Cranberry Capital Of Ontario - Bala, Ontario, Canada
N 44° 59.978 W 079° 35.817
17T E 610582 N 4983867
Welcome sign south of Bala on District Road 169, Muskoka.
Waymark Code: WM6VGK
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 07/23/2009
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Bala is famous for it's cranberries, tourism and cottages. The Bala area is home to two of the major cranberry growing areas in Canada. There are two cranberry bogs in the area: Johnston's Cranberry Marsh on Medora Lake Road, just north of Bala and the Iroquois Cranberry Marsh, on Hwy 69 north of Muskoka Road 38. You can take tours of either location. Bala is hosting the Bala Cranberry Festival each fall on the weekend after the Canadian Thanksgiving. The Bala Cranberry Festival features marsh tours, midway rides, helicopter rides, an arts and craft show, fine art show, street vendors and entertainers.
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