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Trip note · Lake Country
A lake-country morning before checkout
Three hours, about 25 km of driving in total, and a better reason to visit Rama than the casino floor.
The route
- 8:00, breakfast at The Weirs in the hotel lobby.
- 9:00, drive to the Atherley Narrows, a few minutes away. Look for the old fish-fence stakes in the water between Lake Couchiching and Lake Simcoe. It is a national historic site and open all year.
- 9:45, downtown Orillia, about 11 km from the resort. Coffee, a bakery, a walk past the shops.
- 10:30, Couchiching Beach Park. A lakefront walk past the beach, the aqua theatre and the gardens.
- Thursday to Saturday, the Leacock Museum, open 10 AM to 4 PM in autumn until 18 December 2026. It was the summer home of the humorist Stephen Leacock, on Old Brewery Bay.
- Back by 11 on Sunday for checkout, or by noon on Saturday for a swim before the spa.
Why it is worth it
The resort sits on land its First Nation describes as a gathering place, beside a narrows that people fished for thousands of years. Seeing the weirs puts the resort in context, and the drive takes about ten minutes.
Practical
- On Sunday, check out first if you would rather not hurry. Ask the bell desk whether you can leave your bags.
- The Leacock Museum charges admission. Its own site has current prices and hours.
- In winter, the lakefront walk is short and cold, and the museum is closed after mid-December. Swap in the Orillia Museum of Art and History.