Niagra Falls to Montreal
Jul 24th, 2006, 02:30 PM
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Niagra Falls to Montreal
I am planning a 5-day trip driving from NYC to Canada. Planning to stop in Niagara/Toronto for 2 days and then head over to Montreal for the rest. I would greatly appreciate any advice on must-see attractions in each location and any specific stops between the two cities? 
Jul 24th, 2006, 04:40 PM
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Well, there's Toronto, Canada's iggest city andhome to several excellent museums and art galleries.
Not quite New York, but not Pittsburg, either.
Kingston, half way from Toronto to Montreal, has several prisons, a prison museum, and old fort, and a very nice harbor.
The Thousanmd Islands have boat tours that last several hours, and takeyou to beautiful places.
And, closer to Montreal, you can see ships goign through the locks on the St. Lawrence Seaway.
Other than that, it really is a pretty dull drive if you stick to the main highway.
The intereting altrnative is to head north rom Toronto to Huntsville, then east through Ottawa, and on to Montreal. Ad another 100 miles to your trip to do this.
Howe are you gettinghome?
A circle, via Ottawa as above to Montreal, then back to Gananoque and across the Ivy Lea bridge and sotuh through Watertown and Syracuse makes a nice trip.
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Not quite New York, but not Pittsburg, either.
Kingston, half way from Toronto to Montreal, has several prisons, a prison museum, and old fort, and a very nice harbor.
The Thousanmd Islands have boat tours that last several hours, and takeyou to beautiful places.
And, closer to Montreal, you can see ships goign through the locks on the St. Lawrence Seaway.
Other than that, it really is a pretty dull drive if you stick to the main highway.
The intereting altrnative is to head north rom Toronto to Huntsville, then east through Ottawa, and on to Montreal. Ad another 100 miles to your trip to do this.
Howe are you gettinghome?
A circle, via Ottawa as above to Montreal, then back to Gananoque and across the Ivy Lea bridge and sotuh through Watertown and Syracuse makes a nice trip.
BAK
Aug 21st, 2006, 02:42 AM
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Clifton Hill on the falls is nice. Mostly for the tourist they even have an amusmentpark right there on the off side or the street. Go down the road towards the falls and you can check out the old generator plant. And if you are slick enough try to go towards the whirlpool part of the river. This is back in the 90's with my cousin who is Canadian there is a golf course park your car and cross the street right there. If you are very bold and have hiked there are some trails that lead all the way down to the river where you see everything up-close really amazing bolders you could park a car on go during the day it is dark still with sun-light. Toronto has the best night life with street vendors and such. Try the Asian sector for some awesome cuisine (sushi) there is lots to do in Toronto. Try the the Toronto Science Museum for kids and adults ( all hands on exibits) then there is the Metropolitan Zoo which is in the same area. They have the Sky Dome for sports too.
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I agree with BAK on just about everything said. I drove from Toronto to Kingston by way of PR2 along the lake. It was a very relaxing drive. I stopped at Port Hope for a quick rest on the beach and then continued on. The prison museum in Kingston was very interesting (I was reading The Convict Lover: a True Story by Merilyn Simonds at the time). Be sure to stop and eat at Chez Piggy - wonderful food!
As another alternative drive, you can take Hwy 7 through Peterborough (a great little town), Perth (great shops), then east through Ottawa and on to Montreal.
As another alternative drive, you can take Hwy 7 through Peterborough (a great little town), Perth (great shops), then east through Ottawa and on to Montreal.
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BAK - I guess that means you know her
I enjoyed the book very much and I thought she did a wonderful job of filling in the missing story between letters. It was very interesting to read about life in the penitentiary and to stand right outside the walls, etc. I would definitely recommend it to anyone, but especially anyone visiting Kingston.
I enjoyed the book very much and I thought she did a wonderful job of filling in the missing story between letters. It was very interesting to read about life in the penitentiary and to stand right outside the walls, etc. I would definitely recommend it to anyone, but especially anyone visiting Kingston.
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What is needed here is realism! If it really is a 5 day trip, the first day will get you to Niagara and then a drive to Toronto late in the day.For Toronto, the next day will be all that you can afford from the point of view of time. I would do the C.N. Tower, the Toronto islands and Casa Loma (look this up on Google). Day three is the drive to Montreal. This is a full 5 hour drive if you do not stop. I would recommend taking the Thousand Parkway and stop in Gananoque to do the two hour boat trip of the Thousand Islands.You might be able to squeeze in Kingston at a pinch. Day 4 to tour Montreal and then back to N.Y.C. on day five. Do not think of visiting Peterborough, Perth or Ottawa. Peterborough is a very disappointing place. I have lived near there for thirty years and I find it very ordinary
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