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| Bordering Lakes Simcoe and Couchiching on the spectacular Trent-Severn Waterway, Orillia is a vibrant community and all-season tourist destination. An array of attractions, events and activities await you less than 90 minutes North of Toronto. Accommodation and dining are available to suit every preference, and our hospitality and naturally beautiful surroundings are sure to entice you back again and again. | ||
Explore our Wonderful Trails and Waterfront Parks | ||
| Orillia's waterfront parks - Couchiching Beach Park, Centennial Park, Veteran's Park, Tudhope Memorial Park and Kitchener Park, offer everything from music festivals and free Sunday evening band concerts to a miniature train ride to outdoor skating rinks. Gardens, monuments, supervised beaches, boat launches, a skateboard park and splendid views create a perfect setting for family outings. Our famous Champlain Monument, unveiled at Couchiching Beach Park on July 01, 1925 is cast in bronze and stands 36 feet high. Orillia's 9.5 km paved link in the Trans Canada Trail winds through our City, connecting our parks, the Port of Orillia, heritage sites and horticultural delights. |  | |
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Stroll our Tree-Lined Streets | ||
Steps from our beautiful waterfront, Downtown Orillia offers
excellent shopping, dining, live theatre and cultural
exhibits. Savour the colourful Saturday morning farmers' market, join
in the festivities at the Annual Rock and Roll Tribute & classic
Car Show, or discover some of our fine, heritage architecture.
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Casino Rama | ||
Experience the thrill of over 2,400 slot machines and 110 gaming tables. Nine restaurants, year-round concerts & shows in a 5,000 seat state-of-the-art entertainment centre, and a 300 room luxury hotel with full-service spa make Casino Rama the place to be for Big Time Excitement! Open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Free on-site parking.
www.casinorama.com | ||
Leacock Museum - A Destination for Family Fun | ||
One of Canada's premier National Historic
Sites, the summer home of famed Canadian humourist Stephen Leacock
sits on 9.5 acres of Lake Couchiching shoreline, offering family
programs and "Children's Discovery Place". Visit the Book
and Gift Shop, and enjoy lunch with a fabulous view at the Shoreline
Cafe. www.leacockmuseum.com | ||
Mnjikaning Fish Weirs - A Rare and Ancient Place | ||
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A National Historic Site, the Mnjikaning Fish Weirs in the Atherley Narrows date back at least 5,000 years. Aboriginal fishers drove wooden stakes, called "weirs", into the channel between Lakes Simcoe and Couchiching, weaving brush and vegetation among them to create an underwater fence system to guide congregating fish into areas for harvesting or preservation for later use. The weirs were an extremely efficient food-gathering technology. The Mnjikaning site became a traditional meeting place for Aboriginal Nations, where agreements and treaties were made, goods exchanged, and spiritual ceremonies took place. Preserved by layers of protective silt, the wooden weirs at Atherley are among the few known in Canada, and were in use until about 100 years ago. Part of the Trent-Severn Waterway today, fish still congregate in the Atherley Narrows.
www.mnjikaningfishweirs.org | ||
OPP Museum | ||
Fascinating and fun, the OPP Museum is located minutes from Downtown Orillia, right inside the General Headquarters of the Ontario Provincial Police. Explore the OPP's fascinating heritage through engaging displays of specialized law enforcement equipment, uniforms past and present, insignia, investigative techniques, vintage vehicles, police photographs and more! Enjoy the interactive children's area, check out the educational
CD-ROMs or try on a uniform in the "dress-up" area.www.opp.ca | ||
Orillia Museum of Art & History - A Vibrant Cultural Centre | ||
Located in a designated Heritage Building with its own fascinating
history, the Museum features outstanding exhibitions, including works
by the "Group of Seven" and historic artifacts from Orillia's
past. The Gallery Shop specializes in works by award-winning regional
artisans. www.orilliamuseum.org
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Orillia Opera House - Live Theatre & Entertainment | ||
Built in 1895, and largely reconstructed in 1916 following a fire, this
handsome theatre is designated an Heritage Site by the Province of
Ontario. Community events, theatre, road shows and concerts are
presented year-round in both the 700 seat Gordon Lightfoot
Auditorium and the smaller Studio Theatre. The Opera House Green
Room, with it's beautiful 18 foot ceiling, is an ideal venue for
receptions, parties and meetings for up to 60 persons. The Orillia
Opera House is air-conditioned, wheelchair accessible and equipped
for the hearing impaired.www.operahouse.orillia.on.ca | ||
Orillia Boat Cruises | ||
Orillia's Island Princess offers siteseeing, lunch, dinner and special occasion excursions on Lakes Simcoe & Couchiching. Cruise in comfort aboard this 230 passenger, wheelchair accessible vessel, with heated main deck, enclosed upper viewing deck and LLBO snack bar.All day fall tours, including lockage at Trent Severn Lock 42, are available the 2 last weekends of September and first 2 weekends of October. Reservations are required for lunch/dinner + Fall Tours. www.obcruise.com | ||
Sunshine and Company-2008 Theatre Season | ||
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Sunshine and Company offers an eclectic combination of Broadway & West End favourites, combined with new Canadian works & musical biographies in their 2008 season. Presented at the heritage-designated Opera House in Downtown Orillia, the line-up includes: Educating Rita - the play that became a hit film with Michael Caine & Julie Walters; Cottaging 101 - a new musical comedy; Annie - the story of everyone's favourite orphan; Are you Being Served? - the popular British television comedy turned stage show, and What a Swell Party This Is! - a musical biography of Fred Astaire.
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Washago Cruise Lines | ||
Departing from the Historic Severn River Inn just North of Washago, the MV River Queen takes you on a remarkable voyage along the historic Severn River. See spectacular scenery, the confluence of the Black & Green Rivers, the first hydro-electric power dam in Ontario & a variety of wildlife. Learn about the rich past & present of the area.
Relax in comfort on this quiet, wheelchair accessible pontoon boat. Refreshments on board. Reservations recommended.www.washagocruiselines.com | ||
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150 Front St. S., Orillia, ON L3V 4S7 | ||
