If you came across an affordable cottage resort deep in the boreal forest, would you be tempted to buy it?

If the answer is yes, then the Destination: Northern Ontario podcast is for you. By the end of this five-part series, you’ll learn everything you should know before buying or starting a tourism business in the north, and hear stories from people who’ve walked the path before and would do it all over again.

Learn about tourism investment opportunities at invest.destinationnorthernontario.ca.

The podcast is hosted by Michelle Samson and produced by Storied Places Media for Destination Northern Ontario. Learn more about our podcast production services for economic development organizations at storiedplaces.ca.

This series is for the dreamers.

Who want to start a new life somewhere simpler, somewhere that for the

price of a condo in downtown Toronto, you could buy a cottage resort.

When we got up here and I realized the potential this

thing had, I was like, wow.

The trail to your new life isn't necessarily paved and easy,

It's a lot of hard work,

I'm sure there's going to be some surprises and, some excitement

but it has been walked before with great success.

A big part of what we all work on is, making rural and

northern communities welcoming to, to newcomers from around the globe.

We're seeing, , people now, 10 years ago who had done

this, , have grown their business, , Gotten their citizenship and

purchased additional businesses.

it's been two years since you've made this investment.

how are you feeling about it so far?

there's nights I lay in bed, going, what in the heck did we do?

But it's amazing.

And I would do it a hundred times again.

The destination Northern Ontario podcast is available

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