Roots Of Our Nation 6-Day Tour to Northern Ontario & Northern Quebec
June 30-July 5, 2025:
https://www.shorttrips.ca/roots-of-our-nation.html
This is more than a trip — it’s a celebration of the soul of Canada. Celebrate Canada’s birthday with us on a journey into the true north strong and storied!
Pickup Locations:
📍Mississauga Carpool
📍Hurontario & Courtney Park Drive
📍York Mills
📍Vaughan Carpool
📍Innisfil Beach Rd Carpool
This Canada Day, don’t just wave the flag — Live the legacy! Join us on a one-of-a-kind 6-day adventure through northern Ontario and Quebec, where Canada’s backbone was built with grit, gold, and wild spirit. From deep mines to railway towns, from fur trading forts to timber outposts, we’re tracing the raw and rugged roots of our nation.
We kick things off in Sudbury, where the earth opens up at Dynamic Earth and you descend into the underground world of Canada’s iconic mining history. Then it's all aboard in Capreol at the Northern Ontario Railroad Museum, where locomotives and legends come to life. Next we travel to Rouyn-Noranda, the cultural heart of Quebec’s mining country, for a guided tour full of frontier flavour.
In Amos, meet the wild side of Canadian heritage at Refuge Pageau, where moose, wolves, bears and lynx find sanctuary. Next stop: Val-d’Or, where gold fever still glimmers at La Cité de l’Or — complete with a trip underground and behind the scenes at the Agnico Eagle Mine and its glittering mineralogical museum.
Roll on to Angliers, where the mighty T.E. Draper tugboat and Chantier Gédéon take you back to the days of floating timber and roaring log drives. The journey continues at Fort Témiscamingue, where Indigenous traditions and fur trading tales unfold against the wilderness backdrop.
We wrap it all up in North Bay, with a visit to the North Bay Museum, before heading home to Toronto with a deeper appreciation of the people, industries, and landscapes that helped shape the Canada we call home.
❗️Note About the Tour Experience:
This journey is a little different from our usual sightseeing getaways — and that’s part of its uniqueness. Please keep in mind that we’ll be traveling through smaller, resource-based sometimes one-company towns in northern Ontario and Quebec where luxury hotels and gourmet dining aren’t always on the map. Instead of fine dining and theatre shows, you’ll be treated to a truly authentic experience — a rare glimpse into the working heart of Canada. This tour is all about connecting with the places and people that helped build the nation, offering a deeper appreciation for the communities that often go unseen. If you love history, heritage, and discovering Canada’s roots beyond the postcard-perfect sights, this tour will be a memorable and meaningful adventure.
Inclusions:
🚎Round trip transportation on a highway motorcoach with a washroom and WiFi.
🏨5 nights hotel accommodations at various hotels included.
🍝5 dinners included.
🍳5 hotel breakfasts included.
⛏️Admission and tour of underground mine at Dynamic Earth, Sudbury.
🚂Admission and guided tour of Northern Ontario Railroad Museum.
🧳Guided tour of the town of Rouyn-Noranda.
🎟️Admission and tour of Refuge Pageau.
🌟Admission and guided tour at La Cité de l'Or (City of Gold). Visit includes going underground to the gold mining veins, visit to the 3 above ground buildings and the "Gold In Veins" exhibition.
🦅Admission and guided bus tour of Agnico Eagle Mine Malarctic Mine, one of Canada's largest open pit gold mines.
☄️Admission to the Mineralogical Museum at Malarctic.
🪵Visit to the TE Draper Logging Tug, at one time the largest lumber tug in Canada.
🛤️Visit to the Chantier Gédéon Museum, a reconstruction of a lumber camp.
🌎Guided tour of Obadjiwan–Fort-Témiscamingue National Historic Site.
🖼️Visit to the North Bay Museum.
👩🏽✈️Escorted with ShortTrips.ca tour director available for the duration of trip.
💸All tips & taxes included.
Policies:
📌$199 deposit required to reserve your seats. Deposit is fully refundable if you cancel for any reason by June 16, 2025.
📌Full payment is due June 16, 2025.
📌You can transfer your seat on this tour to anyone else you know, up to the time of departure without penalty.
📌Children 10+ are welcome on this tour. Price is the same as adult fare.
To contact us or to book over the phone please call: (866) 208-2950
Visit our website www.ShortTrips.ca for more info!
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