Yours Outdoors.
Guided art, culture, and nature experiences across the Haliburton Highlands of Ontario, year-round.
The brief.
Yours Outdoors is a guided-experience broker based in Ontario's Haliburton Highlands, operating as a division of Haliburton Forest & Wild Life Reserve Ltd. Founded in 2006 by former Ministry of Natural Resources educator Barrie Martin, it curates experiences across art, culture, history, and outdoor recreation, drawing on local guides, environmental and outdoor professionals, artists, and area characters. Programming runs through all four seasons and ranges widely, from wild-edible foraging and mushroom identification to astronomy, ice climbing, igloo building, flameworking, and tin-boat fishing. The company frames its work around ecotourism principles and environmental awareness, presenting the region's ecosystems and cultural heritage through locally rooted, professionally led activities. Custom experiences can be arranged year-round, and offerings are bookable by date through the website.
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Wild Edibles and Foraging
For: Visitors curious about foraging, wild foods, and edible plants.When: SummerGuided programs focused on identifying and using wild foods, including edible mushroom identification (offered Saturdays in summer), wild edibles hikes, and cooking with wild edibles. Led by local guides in the Haliburton Highlands.
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Nature and Sky Programs
For: Families and adults interested in nature interpretation and the night sky.When: SummerNature-focused experiences including a canopy tour, an astronomy program (Friday nights in July and August), road-cut geology tours, rock hounding, and a dinner-with-wolves program. Experiences interpret the region's ecosystems and natural heritage.
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Winter Adventures
For: Adventurous visitors seeking cold-season outdoor activities.When: WinterCold-weather guided activities including ice climbing, igloo building, snowmobiling, and maple sugar bush tours. Led by outdoor professionals across the Haliburton Highlands during the winter season.
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Arts, Skills and Heritage
For: Those wanting hands-on craft, skill-building, and cultural experiences.Hands-on and skill-building experiences led by local artists and characters, including flameworking and glass blowing, clay target shooting, medieval combat, tarpology, and tin-boat fishing. Custom experiences can be arranged year-round.
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Worth knowing.
- 01A division of Haliburton Forest & Wild Life Reserve Ltd., based in the Haliburton Highlands, Ontario.Source ↗
- 02Founded in 2006 by Barrie Martin, a former Ministry of Natural Resources educator; merged with Haliburton Forest in 2020.Source ↗
- 03Experiences can be filtered by age group, type, setting, physical demand, and season, and booked by date.Source ↗