North Hastings is Turbocharged
rally unlike any other in North America. Since 2002, it has called Bancroft ‘home.’ Te combination of Bancroft and the Canadian Rally Championship is a perfect pairing, featuring 200km of stages carved out of some gnarly land- scape left by an ancient mountain range called the Grenville. Tere were volcanoes and moun- tains so large they would rival the Himalayas. Although the moun- tains have somewhat diminished over the last 600 million years, the hills remain. Beneath the surface are hidden treasures like fossils, metamorphic specimens, semi-pre- cious gems and gold. Yes, gold. Te very gold that started Ontario’s gold rush in the 1860s. North Hastings enjoys the high- est water-to-land ratio in the province. Like other cottage/recre- ational areas, there are countless lakes, rivers and streams. Te Mighty Madawaska River provides some 90km of uninterrupted water- ways for the serious paddler, while there are other, quieter routes that appeal to novices as well. For exam- ple, Conroy’s Marsh is teeming with various species of water fowl, fish and fauna. And don’t forget whitewater rafting, we’ve got some of the finest. Whether you prefer a lazy sail around the lake or a more aggressive form of travel, North Hastings has you covered. Tere are many nice restaurants,
shops, artists, studios and galleries throughout the area. Te Bancroft Village Playhouse, which was once the town hall and the former rail- way station, is being revamped to house a spectacular mineral mu- seum. It will also be the new home of the Bancroft and District Cham- ber of Commerce. Enjoy fishing? We have some of the best and as soon as the ice is thick enough, we haul the huts out for ice fishing.
Tousands of kilometers of mapped and groomed trails cater to the hiker, ATV or snowmobile en- thusiast. Tere are a couple of good downhill skiing and snowboarding
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The beautiful town of Bancroft in autumn and the Canadian Rally Championship is a match made in heaven Te Rally of the Tall Pines is a
Andrew Harvey
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