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Go find thequiet edges.

Weekend road trips from Toronto and the GTA: southern tips, freshwater dunes and lighthouse sunsets most people drive right past.

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Lake Erie · 41.9°N

Point Pelee: Mainland Canada’s Southernmost Tip

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Lake Huron · 44.2°N

Kincardine: Ontario’s Coastal Beauty

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41.9°N · Lake Erie

Point Pelee

The southernmost tip of mainland Canada: a sandspit walk into Lake Erie, a marsh boardwalk and some of the best spring and fall birdwatching in Ontario.

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    Point Pelee National Park

    Start · Marsh boardwalk and the Tip

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    Kincardine

    Sunset at the lighthouse