The big reads
Field Guides
Researched on real drives, updated every season, ranked with zero mercy.
20 towns · Ottawa to Peterborough
The Towns Every stop on the 7 and the side-road villages worth the detour, east to west, each with its own guide to what's worth pulling over for. See every town
Guide 01 · August 2026
Public Boat Launches Where to put in along the corridor — free township launches, park put-ins, and the lakes worth trailering to. Read the guide
Guide 02 · August 2026
The Chip Truck Census Every chip truck we can confirm between Ottawa and Peterborough, in the order you meet them. The rankings come after the drive. Read the guide
Guide 03 · August 2026
Beaches & Swimming Holes Where to actually get in the water between Ottawa and Peterborough — town beaches, park lakes, and the stops worth planning a towel around. Read the guide
Guide 04 · October 2026
7 vs 401: The Honest Answer When the slow road actually wins, by the minute and the kilometre, and the stops that make the half hour worth it. Read the guide
Guide 05 · October 2026
Trails of the 7 Old railways became the corridor's trail network — the K&P, the Trans Canada, the Hastings Heritage, and the two long-haul rail trails that start at Smiths Falls. Plus one 387-kilometre footpath. Where they run, where they cross, and where to get on. Read the guide
Guide 06 · August 2026
Bingo on the 7 Eight halls, five nights a week, from Carleton Place to Marmora. Where each one is, when the doors open, when the cards stop selling, and what the canteen is serving. Read the guide
Guide 07 · September 2026
Places of Worship on the 7 Every active congregation we can confirm between Carleton Place and Norwood — Anglican, Catholic, United, Presbyterian, Baptist, Pentecostal, and two Buddhist monasteries outside Perth — plus the one built of marble that closed its doors in 2005. Read the guide
Guide 08 · October 2026
Remembrance Day on the 7 Nine ceremonies between Carleton Place and Peterborough, each sourced to its own Legion branch, municipality or local paper: where the corridor gathers at the 11th hour on November 11. Read the guide
Guide 09 · October 2026
Election 2026 on the 7 Ontario votes for councils on Monday, October 26. For fourteen municipalities along Highway 7, how and when to vote, where to get help, and who is on the ballot. Read the guide