Village Squire, 1978-07, Page 20TRAVEL
Follow
the Heritage
Highways
this summer
BY BILL CORBETT
Canada's pioneer past meets the present
along the Heritage Highways of Quebec
and Ontario.
Heritage Highways is a route that spans
400 years of history and stretches more
than 1600 km (1,000 miles) from Niagara
Falls in south western Ontario to Perce
Rock, the easternmost point on Quebec's
Gaspe Peninsula.
The drive -yourself tour is a joint project
of Ontario and Quebec; designed to
encourage travellers to journey through the
history of Canada's two founding cultures.
The highways --marked by road signs
displaying a white wagon wheel on a brown
background --roughly follow the routes of
early explorers, traders and settlers along
Lake Ontario and the Saint Lawrence
River.
Though you won't move as slowly as the
pioneers, you'll be tempted to slow down
and stop frequently. That's part of the plan
behind Heritage Highways, to encourage
leisurely travel. The highways are off, but
not far off, the major expressways. Take
the whole trip or, if you prefer, concentrate
on one area.
The route begins at Niagara Falls, long
known as honeymoon capital of the world.
The falls can be viewed from cable cars,
platforms, towers in the city or, for the
adventurous, from a boat in the turbulent
waters at the foot of the falls.
From the falls. follow the scenic Niagara
Parkway to the 19th century town of
Niagara -on -the -Lake. If you're there in
summer, take in the annual Shaw Festival
of plays by George Bernard Shaw and his
contemporaries.
The Queen Elizabeth Way cuts through
Ontario's fruit belt, a land of orchards and
vineyards, on its way to Hamilton, the steel
capital of Canada. There you can tour a
steel mill; visit the new multicultural
centre, Hamilton Place; explore the 19th
century mansion, Dundurn Castle; or
browse through Canada's largest indoor
market.
Toronto is an hour's drive from Hamilton
either on the Queen Elizabeth Way, if
you're in a hurry, or Highway 2 which
follows Lake Ontario's shoreline._
Toronto, the capital of Ontario and home
to more than two million residents, is one
of the most dynamic cities on the continent.
It offers everything: theatre. ballet,
concerts, nightclubs. international cuisine,
fashionable boutiques. parks and much
more. The architecture is almost futuristic,
from concave -shaped City Hall to the CN
Tower, the world's tallest free-standing
structure. The Ontario Science Centre is a
museum with a difference; you are urged
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The Grand Central Hotel built in
1843, was for decades a welcom-
ing place to spend the night.
Today it is a group of three
connecting shops. What was once
the lane for horses & buggies to
reach the stable at the back is now
a charming CARD & CANDLE
SHOP. The original bar is now the
LADIES WEAR with its handcraft
section. Browse on into the GIFT
SHOP, once the dining room,
where full use has been made of
the charm of this old building.
Many of the original antiques are
used to display imports from
around the world.
"DO COME VISIT US SOON"
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PG. 18. VILLAGE SQUIRE/JULY 1978.