Explore Canada Series: Part 7 - The Seven
🏕️ Welcome to The Seven
AKA Northern Ontario’s Playground
To the loon calls at dawn and marshmallows scorched to perfection. 🔥
To late-night swims, sunburnt shoulders, and sky-fulls of stars you forgot were even possible. ✨
The Seven isn’t just a place—it’s a feeling. It’s muddy boots, open windows, and road trips with no real plan.
It’s family weekends, old friends, and the kind of adventures that somehow become your favourite stories.
Whether it’s your first time heading up north or your fifteenth summer in a row, this region always finds a way to surprise you.
And yes—you’re still going to take more photos of the view than of yourself. 📸
What makes The Seven so special?
🏞️ Lake Temiskaming Lookouts
You will pull over.
Drive the scenic route along Lake Temiskaming and stop at Devil’s Rock in Haileybury. The hike is short but steep, the views are next-level, and the wind at the top? That’s main character energy.
🧠 Sudbury’s Big Three
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Science North
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Dynamic Earth
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And of course, the Big Nickel
If you’ve got kids, they’ll love it.
If you don’t have kids, you’ll still press every button in sight. 🖲️ (No judgment.)
🎶 Festival Season
Sudbury’s Northern Lights Festival Boréal brings the vibes.
New Liskeard’s Bikers Reunion brings the party.
Expect music, food, local art, and a little bit of chaos—just the right kind. 🎤🍻
🛶 Temagami Canoe Routes
No filters needed.
Rent a canoe, pack your trail mix, and set out into Lake Temagami—a legendary backcountry spot with deep blue waters, rocky islands, and the kind of quiet that resets your brain.
📍 Pro tip: Pack light. Portages don’t care about your overpacking issues.
🥾 Elliot Lake Trails & Beaches
Quiet. Underrated. Beautiful.
Elliot Lake doesn’t make a big fuss—but it delivers.
Hit Mississagi Provincial Park for hiking that feels like true wilderness and lake days that feel like you’ve discovered a secret.
Travel Tips
How to Get There + What to Know
🚗 Getting There
Take the new four-lane Highway 69 north—it’s smooth, scenic, and made for rolling down the windows and blasting your road trip playlist. 🎶
🏕️ Book Early
Cabins, campsites, and backcountry spots go quick—especially in places like Killarney, Point Grondine, and Temagami. Reserve online where you can.
📷 Be Camera-Ready
This place was built for panoramas, drone shots, and that classic “feet in front of a lake” post.
Bring an extra charger—you’ll need it. 💾
🧠 Want more?
Get maps, insider tips, and the best pit stops → Visit The Seven
Next Up: The Seven Part 2
We’ll go deeper into hidden gems, backcountry hacks, and the best gear to bring (and what to leave behind).
Until then—
Pack snacks. Pick a lake. Put your phone on airplane mode.
All partnerships are official and unpaid. We do this because we love Canada.
In partnership with the official tourism board of Northeastern Ontario
Visit The Seven
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Northern Sun: Built for Life in Canada
📍 Photo Location: Killarney
