This week has been freezing so it’s time to warm up with some really delicious festive drinks! Why wait in line at Starbucks for a (let’s face it) subpar holiday drink when you get some more delicious ones at our local coffee shops? Today we’re sharing five of our favourite festive drinks we think you NEED to check out before the holidays pass us by. The Cedar Nest – Peppermint White Mocha If you haven’t already been to The Cedar Nest, you need to get over there. This is the most adorable café we’ve ever had the pleasure of......
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Can you believe there is only one month left of 2017? How is it already December? 2017 has flown by but we couldn’t be more excited for the holiday season. There are always so many exciting things happening at this time of year. Oh, and don’t forget to sign up for our 12 Days of Giveaways before it’s too late. You can sign up here and you’ll be entered into a giveaway for the first 12 days of December. CTV Lions Children’s Christmas Telethon Since 1949, Sudbury has worked together to raise money to help children in our community. Each......
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I’ll be the first to admit that I’m guilty of searching out spots in every city I visit that would make great Instagram posts. The point of Instagram is to be inspired (in my opinion anyway) and it’s fun to look through Instagram locations and see where people have taken some of their best photos. The other day I was in Toronto with some free to so I spent a lot of hours searching Instagram for places I should go on my next adventure. This gave me the idea to share some of Sudbury’s own Instagram hot spots with......
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Halloween is behind us and November has arrived which means it is almost time to start getting excited for the holidays. We really love the Holidays over here at Our Crater so we’re already pulling out our Christmas trees and heading to Starbucks for one of their much anticipated holiday drinks. (I’m obsessed with the Caramel Brulee lattee and may have already had a few…). There are always a lot of exciting things happening in our favouriet city but today we want to get festive and talk holiday events so we’re rounding up our top five favourite holiday events......
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Leisure Farms Pumpkin Patch Cost: Varies We love a good pumpkin patch and if you haven’t picked up your pumpkins yet, we suggest heading out to Leisure Farms. While you’re there you can check out their wagon rides, corn maze, haunted barn and the pumpkin cannon. https://www.instagram.com/p/BZ9GK_eH1Hb/?taken-at=449608994 The Terror Train October 1-30 (Friday, Saturday and Sunday) Tickets: $12 Definitely the most terrifying Halloween event in Sudbury, the Terror Train has never disappointed. Each year volunteers at the Northern Ontario Railroad Museum and Heritage Centre put on their scariest costumes and set up the greater haunted train. This year......
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Sudbury has some pretty amazing restaurants and grabbing a drink on one of our patios is always a good idea. We have the Downtown Movie Lounge and sometimes it’s nice enough to head to the boardwalk but are you looking to spice up your date night? We thought so, which is why we are sharing five of your favourite date ideas for the adventurous couples! ARC If you and your significant other are into fitness (or even if you aren’t) and want to try something new – head over to ARC and check out partner yoga classes or spend the......
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The summer is nearing an end but there is still a few weeks left to indulge in some delicious frozen treats before days get shorter and the weather gets colder. Today we’re sharing our Top 5 Instagram worthy frozen treats spots you can find in Sudbury. Huckleberries Chocolatiers Of Canada Huckleberries Chocolatiers Of Canada recently moved downtown to Durham street and offer a crazy delicious variety of novelty chocolates, chocolate dipped candies and heaping ice cream cones. Pick up an ice cream cone and a chocolate dipped sour key – you won’t be disappointed. View this post on Instagram A post......
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After an almost maddeningly long Sudbury winter, it’s finally here: patio season! We know you’ve missed kicking back in the sun, day drinking, and binge eating delicious apps surrounded by your favourite people – we know we sure have! We like to make the most out of the summer heat, which is why you’ll most likely be seeing us hitting up our favourite restaurants and lounging on some of the best patios around town. In case you wanted to try some of them out for yourself, we’ve put together five of our favourite patios for summer, starting with those......
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We were really excited to share our Top 5 Local Instagram accounts to follow and one of our lovely readers suggested we share a Top 5 Local Hashtags so today we’re sharing five hashtags you should search for some beautiful Sudbury related photos. After some extensive research of each hashtag, we realized there was no way we could share just one photo from each so instead we’ve included 5 of our favourites for each hashtag! #weliveuphere First up is of course #weliveuphere. If you haven’t searched this hashtag yet, we HIGHLY recommend you get on it. You’ll find thousands of beautiful......
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If you love photos of adorable French bulldogs, Monday motivation memes, and giant cups of coffee, then you’re probably a lover of Instagram, just as we are. We all have our favourite accounts to follow; some inspire us, some make us laugh, and some capture the beauty of where we live, wherever that may be. We’ve decided to share with you our personal favourites! We’ve rounded up five local Instagram accounts that we feel have capture the beauty and the magic of our very own Sudbury. @messicajick https://www.instagram.com/p/BOFFJUrBbTh/?taken-by=messicajick Adventure, nature, books, and coffee-what more could you want in......
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