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“I travel small Canadian towns. The kind most people drive past. I send a letter every Monday about what I notice.”

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PEOPLE of small towns

The people who put small towns on the map

Olympic champions, literary legends, artists, and trailblazers — all from towns you can visit today

Featured Megan Oldham | Olympic Freestyle Skiing Champion
📍 Parry Sound, Ontario
Megan Oldham | Olympic Freestyle Skiing Champion
Parry Sound's newest Olympic champion — gold in big air, bronze in slopestyle, and the whole town showed up to welcome her home.
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Ace Bailey | Hockey Player
📍 Bracebridge, Ontario
Ace Bailey | Hockey Player
From Bracebridge, Ontario Irvine Wallace “Ace” Bailey was a professional hockey player. He played for the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1926-1933. Born in 1903 in Bracebridge, Ontario. Died…
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Bruce Ridpath | 1911 Stanley Cup Champion
📍 Selwyn, Ontario
Bruce Ridpath | 1911 Stanley Cup Champion
From Lakefield (Selwyn now), Ontario David Bruce Ridpath was a professional ice hockey player and general manager. Born in 1884 in Lakefield, Ontario Died in 1925…
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Elijah McCoy | Railroad Engineer
📍 Colchester, Ontario
Elijah McCoy | Railroad Engineer
From Colchester, Ontario Elijah J. McCoy was an inventor and engineer whose 57 patents and the invention of the locomotive lubrication cup led to the…
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Justin Bieber | Singer
📍 Stratford, Ontario
Justin Bieber | Singer
From Stratford, Ontario Justin Drew Bieber was discovered by a talent manager through his YouTube video covering songs in 2008. Born in 1994 in London,…
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Rita MacNeil | Singer
📍 Big Pond, Nova Scotia
Rita MacNeil | Singer
From Big Pond, Nova Scotia Rita MacNeil was one of Canada’s most beloved country and folk singers from the community of Big Pond on Nova…
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Curated guides, hidden gems, and stories from the towns that make this country extraordinary

🌷 Spring 2026 picks
INTERACTIVE MAP
Bow Valley Parkway Guide
Bow Valley Parkway Guide
An interactive map of the Bow Valley Parkway — 48 km from Banff to Lake Louise, every stop pinned: waterfalls, wildlife, and Castle Mountain.
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Top 10 Towns with Postcard Views
Plan your first spring drive to a town that looks like it belongs on a postcard.
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Top 10 Towns with Delightful Cafes
Top 10 Towns with Delightful Cafes
A small-town café, a quiet main street, and nowhere you need to be. That's a spring weekend.
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Top 10 Towns with the Coolest Airbnb
Top 10 Towns with the Coolest Airbnb
Treehouses, lighthouses, and cabins you won't believe — all in small-town Canada.
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