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Manitoulin Island

Like a beautiful set of nesting Russian dolls carved out of limestone, the largest freshwater island in the world is over 1000 square miles in area, itself containing over 100 lakes, many of which have their own islands.

Dorothy – don’t call it a Ghost Town

The Hamlet of Dorothy, Alberta is often referred to as a ghost town, but don’t tell that to Linda Miller. Six generations of her family have lived there and she begs to differ.

St. Andrews by-the-Sea

In New Brunswick, along the north shore of the Bay of Fundy, in Passamaquoddy Bay, there’s a little seaside cottage in St. Andrews by-the-Sea from where to witness the comings and goings of the tide.

Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park

Unlike the flat prairie that surrounds it in all directions, the snow and ice linger a little longer atop the plateau that is Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park.

Luge or Tobogganing?

Isn’t luge really just tobogganing with more expensive equipment and flashier outfits?

Road trip: Montréal en Lumière

I was over the moon when Montréal en Lumière event organizers asked us to help them with their annual winter food and arts festival. Food-lover friends have raved about this festival for years but we had never been.

Ottawa Parliament Buildings

Every year, Parliament Hill gets dressed up for the holiday season. It was a crisp, cold December evening when we walked from a Sandy Hill B&B to an Elgin Street bistro for a meal. After dinner, we took a camera and tripod over to Parliament Hill and snapped a bunch of pix including this one.

Collingwood Elvis Festival

We really just wanted to grab some lunch on our way home from Blue Mountain Resort, but we ended up taking in the opening salvos of the annual Elvis Festival in Collingwood, Ontario. Editor’s note: This year’s Elvis Fest runs July 26-29, 2012.

Happy Canada Day, New York!

Excellent video posted on YouTube… HAPPY CANADA DAY (July 1st), NEW YORK! from the CONSULATE GENERAL OF CANADA, NEW YORK.