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Brockville
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There is something for everyone!
Brockville
offers the widest possible array of activities and attractions! Our heritage
is well preserved and lovingly maintained.
Try one of the heritage walking tours of the historic downtown, or past
the mansions of King Street East.
Visit Fulford Place mansion, the 20,000 sq ft Edwardian mansion on sloping
lawns above the St. Lawrence.
Meander through the exhibits of the Brockville museum and trace the growth
and development of this community through the years.
Antique shops offer another unique glimpse of our past, and in Brockville
some of the antique shops are located in buildings as interesting as the
shop's treasures!
Tea rooms, outdoor cafes, fine restaurants, Irish Pubs and English Pubs,
and roadhouse restaurants provide the widest variety of dining - all within
a block or two of the shore.
Golf courses within the city and within a few minutes of the city provide
the golfer with many memorable courses and varying terrains!
Scuba diving the many historic wrecks of the St. Lawrence has become a
popular past time in the incredibly clean clear waters! Revisit our past
in the watery depths and quiet resting places of these relics of a bygone
era.
Stroll
the Farmers Market - sample some Maple Syrup or Apple products, take home
a framed photo by a local artist - every Tues. Thurs and Sat morning.
Watch the ships pass by from the park setting of Blockhouse Island as
the lakers maneuver through the Brockville Narrows!
Take in a memory making stage performance of our incredible professional
theatre company, the St. Lawrence Stage Company, as they perform their
magic in the 750 seat Arts Centre - with both evening and matinee shows.
Take a sightseeing cruise aboard a 1000 Islands & Seaway Cruise boat
as it brings you incredibly close to the islands. Learn about the heritage
of the islands, both the ecological and historic heritage.
Pick your own strawberries, raspberries, or many other fruits and vegetables
in season! Pick your own apples in the orchard! Take a wagon ride through
the Maple sugar bush and learn about the making of maple sugar at maple
sugar museum.
Hike, bike, walk, jog, or stroll the Brock Trail walking path connecting
the city parks, weaving along the shoreline and then along the inland
creek.
Kayak the 1000 Islands! Rent a kayak and go out yourself - or take a guide
led tour!
Take a sightseeing flight over the 1000 Islands and see the majesty of
this region from an all new perspective!
There is so much to see and do, you'll have to come back again... and
again!
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