South Simcoe, made personal.

The restaurants and patios of Friday Harbour resort on Lake Simcoe — lakeside dining along the marina boardwalk, from casual to refined.

The Innisfil Beach Road plazas serve the Alcona community with casual restaurants, cafés and takeout near the lake.

Bradford's Holland Street downtown holds restaurants and cafés making the most of the Holland Marsh's famously fresh produce.

The restaurants, pubs and cafés of Alliston's heritage downtown on Victoria Street — the dining heart of New Tecumseth.

The cafés and pub of Tottenham's main street — a relaxed village stop near the conservation area and the heritage steam railway.

Cookstown's village cafés and restaurants — a country stop in the antiques village near the 400 and the outlet mall.

Friday Harbour's lake-side boardwalk — boutiques, a market, a 1,000-slip marina and a nature preserve, all on Lake Simcoe.

Bradford's Holland Street downtown shops and services, plus the big-box plazas serving the fast-growing town on the marsh.

Alliston's heritage Victoria Street downtown plus the Riverdale shopping plazas — the retail heart of New Tecumseth.

A popular outlet shopping centre at Highways 400 and 89 in Cookstown — brand-name outlet stores drawing shoppers from across the region.

Tottenham's main street shops and services — the everyday centre of the growing New Tecumseth village.

A Simcoe County DSB public secondary school in Alliston, named for insulin co-discoverer Sir Frederick Banting, born nearby — serving all of New Tecumseth.

A Simcoe County DSB public secondary school serving Innisfil and the Alcona community near Lake Simcoe.

A Simcoe County DSB public secondary school serving Bradford West Gwillimbury and the surrounding marsh communities.

A Simcoe County DSB JK–8 public elementary serving the village of Beeton and the surrounding New Tecumseth countryside.

A four-season lakeside resort community on Lake Simcoe — a 1,000-slip marina, The Nest golf course, a 200-acre nature preserve and the boardwalk.

Innisfil's lakefront park on Lake Simcoe — a sandy beach, boat launch, picnic areas and playgrounds at the foot of Innisfil Beach Road.

The famous Holland Marsh below Bradford — Ontario's 'vegetable patch', thousands of acres of rich black soil, farm stands and the fall Marsh festival.

A provincial park just outside Alliston — a reservoir beach, camping, trails and a fish ladder on the Boyne River.

A heritage railway running vintage steam and diesel excursions from Tottenham through the countryside — a beloved seasonal family attraction.

A conservation area at the edge of Tottenham — a reservoir with a beach, fishing, picnic areas and trails through the woods.

Beeton's fairgrounds and memorial park — home of the village's fall fair, ball diamonds and community events in the heart of the village.