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The Great North American Eclipse
By Linda Tancs
Billed as the Great North American Eclipse, a total solar eclipse will cross North America on April 8, 2024, passing over Mexico, the United States and Canada. The path of the eclipse begins in Mexico, entering the United States in Texas, and traveling through Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine. The eclipse will enter Canada in Southern Ontario, and continue through Quebec, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Cape Breton. This will be the last time any solar eclipse will be visible within the United States until 2045.
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Canada’s Largest Casino
By Linda Tancs
Located in Parc Jean-Drapeau, facing the Old Port of Montréal, the Casino de Montréal is the largest casino in Canada. More than just a gaming locale, it offers restaurants, bars and shopping as well as shows at the cabaret. While you’re there enjoy the park, which spans two islands in the St. Lawrence River, making it a unique locale for an entertainment venue. The site is easily accessible by car, public transit or shuttle.
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Art, Culture and Nature
By Linda Tancs
The Royal Ontario Museum is Canada’s largest and most comprehensive museum. Located in the heart of Toronto, it boasts a collection of 13 million artworks, cultural objects and natural history specimens, featured in 40 gallery and exhibition spaces. Art and cultural objects from around the world date from pre-historic civilizations to present day contemporary artworks. Recognized internationally, the natural history collection features fossilized plants and animals from all over the world as well as the best examples of minerals, gems, meteorites and rocks from our planet and solar system. Founded in 1914, the museum is among the top 10 cultural institutions in North America.
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A Wonder Castle in Prince Edward Island
By Linda Tancs
Best known for her best-selling classic novel Anne of Green Gables, Lucy Maud Montgomery spent much of her childhood at a farmhouse in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island that would eventually become The Anne of Green Gables Museum. Built in 1872, the farmstead was dearly referred to by Montgomery as “the wonder castle of my childhood.” The home features the Enchanted Bookcase from her classic novel as well as the Blue Chest from the book Story Girl. Personal artifacts abound, including hand-developed photographs and a patchwork quilt she worked on as a child. The home is located in Park Corner.
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Billed as the Great North American Eclipse, a total solar eclipse will cross North America on April 8, 2024, passing over Mexico, the United States and Canada. The path of the eclipse begins in Mexico, entering the United States in Texas, and traveling through Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine. The eclipse will enter Canada in Southern Ontario, and continue through Quebec, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Cape Breton. This will be the last time any solar eclipse will be visible within the United States until 2045.
Be prepared! So long as supplies last, you can purchase eclipse glasses and other accessories, like a phone app and photo filter, from American Paper Optics, a NASA-approved manufacturer. The link in the preceding sentence is an affiliate link, which means that if you click on the link and purchase merchandise from the page, then I may receive a small commission.
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A Scenic Rail Adventure in Canada
By Linda Tancs
One of Canada’s most popular train tours is the full-day tour to Agawa Canyon, covering the stunning Canadian wilderness of Northern Ontario. Departing from the train depot (87 Huron Street) in downtown Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, the stunning beauty of the mixed forests of the Canadian Shield brings the landscape art of the Group of Seven (a group of Canadian landscape painters) to life. As if the rugged landscapes, forests, lakes and rivers weren’t enough, the train descends to the canyon floor, an area created more than 1.2 billion years ago by faulting. You even get the engineer’s “bird’s-eye view” thanks to locomotive-mounted cameras projecting images via flat screen monitors installed throughout the coaches. This year’s tour season runs from August 3 to October 15; peak season runs from September 17 to October 10.
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Ridges and Gullies
By Linda Tancs
Designated an Area of Natural and Scientific Interest, the Cheltenham Badlands is a geological treasure in Ontario, Canada. Its distinctive feature are the ridges and gullies formed from weather-related erosion of the Queenston shale underlying the shallow topsoil, resulting in a moonscape-like topography. Enjoy the view from an accessible boardwalk or take to the trails. The Badlands Trail connects the Bruce Trail to the viewing platform and takes you through a slow-growth forest.
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Canada’s History
By Linda Tancs
The Canadian Museum of History is the most-visited museum in the nation. It’s also one of the country’s oldest institutions, with roots dating back to 1856. Boasting 25,000 square meters of display space and representing nearly as many years of human history, its purpose is to promote Canadian heritage and research in the fields of history, archaeology, ethnology and cultural studies. In addition to ongoing exhibitions like Grand Hall and First Peoples Hall, the facility provides special exhibitions on not only Canadian history but also on world history and civilizations. The museum is located in Gatineau, Quebec, on the banks of the Ottawa River directly opposite Parliament Hill.
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Enchanted Ice in Edmonton
By Linda Tancs
Named after Britain’s Queen Victoria, Victoria Park is a picnic and activity park forming part of the North Saskatchewan River Valley park and trail system in Edmonton, Canada. This time of year it’s best known for the Victoria Park IceWay, a skating trail wrapping through the majestic forests of the park. At night it’s illuminated with colorful lights, making the experience all that more magical. Public skating is from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily, and admission is free.
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First Sunrise in North America
By Linda Tancs
An iconic symbol of Newfoundland and Labrador’s maritime history, Cape Spear Lighthouse National Historic Site is the most easterly point in North America, the place where the sun rises first in the continent. With your back to the sea, there’s nothing behind you until Ireland. In addition to lighthouse tours, you can tour Fort Cape Spear, where Canadian and American soldiers guarded St. John’s from lurking German U-boats. That’s one of many attractions along the Cape Spear Path, a section of the East Coast Trail. The site is located nearly 8 miles southeast of St. John’s at the end of Route 11.
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Waterfall Capital of the World
By Linda Tancs
The city of Hamilton in Ontario, Canada, boasts more than 130 waterfalls, earning it the title “Waterfall Capital of the World.” One of the most popular falls is Albion Falls, a cascade waterfall about 62 feet high flowing down the Niagara Escarpment in Red Hill Valley. Despite its size, it will freeze completely if the weather is cold enough, making a winter trip just as interesting as any other time of year. In fact, many of the falls will freeze completely from top to bottom, offering stunning views.
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