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Parry Sound is a town in Central Ontario, Canada, on the eastern shore of Georgian Bay. It is located roughly half way between Toronto and Sudbury. Parry Sound itself has approximately 6500 residents and 21,150 in the Parry Sound area. The town is a popular cottage country region for Southern Ontario during the summer months, and thus greatly increasing it's population at this time. It is also the world's deepest natural freshwater port.
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History
Long before the European explorers, Parry Sound was inhabited by the Ojibwe who referred to it by Shining Shore. Captain Henry Bayfield surveyed its waters in the 19th century named the town after the Artic explorer Sir William Parry. Years later a rail service made Parry Sound a valued depot along the rail lines to Western Canada.
Parry Sound’s natural splendor has attracted artists such as Tom Thomson and others from the Group of Seven during the early part of the 20th century. After World War 1 there was a slight economic decline since there was a rival construction company of a rival town, Depot Harbour. Parry Sound developed in tourism and commerce and economically benefited for the accidental fire that destroyed the whole town of Depot Harbour in 1945, which is now a ghost town. Since then, Parry Sound and become a well-know tourist destination.
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Parry Sound is 150 miles (2:40 hours) north of Toronto and can be reached by taking hwy 427 N, merging onto 401 E, then traveling along the 400 N until exiting on Bowes St., exit 224. Parry Sound can be also reached from Sudbury by traveling 100 miles south (2:15 hours) on hwy 69 and merging into parry Sound Drive near the town.
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If you are without the use of a vehicle, bus service from Toronto is available by Ontario Northland Motor Coach Services, and buses arrive daily en route to Sudbury. VIA Rail serves the town with passenger rail service twice a week, on its line between Toronto and Vancouver.
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Parry Sound has many choices when it comes experiencing the great outdoors. The Seguin Trails are perfect for a hike or a bike ride. You can also stretch your legs and take in the sites along the Waterfront Fitness Trail.
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View 60 trophies and awards, join in on interactive games and learn more about Bobby's Orr's Legendary Hockey career.
*See live performances in the magnificent 480-seat Festival Performance Hall designed by acoustical engineers.
*Ontario's largest and most experienced ATV Guided Tour company.
*Operating out of Parry Sound’s beautiful downtown waterfront in the Heart of the 30,000 Islands, Georgian Bay Airways Ltd. offers a modern fleet of seaplanes.
*Golf at this award-winning course, amidst 300 acres of unspoiled nature.
*Cruise the 30,000 Islands aboard "M.V. Chippewa III. Choose from several cruises and menus.
*This 230 km mulit-use trail connects Killbear to Algonquin Provincial Park and cut across the Canadian Shield.
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Diver's Nook [http://www.diversnook.com/] A fully stocked SCUBA dive shop offering charters and air fills/equipment. They usually dive the shallow wrecks around the Sound, and a charter consists of two dives.
*Complete Wellness Services in a retreat setting. Located on 165 acres of pristine sanctuary, YogAloft Wellness Retreat is the ideal place to practise yoga, receive massage, experience Reiki, purchase homegrown, homemade aromatherapy products. Weekly yoga classes also offered in the town of Parry Sound at the CP Station (1 Avenue Rd.) on Tuesdays. "Chair Yoga" class also available for those unable to get up and down easily on to a yoga mat.
*Providing information to tourists, cottagers and travelers about the things to do, places to eat and stay in beautiful Parry Sound, in the Heart of the 30,000 Islands of Georgian Bay.
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*Co-operative Fine Art Gallery, member artists are Hap Wilson award winning photography, Ingrid Zschogner, pastel and pencil artist, Brenda Wainman Goulet, bronze sculpturist, Edith Fullerton, Watercolorist. WildRose also offers Custom Hand carved signage, photo printing on canvas( up to 60"), Custom painted and hand drawn portraits and Graphic Design Services
*The best in all-natural, Fair Trade and Canadian made clothing, accessories, jewelry, body products, house wares, hemp foods and gifts for the whole family.
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Friendly Service with a view of the Georgian Bay.
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Located on the waterfront, this B&B has 3 rooms all with own private bath, air-conditioning, free parking, WiFi, 24 hour coffee & tea station, guest fridge, bottled water. Provides a full, hot breakfast and can provide for special diets.
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