GeoTours Northern Ontario

Welcome to GeoTours Northern Ontario! Rugged Canadian Shield landscapes and a rich mining heritage define much of Northern Ontario. GeoTours dig into the geological stories that explain how Northern Ontario’s well known geological features came to be. We visit lakes and waterfalls, cliffs and canyons, mines and museums.

We present stories from the Sudbury area, where a meteorite impact 1.85 billion years ago resulted in rich nickel-copper ore deposits that have made the Greater Sudbury area world famous. We also explore fascinating geological sites from Thunder Bay to Parry Sound and Killarney to Timmins. Join us on this GeoTour of Northern Ontario!

Who are we?

Geoscientists from Natural Resources Canada’s Geological Survey of Canada, Ontario Geological Survey, Dynamic Earth science centre and Laurentian University have created GeoTours Northern Ontario. By telling the intriguing stories of Northern Ontario’s geology, we want to inspire you to visit these remarkable places. For resident or visitor alike, we hope you come to know better this remarkable landscape, its often astounding geological origins and its vibrant mining history and economy.

Take a GeoTour

Take A GeoTourEach richly illustrated GeoTour highlights geological sites of interest in or near various communities across Northern Ontario.  We invite you to read the virtual tours, print them out or save the PDFs on your tablet, then visit the sites to see them for yourself.