Cross Contry Skiing ar Arrowhead Park

Visit Arrowhead Provincial Park in Muskoka if you want to take advantage of an amazing winter getaway on the Cross Country Ski Trails. Arrowhead Park is a very popular destination for winter activities. This Provincial Park near the Almaguin Highlands offers groomed trails for snowshoeing, cross country skiing and more. It is also a great place for tubing with the kids.
Dan Mahony has been offering Cross Country Lessons there for years. Most people stay at the Tulip Inn in Huntsville while attending his lessons at Arrowhead. If you need more details on his packages visit Almaguin Vacation or call Danette at Sand Lake Cottages & Inn.

Ski Joring in Kearney near Muskoka

Come out to Kearney the second weekend in January to enjoy watching a new sport called Ski Joring. This new fun sport takes place during the annual Dog Sled Races in Kearney.

One or two dogs pull their owner on skis to race against other teams on marked trails around the small town near Algonquin Park.

The Almaguin Highlands has lots of attractions offered throughout the year. For more information on these attractions contact Danette Evely from Almaguin Vacation.

Sand Lake Cottages & Inn offers cottage rentals, chalet rentals and and Inn also located in the town of Kearney on Sand Lake.

For more details on the sport contact http://www.kearneydogsled.com/

Arrowhead Provincial Park Almaguin / Muskoka

Cottage Country has so much to offer during the winter. Take a trip north about 2.5 hours to Muskoka, Algonquin Park, Huntsville and the Almaguin Highlands where you will find lots of actitivities. Contact Danette at Sand Lake Cottages & Inn for more area information.

Make sure you go to Arrowhead Park during your visit and try out cross country skiing. Arrowhead Park offers ski rentals, ice skating, tubing, fishing, canoeing, swimming, wildlfe viewing, hiking, natural heritage education and biking. For more information on Ontario Parks visit http://www.ontarioparks.com/english/arro.html

The Almaguin Highlands just north of the park also has a few places to cross country ski to include the Seguin Trail and Kearney Trail. For more information in the Almaguin Highlands for accommodations and attractions visit Almaguin Vacation

Diesel Electric Locomotive Train Ride. Kids and Santa Huntsville

Come to the Almaguin Highlands and Muskoka for your festive holidays in December.

During the third weekend in December come to Huntsville, Muskoka and enjoy a really fun kid and family activity. Ride the Diesel Electric Locomotive just before the holiday break at the Rotary Village Station in Huntsville during December from 5pm - 8pm.

The perfect outdoor family event has been named the top 100 festivals and events in 2008. The Portage Flyer is lots of fun for the whole family to enjoy.

The event is hosted by the Muskoka Heritage Place and it offers sparkling lights, christmas carollers, hot chocolate, holiday cookies and train rides to see Santa.

The train follows a short course along the Muskoka River to the Purser's Cabin, a building that dates back to 1910.

For more information on fun things in the area visit Almaguin Vacation. If you need a place to stay over the holidays visit Sand Lake Cottages & Inn

Rent a Cottage in one of the nearby towns and make sure you visit other area attractions while you are in Huntsville, Ontario, Canada

Ontario Scenic Ice Caves in the Almaguin Highlands

Over the weekend my family and I decided to go snowmobiling from Sand Lake. It was a great day on the snowmobile trails. The weather was fantastic and the snow conditions were perfect. A few kids ride in the caboose and one child rides with Dad on the snowmobile.
It is fun to enjoy the four seasons in Ontario, Canada. There are so many winter activities you can do with your children. It is easy to suffer from winter blues so why not get out and enjoy what Ontario in the Almaguin Highlands has to offer.
The Almaguin Higlands north of Muskoka is known to always have exceptional snow conditions every year. Our trail system is well used by cross country skiers and snowmobilers. Many Resorts, Cottages, Private Cottages, Motels and other accommodations are always full around here so everyone can take advantage of our trail system.
We started out from Sand Lake Cottages & Inn and we headed towards Sandhurst Resort. The first trail we hit was AL307 towards the D trail. We took the D trail for a short distance until we exited to the AL301 trail towards the Scenic Ice Caves. The total distance to Kearney Ice Caves was 18km one way. During the summer it is a waterfall but during the winter you see beautiful Ice Caves. The kids like to go behind the frozen waterfall and have lots of fun. The OFSC sometimes hosts their annual barbecue here in March for the snowmobilers to enjoy.
After leaving the Almaguin Highlands Ice Caves we travel another 20km back in the same direction and head to Edgewater Park Lodge on Sand Lake to enjoy lunch at their restaurant.
This fun day only takes us about 3 hours in total and the kids have a blast.
The Kearney Ice Caves are located close to Algonquin Provincial Park.