June 4, 2025
The Erie Canal – An Extraordinary Waterway
The ‘towpath’ near Pittsford is popular with cyclists….
April 22, 2025
Pet-Friendly Staycruising in Ontario
Apr 24, 2025 Looking for an unforgettable dog-friendly…
April 8, 2025
TRIPPING Series Returns with Immersive Ride Through Muskoka Lakes
Apr 10, 2025 Photos: Good Earth Productions The popular…
April 8, 2025
St Lawrence Seaway Opens Soon
Apr 10, 2025 The Seaway System is about to open for ano…
March 6, 2025
Destination: Trent Severn Waterway ONE MORE TIME!
By Greg Nicoll Photos by Andy Adams and friends Just wh…
November 19, 2024
Dockside Dining: The Port Tavern, Thornbury, by Celebrity Chef Mark McEwan
Credit: McEwan Group. By Mathew Channer Nov 21, 2024 Di…
August 6, 2024
Dockside Dining: Frind Winery
Aug 8, 2024 I’m a boater – I always take friends and vi…
July 23, 2024
Dockside Dining:The Waubic – By Boat Only!
July 25, 2024 With Glen Blake When you are a boater, th…
June 17, 2024
Rediscovering my boating backyard
Undoubtedly the best part of my job is that I get to explore different waterways and communities all over North America and, as you may have seen in Season 2 of Water Ways, even the South of France and its historic Canal du Midi.
May 30, 2024
Cruising Georgian Bay’s 30,000 Islands: Canada’s Freshwater Paradise for Boaters
It’s a beautiful morning as we perform our pre-departure checklist, fire up the engines and prepare to release our lines. And if the long-range forecast of very low winds coupled with plenty of sunshine holds, that’s exactly what we need for the areas we plan to explore on this trip!
May 21, 2024
Discover the Boating Community at Humber Bay Park West
May 23, 2024 Annual Open House Saturday, June 1st, 2024…
January 2, 2024
Telegraph Cove—from Resource Community to Tourist Delight
Telegraph Cove is a small indent situated on Johnstone Strait in the Salish Sea, 15nm southeast of Port McNeill and near Robson Bight, famous for its orca-rubbing beaches. The village has experienced many iterations with a long history—the harbour once served as a summer camp for the Kwakwaka’wakw who fished and hunted here beginning about 8,000 years ago. Many of their descendants still live in the area.
July 11, 2023
Destinations: Peachland Yacht Club on Okanagan Lake
Peachland Yacht Club (PYC) is located on Okanagan Lake…
June 16, 2023
Top 10 Canal-side Patios on the Rideau Canal
Spending time on the water is a natural appetite booste…
June 6, 2023
Cruising: Lake Huron’s Lee Shore
Mark’s full story appears in the June issue of Canadian…
February 7, 2023
Inside the Peterborough Lift lock
Last summer Waterways TV debuted with host Steve Bull’s tour of Ontario. In this episode Parks Canada’s Chad Buchner takes Steve behind-the-scenes of the world-famous Peterborough Lift Lock (the world’s largest) and even lets him ‘drive’ it. Understanding this technology is not quite as much fun as boating it, but it will have to suffice until spring!
November 29, 2022
A Taste of Superior: The East Shore
Our 2020 cruise in the North Channel was too good for a one-off, so, when a career move provided downtime in summer 2021, we sailed north for more.
November 22, 2022
Gordie Howe – Bridging the Detroit River
I sail on Lake St Clair. Michigan is on one side of the lake, and Ontario is on the other. My sailboat is winter-stored 23 miles away, downstream on the Detroit River. Similarly, one side of the river is USA, and the other Ontario.
October 25, 2022
Cruising: Desolation Sound the Summer of Yes!
The bright summer sun forces its way through magnificent Arbutus trees as I dive off our pop-up-dock finding reprieve in the 80 degree F waters. Sharing the water with a friendly seal as brilliant star fish and oysters cling to the rocky shores of Roscoe Bay. Am I really in British Columbia?
June 15, 2022
West Side Story
It was the last day of August and we were in Little Current heading south. Our Lasalle winter haul out was still over a month away.
May 27, 2022
Cowichan Bay—A Slow-Living Escape to Marine Heritage, Food and Local Artisanry
Cowichan Bay is a waterfront village with a row of shops, artisan products, marine supplies and a variety of places to eat. It also has a delightful Maritime Centre.
April 13, 2022
The Lady-like Atmosphere of Ladysmith
Instant towns have sprung up in the past, especially on the BC coast. In the late 1850s, Victoria grew overnight into a tent city when hordes of prospectors stopped by to provision for their quest to get rich in the Fraser goldfields.
February 28, 2022
Cruising the Rideau Canal
Following the War of 1812, a battle that Canada narrowly won against the United States, the boundaries of Upper Canada were held and the British army realized that the St. Lawrence River was no longer safe as a supply route.
January 19, 2022
Steeped in Canadian history and French culture: Quebec City as a port destination
If you are looking for an interesting destination for a weekend trip or longer, Quebec City will deliver. Located on the shores of the St. Lawrence River, this Francophone city is a prime boating destination with unique boating conditions, a vibrant waterfront scene, and excellent food, drink and culture.
September 22, 2021
Destination Victoria, BC’s Capital City
We bobbed in the brisk winds while rounding the breakwater into Victoria Harbour, then lowered sail immediately. As the harbour is crisscrossed by full-sized and miniature ferries, pleasure craft and commercial vessels—the whole supplemented by a stream of arriving and departing seaplanes—sailing is strictly forbidden.
July 20, 2021
Boating In the Birthplace of Confederation
Over the course of four days in September 1864, representatives from Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Lower Canada (Quebec) and Upper Canada (Ontario) gathered in Charlottetown to discuss the idea of bringing these diverse colonies together and forming a country.
July 7, 2021
New Ottawa River destination opens
The new owners of L’Orignal Marina offer boaters a new destination. Located in a charming francophone village in Eastern Ontario, this joined marina and restaurant venue is the ambitious initiative of long-time entrepreneur André Chabot and biologist Alexandra Quester, both residents of L’Orignal.
June 8, 2021
Destinations: Victoria, BC’s Capital City
In the June edition of Canadian Yachting Marianne Scott takes us to a city she knows well, Victoria. Victoria Harbour is well protected from strong winds and Coast Salish people flourished in the area for several thousand years. In 1843, the Hudson’s Bay Co. set up a stockaded fort in the area near today’s Bastion Square with the goal of trading with the Indigenous people.
April 29, 2021
Ahoy by a Century!
Commemorating 100 (+1) years of through-navigation on the Trent-Severn Waterway National Historic Site of Canada
March 24, 2021
TRIPPING The Niagara soars over the River on TVO
On Friday, April 2 at 7 pm ET on TVO and streaming anytime after that on tvo.org and the TVO YouTube channel, TVO presents the world broadcast and online premiere of TVO Original TRIPPING The Niagara. This is the second installment of the hugely popular and immersive Tripping series.
March 15, 2021
Salt Spring Island with Gourmet Food and Drink
Salt Spring Island, the largest among the Gulf Islands, has a certain mystique—much of it having to do with locally produced food. It started thousands of years ago when the Coast Salish First Nations used the Island as a summer camp, collecting wild foods while also processing the abundant sea food for winter sustenance.
March 5, 2021
Protecting North Channel Shoreline at Vidal Bay, Manitoulin Island
The North Channel is one of the most beautiful sailing destinations on the planet – known the world over for its spectacular scenery, its clear waters inviting you in for a cool dip, and its pristine shorelines boasting stunning jagged coastline and quiet coves. Following the southern border of the channel is Manitoulin Island – the largest freshwater island in the world.
February 9, 2021
Cruising: Creating Ontario’s largest protected area complex south of the Canadian Shield on Manitoulin
Located in Lake Huron, the internationally significant Manitoulin Island is the largest freshwater island in the world. It supports some of the highest quality alvar habitat on the planet, interspersed within sand plain forests, wetlands, sand dunes, shoreline and the Niagara Escarpment.
December 21, 2020
Trent-Severn: The Great Canadian Waterway
Ontario’s best-kept secret, the Trent-Severn Waterway National Historic site holds the key to boating bliss in the time of pandemic-era travel. An epic 386km long, this historic navigable network of gorgeous lakes and rivers invites you to plan an endless array of mini holidays from one Great Lake to another.
December 16, 2020
Raise Your Spirit(s) at Sidney’s Seaport Place
Sidney is a great destination for boaters. Two marinas provide access to provisions and many restaurants and shops. Another attraction, Victoria Distillers, is located next to Port Sidney Marina and offers informative tasting tours.