Guidebook for Brechin
Parks & Nature
Outdoor destination along Lake Simcoe featuring swimming & boating, plus a nature trail & campsites.
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Provinciaal Park McRae Point
4366 McRae Park RdOutdoor destination along Lake Simcoe featuring swimming & boating, plus a nature trail & campsites.
Serene park featuring a secluded lake beach, a short nature trail, playground and campsites.
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Mara Provincial Park
181 Courtland StSerene park featuring a secluded lake beach, a short nature trail, playground and campsites.
Vast wilderness including forest, wetlands, gorges, lakes and rivers, with hiking and snowmobile trails.
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Queen Elizabeth II Wildlands Provincial Park
Vast wilderness including forest, wetlands, gorges, lakes and rivers, with hiking and snowmobile trails.
Many opportunities for you to experience the outdoors ranging from backcountry canoeing and camping to a short hike. Before visiting please be aware that, unlike some parks you may be familiar with, the access points at Kawartha don’t have a lot of facilities including limited parking.
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Kawartha Highlands Provincial Park
106 Monck StMany opportunities for you to experience the outdoors ranging from backcountry canoeing and camping to a short hike. Before visiting please be aware that, unlike some parks you may be familiar with, the access points at Kawartha don’t have a lot of facilities including limited parking.
Algonquin, the first provincial park in Ontario, protects a variety of natural, cultural, and recreational features and values. As one of the largest provincial parks, Algonquin is diverse and offers something for nearly everyone.
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Algonquin Provincial Park
Ontario 60Algonquin, the first provincial park in Ontario, protects a variety of natural, cultural, and recreational features and values. As one of the largest provincial parks, Algonquin is diverse and offers something for nearly everyone.
Food Scene
For over 80 years, Kawartha Dairy has been proud to be a 100% Canadian-owned company, still operated by the same family that started it back in the beginning. Products include: ice cream, milk, cream, and more!
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Kawartha Dairy Orillia
647 Atherley RdFor over 80 years, Kawartha Dairy has been proud to be a 100% Canadian-owned company, still operated by the same family that started it back in the beginning. Products include: ice cream, milk, cream, and more!
Kenzington Burger Bar
40 Dunlop St EOne of the best places for a burger in the region
‘The Shack Eatery’ offers smoked chicken and ribs, sausages, beef, and pulled pork. Eat-in, Take-out or Delivery is available. Owner and chef, cooks up traditional home-style comfort food with his own special twist.
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The Shack Eatery
15 Simcoe St‘The Shack Eatery’ offers smoked chicken and ribs, sausages, beef, and pulled pork. Eat-in, Take-out or Delivery is available. Owner and chef, cooks up traditional home-style comfort food with his own special twist.
Studabakers focuses on superior food quality, exceptional service and prices that represent great value for their guests. The atmosphere provides a relaxed casual dining experience, where the whole family can come and have a great time.
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Studabakers
211 Mississaga St EStudabakers focuses on superior food quality, exceptional service and prices that represent great value for their guests. The atmosphere provides a relaxed casual dining experience, where the whole family can come and have a great time.
Arts & Culture
Admission is always FREE - open year round! Displays the history of policing in Ontario since the formation of Upper Canada in 1791, specializing in the material culture of the Ontario Provincial Police from 1909.
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The OPP Museum
Admission is always FREE - open year round! Displays the history of policing in Ontario since the formation of Upper Canada in 1791, specializing in the material culture of the Ontario Provincial Police from 1909.
Stephen Leacock, Canada's beloved humorist, spent his most creative time in what he coined as Lake Simcoe Country. In 1928, he built Leacock House at his lakeside retreat at Old Brewery Bay, where Lake Simcoe and Lake Couchiching meet. Leacock House, designed by Wright & Noxon, Toronto, reflected Leacock's success and prestige as a world-renowned author and a celebrated academic.
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Leacock Museum National Historic Site
50 Museum DrStephen Leacock, Canada's beloved humorist, spent his most creative time in what he coined as Lake Simcoe Country. In 1928, he built Leacock House at his lakeside retreat at Old Brewery Bay, where Lake Simcoe and Lake Couchiching meet. Leacock House, designed by Wright & Noxon, Toronto, reflected Leacock's success and prestige as a world-renowned author and a celebrated academic.
Showcases the best of the region's culture and history through its local and nationally significant exhibitions. The museum is housed in the historic Sir Sam Steele Memorial Building, built in 1894.
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Orillia Museum of Art and History
30 Peter St SShowcases the best of the region's culture and history through its local and nationally significant exhibitions. The museum is housed in the historic Sir Sam Steele Memorial Building, built in 1894.
Essentials
Foodland - Brechin
2202 ON-12Grocery store
Metro
70 Front St NGrocery store
Shopping
This quaint, old-timey market with gifts and a coffee shop also sells pastries, sandwiches and salads.
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Mariposa Market
109 Mississaga St EThis quaint, old-timey market with gifts and a coffee shop also sells pastries, sandwiches and salads.
Drinks & Nightlife
RACK'EM JACK
1033 Mississaga St WBilliards and sports lounge
Sightseeing
Historical Plaque - Saint Joseph's, Beaverton
1415 Simcoe StThe most westerly military post in Upper Canada.