"Small communities in Ontario are increasingly popular for their unique charm and authentic experiences, offering an alternative to larger tourist destinations. These towns often boast a slower pace of life, charming main streets, and attractions like historic sites, outdoor adventures, and local festivals. "
Tourism
Growing Tourism in Small Towns
Rural tourism has a high potential to stimulate local economic growth and social change because of its complementarity with other economic activities, its contribution to GDP and job creation, and its capacity to promote the dispersal of demand in time (fight seasonality) and along a wider territory.
Visit Town of Prescott, ON located on the north shore of the St. Lawrence River in southeastern Ontario.
Prescott is home to many historical and modern day attractions. From
Fort Wellington National Historic Site and the nearby Battle of the Windmill NHS, to the St. Lawrence Shakespeare Festival and the Prescott Pop-Ups, there's something for everyone!