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PaSu Farm, Alberta

Canada Travel Enthusiasts — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 08:39:16 +0000

In west-central Alberta's cattle country, we found PaSu Farm, a sheep farm featuring fine dining in an unusual barn-turned-restaurant. Owners Patrick and Sue Crocquet de Rosemond, who hail from South Africa, serve a sumptuous Sunday buffet. Along with the freshest lamb around, it also featured chicken, roast beef and seafood. For dessert, we were torn between lemon [...]

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PaSu Farm, Alberta

Rogers Pass in Glacier National Park, British Columbia

Canada Travel Enthusiasts — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 06:13:10 +0000

Late fall or early spring is a great time to drive through spectacular Rogers Pass in Glacier National Park of Canada, located in east-central British Columbia. My husband, Bob, and I find that the park's traffic greatly diminishes during these seasons. This magnificent stretch of road winds through the heart of the Selkirk and Monashee [...]

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Rogers Pass in Glacier National Park, British Columbia

Agawa Canyon Park, Northern Ontario

Canada Travel Enthusiasts — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 04:43:38 +0000

On a stopover during a scenic train trip through Agawa Canyon Park in northern Ontario, we took a hike on the Talus Trail to 175-foot Black Beaver Falls. It was raining heavily when we started walking. But when we reached the falls, it stopped just long enough to photograph the spectacular cascade, one of three in [...]

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Agawa Canyon Park, Northern Ontario

Port-Royal National Historic Site, Nova Scotia

Canada Travel Enthusiasts — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 04:03:28 +0000

During a trip to Nova Scotia, we visited the Port-Royal National Historic Site, a living-history attraction near Annapolis Royal. The site re-creates the French settlement established here by fur trappers in 1605; it was one of the earliest colonies in North America. The settlement was rebuilt using exact measurements from famous explorer Samuel de Champlain's drawings [...]

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Port-Royal National Historic Site, Nova Scotia

Gespeg Micmac Interpretation Site in Quebec

Canada Travel Enthusiasts — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 03:41:28 +0000

If you're a Native American history buff, visit the Gespeg Micmac Interpretation Site on Quebec's scenic Gaspe Peninsula. Located near rugged Forillon National Park, this reconstructed Micmac village features authentic birch structures--wigwams, a sweat house and a meeting lodge.

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Gespeg Micmac Interpretation Site in Quebec

Roland Village Pumpkin Fair, Manitoba

Canada Travel Enthusiasts — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 02:31:10 +0000

Roland, a little village in south-central Manitoba, puts on a whopper of a pumpkin fair every fall. It's among my favorites. The Roland Pumpkin Fair--and a huge pumpkin sculpture at the edge of town (above)--honor native Edgar Van Wyck, famous for growing gargantuan pumpkins, including a world-record giant. I'm just glad I don't have to carve [...]

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Roland Village Pumpkin Fair, Manitoba

Fortress of Louisbourg National Historic Site, Nova Scotia

Canada Travel Enthusiasts — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 02:18:45 +0000

A vivid history lesson awaits inside the Fortress of Louisbourg, where King Louis XV still reigns. As we entered the impressive Dauphin Gate at the Fortress of Louisbourg National Historic Site on Nova Scotia's Cape Breton Island, the guards abruptly stopped us, suspecting we were spies. Eyeing us suspiciously, they demanded that we tell them who the [...]

Grosse Isle, Quebec

Canada Travel Enthusiasts — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 00:53:43 +0000

Many generations ago, my ancestors landed on Grosse Isle, an immigrant station in the St. Lawrence River, east of Quebec City. You could think of Grosse Isle as the Canadian equivalent of America's Ellis Island. More than 4 million immigrants passed through here from 1832 to 1937, and I was drawn there to find out what [...]

Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario

Canada Travel Enthusiasts — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 00:12:31 +0000

Everyone knows about Niagara Falls,but few have heard about its beautiful northern neighbor, Niagara-on-the-Lake. It's described as the prettiest village in Ontario, and with good reason. Set amid lush orchards and vineyards, this lovely town sits like a perfect jewel on the mouth of the Niagara River, at the northeastern corner of the Niagara Peninsula. [...]

Polar Bear Capital of the World - Churchill, Manitoba

Canada Travel Enthusiasts — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:27:53 +0000

For a truly unique getaway, try rubbing shoulders with the polar bears in Churchill, Manitoba--the "Polar Bear Capital of the World". From mid-October through November, this tiny burg on the western shore of immense Hudson Bay is home to one of the world's largest concentrations of polar bears. The great animals gather here until Hudson [...]