Oshawa Ontario

The grounds are beautiful and worth visiting just for the pleasure of wandering around them. They're also popular for wedding photos and other events, check their website for details.

In keeping with the automotive theme, Oshawa Ontario is also home to the Canadian Automotive Museum and, because it was established to preserve the Canadian automobile story, Canadian products feature strongly (including some McLaughlin vehicles) as well as many other interesting vehicles from the early years of motoring.

The museum is located on Simcoe Street South, parking nearby, and it's open Monday to Friday from 9 am to 5 pm, Saturday and Sunday from 10 am to 6 pm every day but Christmas Day.

Another Oshawa museum for vehicles, tanks this time, can be found at our page: Tank Museum Oshawa Ontario also has a major art center in the Robert McLaughlin Gallery, named for the founder of the McLaughlin Carriage Works. The gallery began in 1967 with major financial support and art works from the private collection of Ewart McLaughlin and his wife Margaret. Another McLaughlin, Isabel, an important modernist painter and founding member of the Canadian Group of Painters, also provided financial support and more than 100 important Canadian and international works.

Lakeview Park is located on South Simcoe Street at Lake Ontario west of Oshawa Harbour. It has a great beach with concession stands nearby. The park also includes sports fields for soccer and baseball etc, barbecues for picnics, tennis courts, and a host of other summer activities. The park is also on the Waterfront Trail.

Another attraction of the park is a number of local pioneer homes, moved from their original locations, fitted out in the style of the time they were in use, and interpreted by guides in period costume. The houses can be toured 12 pm to 4 pm Tuesday to Friday and Sunday. In July and August, the tours are all week and 12 to 5 pm

Located at the east end of Oshawa Ontario on Lake Ontario, McLaughlin Bay and Park provide a wetland and park for migratory birds and people who like to watch them. The park also has larger animals such deer, foxes and coyotes, but you need to be there early in the morning or late in the evening to see them. McLaughlin Bay has trails, a boardwalk and observation decks for birdwatchers.

The park adjoins Darlington Provincial Park and the Waterfront trail connects the two. Parking for the McLaughlin Bay park is off Colonel Sam Drive.

There are three shopping malls in the city, the Oshawa Centre, Midtown Mall and the Five Points Mall. Oshawa Centre is the classier of the malls in Oshawa with all the major mid-market retail names in attendance, such as American Eagle, Roots etc.

Another Durham Region with pretty buildings, still in their original location, with good shopping, and a big annual motor event, is Port Perry. Visit our page, then visit the town.

The retail park at Champlain Ave, just off the Stevenson Rd exit of the 401, has larger stores, such as Lowes and Urban Barn, as befits a centre for major Durham ontario shopping.

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