Central Simcoe, made personal.

Orillia's Mississaga Street downtown holds the city's best restaurants, pubs and cafés, steps from the Opera House and the Lake Couchiching waterfront.

A popular brunch restaurant with a beautiful lakeside patio in Orillia, beside the Stephen Leacock Museum on Old Brewery Bay.

The restaurants and lounges of Horseshoe Resort in Oro-Medonte — slope-side and clubhouse dining for skiers, golfers and resort guests.

The cafés and eateries serving the leafy village of Midhurst, just north of Barrie near Springwater Provincial Park.

Elmvale's main-street cafés and diners — a relaxed country stop in the Springwater village known for its fall fair and zoo.

Orillia's charming Mississaga Street downtown — heritage storefronts, boutiques, the famous Mariposa Market and cafés near the waterfront.

Orillia Square Mall and the West Ridge power centre — grocery, big-box, department stores and services for the city and central Simcoe.

The shops and services around Horseshoe Valley and the Oro-Medonte villages — resort retail, general stores and country essentials.

Elmvale's Queen Street shops and general store — the everyday centre of the Springwater village near Georgian Bay.

A Simcoe County DSB public secondary school in Orillia, serving the city and surrounding central Simcoe communities.

Georgian College's Orillia campus (shared with Lakehead University) — a modern, sustainable campus offering college and university programs.

A Simcoe County DSB public secondary school serving Elmvale, Midhurst and the Springwater and north-Simcoe communities.

Orillia's lakefront on Lake Couchiching — a beach, the Port of Orillia marina, the Champlain monument, gardens and the waterfront trail.

The lakeside home of humorist Stephen Leacock on Old Brewery Bay — a National Historic Site, museum and gardens that inspired 'Sunshine Sketches'.

A large casino and entertainment resort just outside Orillia on Rama First Nation — gaming, a hotel, restaurants and a major concert venue.

A four-season resort in Oro-Medonte — downhill skiing and snowboarding, two golf courses, an adventure park, Nordic spa and trails.

A provincial park at Midhurst just north of Barrie — forest and meadow trails, picnic areas and a wildlife focus in the Springwater countryside.

The Elmvale Jungle Zoo and the village fairgrounds — a family zoo and the host of the long-running Elmvale Fall Fair in the Springwater countryside.