Stories & Pictures about Canadian People, Places and Things
The 1,600 kilometre Yukon Quest sled dog race alternates directions between Whitehorse, Yukon and Fairbanks, Alaska in some of the most beautiful wilderness that Canada has to offer. Josephine Matyas ventured up there in 2015 …
Is Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada’s most haunted town? My friend Kelly and I decided to find out…
Q: What’s the difference between a BeaverTail and a Timbit? … A: You can eat a BeaverTail without removing your mitts.
Algonquin Provincial Park is the oldest provincial park in Ontario. Three historic lodges, all with a reputation for doing it right, offer a place to stay in the park from May to October. I recently had the good fortune to visit all three in late spring.
Pat Brennan found a provincial park in Newfoundland that is 883 kilometres long and only 15 metres wide, which is soon to be part of the longest trail in the world.
Canadians know about hockey. Even Canadians that don’t like hockey, know about hockey…
There are 37 National Parks and eight National Park Reserves in Canada. We’ve been to four of them recently…
It doesn’t surprise me that they named this island chain snugged down in the middle of the Gulf of St. Lawrence – west of Cape Breton and north of PEI – after a woman.
My first impression of the Cabot Trail, Nova Scotia – WOW! This Canadian road trip is one of the world’s best.
Bowen Island is just a few kilometres northwest of Vancouver on Canada’s west coast. More precisely, this island is in Howe Sound, off of the Strait of Georgia which separates the mainland from Vancouver Island.
Even before I knew it was called The Special Areas, I knew there was something special about it.
Montreal is an easy weekend away. This festival-crazy city always has good hotel deals and the shopping and food are both excellent. Our latest weekend foray was for the food via Montréal en Lumière, the city’s annual winter food and arts festival.
