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Historic Mill and Gardens in Keremeos, British Columbia

Canada Travel Enthusiasts — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:27:37 +0000

We spent a fun-filled, educational and interesting day at the Grist Mill and Gardens in Keremeos, British Columbia. The historic flour mill was built in 1877 by Barrington Price and was restored in the 1980s. It now serves as a living-history museum--it's the only mill in British Columbia that still has its original grinding machinery!

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Historic Mill and Gardens in Keremeos, British Columbia

Visiting Northern New Brunswick

Canada Travel Enthusiasts — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 06:51:26 +0000

Ever since I read Evangeline, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poem about the exiled French Acadians, I've wanted to visit Acadian Historical Village near Caraquet in northeastern New Brunswick.

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Visiting Northern New Brunswick

Kimberley, Canadian Rocky Mountains

Canada Travel Enthusiasts — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 06:26:32 +0000

As my husband, Johnnie, and I drove through the Canadian Rockies in southeastern British Columbia, each turn in the road brought a breathtaking view more spectacular than the last. We thought it couldn't get any better--until we pulled our fifth-wheel into Kimberley, a cozy little Bavarian town. Sidewalk cafesâ€¦whimsical wooden carvingsâ€¦unique specialty shops in gaily painted [...]

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Kimberley, Canadian Rocky Mountains

Visiting New Brunswick

Canada Travel Enthusiasts — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 01:55:56 +0000

Everything is bigger in Texas, it's said. But on a recent 6-week camping trip in New Brunswick, we found the Lone Star State has nothing on this scenic Maritime Province. We first got the big idea when a gigantic stainless steel salmon welcomed us in Campbellton, located on Highway 134 along New Brunswick's northern coast. At 27 feet tall, we agreed that "Restigouche Sam", as he's known (Restigouche is the name of the region), is a keeper! He reminds everyone about Campbellton's annual summer Salmon Festival--and yes, it's a big one.

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Visiting New Brunswick

Visiting Prince Edward Island

Canada Travel Enthusiasts — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 01:24:22 +0000

Until I saw chocolate potato cake on a hotel menu while visiting Prince Edward Island, I'd never heard of such a dessert, much less tasted it. But after savoring the moist and somewhat nubby cake topped with a hard chocolate glaze, I had to know what in the world inspired such a delicious dessert. And locals soon pointed me in the direction of O'Leary and the PEI Potato Museum, home of the world's largest collection of potato artifacts.

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Visiting Prince Edward Island

Exploring Lake Winnipeg's Hecla Island, Manitoba

Canada Travel Enthusiasts — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 00:39:07 +0000

HECLA ISLAND on Lake Winnipeg, in the province of Manitoba, is a paradise set amid the unspoiled splendor of Hecla/Grindstone Provincial Park. Icelandic farmers, who immigrated here after the Mt. Hekla volcano eruption destroyed their homes in Iceland, settled the island in the mid-1870s. The restored century-old fishing village of Hecla looks just as it did in the 1870s.

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Exploring Lake Winnipeg's Hecla Island, Manitoba

Durham Herb Fair, Ontario

Canada Travel Enthusiasts — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 00:39:06 +0000

Folks in Durham, Ontario are so eager to get going in spring that they host an annual Herb Fair dedicated to herbs, flowers, vegetables and garden-related crafts. Browsing the booths in Town Hall Park, along the sparkling Saugeen River. means lots of sniffing, touching, tasting and questioning. I was glad I'd brought baskets to haul my purchases back to the car.

Cottonwood Mansion in Ontario

Canada Travel Enthusiasts — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 23:00:54 +0000

While driving through scenic southwestern Ontario, we ran across the majestic Italianate-style Cottonwood Mansion near Selkirk. We stopped and enjoyed touring the 15-room mansion, built in 1870. The tour is great because visitors can walk around in all of the rooms. We felt the fabric on the bedspreads, pushed aside lace curtains, and admired some original furnishings in the parlor. I even saw a vintage sewing machine like the one my grandmother used!

North Hatley, Quebec

Canada Travel Enthusiasts — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 22:57:12 +0000

I'd always heard that Quebec's Eastern Townships region is very beautiful. Even so, its charming village of North Hatley, sort of a French version of New England, exceeded my expectations on a recent trip. "Picturesque" hardly begins to describe North Hatley, a dollhouse of a village nestled on the shore of magnificent Lake Massawippi. Settled [...]

Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village in Edmonton, Alberta

Canada Travel Enthusiasts — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 22:38:09 +0000

While vacationing in Edmonton, Alberta's provincial capital I spent a day exploring nearby attractions like the Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village. This living-history museum, with 30 authentic buildings, is unlike any we've ever visited. The interpreters portray real people of the era, vividly depicting Ukrainian immigrant life in eastern rural Alberta from about 1892 to 1930.