# @morgan.exploring on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DKQcTKBJuKp
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/64715096-morganexploring-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-05-30T00:05:27.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Morgan - Ottawa exploring (@morgan.exploring) — https://gondola.cc/morgan.exploring

## Caption

The cutest town outside of Ottawa 

Send this to your weekend exploring buddy! 

Drive Time 🚘
➜Orleans (1hr)
➜Downtown ( 50mins)
➜Barrhaven (35ish mins)
➜Kanata (45ish mins)

Take the back roads, roll ur windows down, listen to music, chillllll 

✨THINGS TO DO✨
(Any * items I have not personally done)

Coffee
✧ The Village Bean @thevillagebeancoffeehouse 

Treats 🥐
✧Voilets on Main* @violetsonmain_villagebakery 
✧ Downtowne Ice Cream Shoppe* @downtowneicecreamshoppe 
✧ Stella Luna Gelato*
✧ Merrickville Cookies* @merrickville_cookies 
 *NOTE* They are moving/moved? - check their website before going 

Sandwich 🥪
✧Yellow Canoe Cafe @yellowcanoecafe 

Food 🍔
✧ Bob’s Fresh Cut Fries* - this looks good af
✧ The Goose & Gridiron*
✧ Mrs. McGarrigle’s Fine Food Shop (grab your picnic items here) @mrsmcgarrigles 

Shopping 
✧ Merrickville Book Emporium*
✧ Wick Witch Apothecary @wickwitchapothecary 
✧ Vinyl Destination*
✧ Couple antique stops as well! 

Attractions
✧ Merrickville Ruins 
✧ There’s lots of hikes nearby as well 

⏰ It gets BUSY here in the summer. Arrive at 9am, have your coffee, take a stroll - there will be very few people out this early 
🚘Free street parking 🙌

Where are we going next? 

#Ottawa #Ottawatourism #ottawadaytrips #exploreottawa #Ottawaexploring #daytrip #Merrickville #Thingstodoinottawa

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merrickville, daytrip, thingstodoinottawa, ottawa, ottawaexploring, exploreottawa, ottawatourism, ottawadaytrips

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