Tag Archives: Ontario

Ontario: Thunder Bay – No Sleeping Giant

On the north shore of Lake Superior, the City by the Bay features 600 acres of parkland, fun and water activities for all ages, … Continue reading

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Ontario: Houseboat Holiday on the Lakes & Rivers

Travel the highways of Ontario the way the first explorers did – on the rivers, lakes and canals. Ontario’s network of locks and the … Continue reading

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Ontario: Long Point World Biosphere Reserve – Bird Observatory & Forest

Our exploration of Ontario’s Long Point World Biosphere Reserve continues with a visit to the Bird Observatory where the health and behavior of over … Continue reading

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Ontario: Long Point World Biosphere Reserve – Park & Wetlands

Long Point Provincial Park straddles Lake Erie and while it is one of Ontario’s lesser-known parks it has gained international recognition as a World … Continue reading

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Kouchibouguac, New Brunswick

) We explore Kouchibouguac on the south east coast of New Brunswick, a national park established to protect the environmentally fragile areas of the … Continue reading

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Northern Ontario: Dog Sledding in Temagami

Dog sledding in Northern Ontario is a truly unique Canadian experience. You are working with one of the oldest forms of transportation used by … Continue reading

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Toronto #25: Early sports heroes and modern stadia

Stories of Ned Hanlan, Babe Ruth, and Marilyn Bell (the first person to swim Lake Ontario), are combined with the evolution of major sports … Continue reading

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Toronto #24: Lessons from Hurricane Hazel

In October 1954 disaster struck the Humber Valley in Toronto when Hurricane Hazel came inland 960 km from the Carolina coast. Archival film footage … Continue reading

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Toronto #23: The Great Fire of 1904

Archival film footage of the Great Fire of 1904 reveals fascinating scenes of early Toronto, the streets, stores, citizens along with turn of the … Continue reading

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Toronto #22: The Police and the City

In the early days of Toronto, every fit man was expected to put in a few nights on watch duty. It wasn’t until 1834 … Continue reading

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