Muskoka! We're Number One. The National Geographic Says So.

National Geographpic Travel editors hand-picked ten top trips, for out-of-the-ordinary destinations for your summer vacations.

Well, what do you know? Number one on the list? Muskoka!

Close to Toronto (which is good, given the price of fuel -- we're still affordable to reach!) and yet a world away from the city, offering an unplugged pace and what they describe as simple summer pleasures. They also mention the Algonquin Park Wolf Howls, a world famous attraction that takes place (wolves and weather permitting) on Thursdays in August.

Or on our lawn, right here at Bondi, if our resident wolf pack is in the area.

Muskoka offers something for everyone, from zip-lining, extreme mountain biking, horseback riding, boutique shopping, antique stores to some of the finest scenery, trails and wilderness in the world.  Cruise the lakes, or just pick up stakes and wander through the little towns of cottage country, coming home at night to comfortable cottages on the edge of Lake of Bays, one of the jewels of Muskoka, and the closest to Algonquin Park.  Discover our history, our artists, our attractions and our great outdoors.  Muskoka has the best backyard.

Cranberries at Bala, the UNESCO Dark Skies reserve at the Torrance Barrens, Algonquin Park, Arrowhead Park, the Haliburton Forest Reserve Sky Walk and Wolf Centre, HMS Segwun (repeatedly rated as one of Canada's top attractions) and so much more are all within an hour's drive.

Be as active or as laid-back as you choose to be. Play on our 2000' of beachfront, canoe, kayak, waterski, hike, bird and wildlife watch...  roast marshmallows at the campfire, pick berries, and rediscover how wonderful the world is that is just waiting for you to come on over.