In Ontario's cottage country, the summer season is in full swing. Lakeside cottage resorts and inns are packed with happy vacationers, eager to enjoy their annual summer holiday by the lake. Surrounding towns and villages swell with vacationing families keen to explore the area and participate in its attractions. Each year, local businesses anxiously await the summer season and the annual invasion of tourists. Throughout July and August, cottage country businesses operate at full capacity in order to take advantage of the surge in business before the quiet of the off-season months return. Over the past few years, resort owners have seen a shift in cottage country tourism. In Ontario resort areas like the Kawartha Lakes Region, while the bulk of tourist traffic still drops off after the Labour Day weekend, more and more vacationers are choosing to visit lake country in the fall, and many tourists are discovering that cottage country is a very attractive place off-season. Fall tourists are attracted not only by the breathtaking displays of beautiful fall colour, but also by the absence of summer crowds and by a pleasant, moderate temperature. With reduced rates in what is traditionally considered the off-season, many tourists are taking advantage of the added incentive by planning a fall vacation. In the beautiful Ontario resort area of the Kawartha Lakes, the busyness of the summer season has been steadily extending well into the fall months. Just a little more than an hour drive northeast of Metropolitan Toronto, the Kawartha Lakes Region encompasses many delightful small towns such as Lindsay, Bobcayegeon, Fenelon Falls, Lakefield, Omemee, and Buckhorn. Additionally, with an area that is scattered with numerous lakes, forests, and parklands as well as having an abundance of fall events, tourists are making their way to the Kawarthas. Every community, it seems, has a fall fair or a fall studio tour of local artists to entertain and delight visitors to the area, making it the ideal place to plan a fall vacation. And since more and more people are realizing what Canada has to offer, it has become essential to book cottage getaway packages early in the year. While the fall months appeal particularly to seniors and couples looking for a quiet and relaxing holiday, the brilliant autumn leaves and abundant fall events/activities provide a host of activities that nearly everyone can enjoy. Summer has always been extremely busy for many of the resorts in Ontario. Yet, over the past few years, September and October have become almost as popular of a tourist season as July and August. While it seems unlikely that the surge in autumn resort business will overtake the summer in popularity, fall vacations and getaways are definitely on the rise. Attractive off-season rates, vacation packages, and area events make fall travel very enticing for those planning a holiday or getaway in cottage country. Additionally with Canada's mushrooming population of senior citizens who have both time and money available to vacation when and where they choose, often prefer vacationing in Canada during the off-season. And, just as it is essential to book a summer resort getaway well in advance, it will become increasingly necessary to reserve a fall resort vacation or getaway package ahead of time, in order to avoid disappointment.
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