Things To Do In Gatineau

Operating on the trails will host the 2015 Dryland Dog-Racing World Championships, Timberland Tours employs experienced guides and 40 canines to propel adventure-seekers on year-round excursions of Pontiac County. Guides operate from headquarters in a rustic wooden cabin, which hosts customers inside or outside on the open porch. An adjacent barbecue and bonfire pits often blaze with friendly flames, and trophy and photo displays inside the cabin chronicle sledding victories and awards for particularly memorable ghost stories. In winter months, two-person sleds carry riders down wooded trails, and in warm weather, lightweight wagons send visitors soaring along on dog-carting trips. Timberland Tours fuels its sleds using highly trained teams of Alaskan pointer, husky, and greyhound mixes.

At Vintage Wings of Canada it is our mission to acquire, restore, maintain and fly classic aircraft of Canadian historical significance. It is our goal to inspire and educate future generations about our nation's rich aviation heritage while commemorating military veterans who gave so much for our simple liberties today.

From its perch alongside the Desert River, the Château Logue Hotel & Golf Resort invites guests to swing their way through the countryside charm of Golf des Trois Clochers’ nine-hole golf course. The course showcases an array of difficult hole designs, ranging from the 160-yard-or-fewer layouts of the par 3 first and third holes to the fourth hole’s 553-yard tee-to-green terrain. After pencilling in their final scores, golfers can refuel at the recto-bar and lounge on the terrace while munching on paninis, or they can waltz into le Poste de Traite, an elegant restaurant with a menu of steak and seafood, and dining room decor that harks back to a bygone era of horse-drawn carriages and caddy-drawn golf carts.

Course at a Glance:

• Nine-hole, par 35 course
• Length of 2,927 yards
• Three tee options

The course at Arnprior Golf Club strikes a tricky balance with its target-style layout. By rewarding precise shot making, the links present a challenge for experienced players, yet the simple layout makes the course accessible to first-timers and PGA pros with amnesia. The 11th hole, called the Quarry Hole, is a deceptively challenging test: though the pin is only 91 yards away, it's surrounded by a water hazard and a sloped green ready to send errant shots into the drink.

Course at a Glance

• 18-hole, par-70 course
• Total length of 6,135 yards from the back tees
• Course rating of 68.4 from the back tees
• Course slope of 120 from the back tees
• Four sets of tees per hole

Club De Golf Tecumseh incorporates the Gatineau countryside’s diverse topography into the design of its 18-hole, 6,466-yard golf course that sits on the north side of the Ottawa River. A quick jaunt from downtown Ottawa, the course caters to players of all abilities who are looking for a respite from the workday doldrums or an excuse to use their dueling golf glove against fellow competitors. The par-72 layout boasts tree-lined fairways, a multitude of sand traps, and several water hazards that will put golfers’ swings to the test.

Tubes & Jujubes Family Fun Centre enthralls children age 12 and younger with more than 15,000 square feet of engaging play areas, activities, and delectable treats that help enhance motor skills and cognitive development. Wearing socks is mandatory in the expansive play facility, where tykes can traverse plastic play structures, scale climbing walls, frolic in ball arenas, navigate through labyrinths, and stroll through toddler parks hosting preschool adaptations of Macbeth. Qualified instructors lead complimentary one-hour parent-and-child workshops, such as arts-and-crafts sessions, that grant guardians and tots time to creatively collaborate and interact. An indoor soccer field encourages friendly competition, and an arcade coaxes whippersnappers into engaging virtual worlds, such as Grocery Store Self-Checkout Line: The Game. Though not included in today’s Groupon, famished youngsters and their parents can enjoy health-conscious wraps or paninis in the Tubes & Jujubes bistro or browse through the candy store's extensive selection of gum, licorice, jelly beans, and lollipops.