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Barrie is the place to be this weekend...a variety of early Christmas celebrations will be taking place including with Christmas Tree Lighting, Santa Claus Parade, entertainment stage, downtown retail window decorations, craft show at Simcoe County Museum. A hike or walk along the Barrie Waterfront is always refreshing. See more information on Barrie Tourism Travel Barrie Lake Simcoe Events Festivals Barrie Ontario:

Get a head start on winter fun getaways at Barrie Snowbelt

FREE Admission and Walking Tours in Barrie Ontario

Spirit Catcher on Barrie Waterfront

Barrie Walking Tours

Barrie, Ontario is one of the featured Ontario destinations and is hosting “Doors Open Barrie” in conjunction with Carnegie Days and the MacLaren Art Centre.  The contributions of Andrew Carnegie and the Carnegie Library built in l917 are being celebrated from September 29-October 2.  Participants  will be able to explore heritage buildings, natural spaces, architectural showpieces and community landmarks at community events including walking tours of Downtown Barrie on Saturday October 1, Old Allandale (new site of Go Train Station), and Barrie’s Union Cemetery  See information on Barrie Walking Tours

Barrie Waterfront Recreation  

Barrie, Ontario is one of the featured Ontario destinations and is hosting “Doors Open Barrie” in conjunction with Carnegie Days and the MacLaren Art Centre.  The contributions of Andrew Carnegie and the Carnegie Library built in l917 are being celebrated from September 29-October 2.

Barrie Farmers' Market

Carnegie Days

Carnegie Days offers visitors a variety of events that explore the role language plays in contemporary art.  Exhibitions, art projects, performances, author readings, artist talks, film and video screenings, guided tours and hands-on workshops take place at the MacLaren and across the City of Barrie.  See more details on Carnegie Days in Barrie. Visitors can access Barrie via Highway 400 north from Toronto.

Tours at New Mady Centre

Fall Fishing Tournaments 2011-Win Big Prizes

Early Morning September on  Lake Simcoe

 

The Barrie Fall Fishing Festival--Win Prizes

September 23-October 3, 2011. A catch & release perch fishing tournament.  Enjoy fishing along with the beautiful fall weather and the spectacular fall colours of Kempenfelt Bay.  Put on by the Rotary Club of Barrie Huronia, the event is anticipated to be the largest of its kind on Lake Simcoe.  An estimated prize pool in excess of $50,000 is expected to attract more than 5000 anglers over the 10-day period. Grand Prizes and 100-tagged cash prize fish.  Each tagged fish is sponsored by a business – when you bring us the live-tagged fish - you win the corresponding prize for that tag, valued between $500 and $2500!  

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Kempenfest 2011 Barrie Waterfront

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Ontario Fishing Tournaments Underway

Ontario Kids Fun Fishing Tournaments

One of the first spring fishing tournaments takes place in Orillia Ontario.  The Perch Festival continues until May 7, 2011 and offers up great prizes if a tagged fish is caught. Take the kids fishing getaway over the last weekend in April includes a Special OPP Kids day on April 30. More information on the tournament can be found at Ontario Day Trip: In search of Perch http://news.nationalpost.com/2011/04/15/daytrip-in-search-of-perch/
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"Orillia Perch Festival Package @ Comfort Inn - Orillia"
- Fishing Getaways Ontario Spring Summer Getaway Packages North in Ontario Fishing Week (view on Google Sidewiki)

Barrie Fall Family Fun Along Kempenfelt Bay Lake Simcoe

Fall fun in Barrie starts along Lake Simcoe with a visit to one of the many parks and play areas where the fall colours are changing.

Barrie Kempenfelt Bay Sandy Hill for Kids fun

Fall Frog Pond Just Around the Corner

Fall Colours Along Lake Simcoe