÂ’t shut down during the winter. Au contrare, there’s perhaps even more to do. From snowmobiling and dog sleds, to cozying up by the fire at a cabin, lodge or resort.  To find out about all of Ontario, Canada attractions of click on their logo above.