Canadian Roadstories

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Cemetery stories

I’m hooked on cemeteries. They hold so much potential for great stories.

Toronto is Euro-soccer mad

Looking for a place to watch Euro 2012? We first posted this in 2010 when Toronto was World Cup-mad. Canada is a hockey nation. But as we all know, the world is soccer crazy.

Red Rock Coulee

From Red Rock Coulee in southeastern Alberta, on a clear day, you can see the Sweetgrass Hills in Montana.

Quebec’s Magdalen Islands

It was winter 1910 when a telegraph cable stretching across the Gulf of the St. Lawrence broke and left the residents of Quebec’s Magdalen Islands completely cut off from civilization.

Out and About in Toronto

When I first met Kelly and she expressed an interest in doing a couple of posts for roadstories.ca, I didn’t realize she was such a Lady About Town.

Vancouver

Not all of the city of Vancouver is by the water, but when I am walking around there, the ocean and the mountains are never very far away.

Dundas Square party

Everybody in Toronto calls it “Dundas Square”, but its proper name, although a bit more cumbersome, is “Yonge-Dundas Square”.

Hollywood North

If you’re planning a visit to Hollywood North (aka Toronto), you’ll likely end up on a former movie set.