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Travel guides, information, photographs, and stories about Canada, including Toronto and the Canadian Rocky Mountain parks.

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Reciprocal garden admissions: One membership for 100s of North American gardens

Posted onMay 30, 2022June 7, 2022Leave a comment

Have your heart set on visiting a lot of gardens AND saving money? The American Horticultural Society’s reciprocal garden admissions program lets you buy one botanic garden or arboretum membership that you can use to Read More …

CategoriesCanada, USATagsgardens

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The Winnipeg Art Gallery’s Qaumajuq center for Inuit art

Posted onMarch 25, 2021March 25, 2021Leave a comment

There’s exciting news from Canada: The Winnipeg Art Gallery is ready to open the new Qaumajuq center for Inuit art and culture. I made a virtual visit to Qaumajuq at the WAG recently. Some of Read More …

CategoriesCanada

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The magic of fall in Whistler, Canada

Posted onSeptember 15, 2019September 3, 2020Leave a comment

Whistler, Canada, is best known as a winter ski destination. But this British Columbia mountain village offers activities throughout the year — and fall in Whistler is a particularly good time to visit.

CategoriesBritish Columbia, Canada

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Art necklaces inspired by Canadian women in Traverse City Michigan

Posted onDecember 6, 2018May 19, 2021Leave a comment

The Dennos Museum in Traverse City Michigan hosted Homage: Inspired by Outstanding Canadian Women featuring art necklaces by Canadian jeweler Donald Stuart. Homage: Inspired by Outstanding Canadian Women Most Americans probably struggle to name even Read More …

CategoriesCanada, Michigan, USATagsmuseums

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Hiking Lake O’Hara, Canada

Posted onAugust 8, 2017December 15, 202010 Comments

The Canadian Rockies are among the most breathtakingly beautiful place I’ve seen. And, while there is more than enough spectacular scenery to go around, the area around Lake O’Hara in Canada’s Yoho National Park is Read More …

CategoriesBritish Columbia, CanadaTagsUNESCO World Heritage

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A peek into Maligne Canyon, Jasper National Park, Canada

Posted onMay 24, 2016June 13, 2021Leave a comment

In an area with more than its share of geological oddities, lovely Maligne Canyon in Canada’s Jasper National Park is a standout. A short walk along the top of the canyon allows visitors a peek Read More …

CategoriesAlberta, CanadaTagsUNESCO World Heritage, waterfalls

Roadside fields, Ontario, Canada

Posted onAugust 10, 2015March 17, 20205 Comments

The fields along the rural roads south of Thunder Bay, Ontario, were brilliantly green this week. This photo is linked to Wordless Wednesday at image-in-ing.

CategoriesCanada, Ontario

The World in Black & White: The Ranger Hike from Red Rock Canyon to Blakiston Falls, Waterton Lakes, Canada

Posted onSeptember 17, 2014December 13, 20214 Comments

Linking to Monochrome Madness at Leanne Cole Photography, Wordless Wednesday, Image-in-ing, and Outdoor Wednesday at A Southern Day Dreamer. Red Rock Canyon The Hike to Blakiston Falls More Waterton Lakes posts 

CategoriesAlberta, CanadaTagsCanadian Rockies, waterfalls

Red Rock Canyon in Waterton Lakes National Park, Canada

Posted onSeptember 15, 2014December 13, 20211 Comment

Red Rock Canyon has long been a favorite area for hiking in Waterton Lakes National Park. The trip detailed here occurred in 2014, years before wildfires swept through the park. Today the forest in this Read More …

CategoriesAlberta, CanadaTagsbeaches, Canadian Rockies, waterfalls

We Bagged a Bargain with the Bear Mountain Motel, Waterton Lakes National Park, Canada

Posted onSeptember 14, 2014October 17, 20182 Comments

We stayed two nights in Waterton Lakes National Park, booking accommodations in Waterton at the Bear Mountain Motel. While there is nothing luxurious about it, Bear Mountain is a bargain in the Canadian Rockies. Like Read More …

CategoriesAlberta, CanadaTagsCanadian Rockies

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Exploring Minnesota State Parks

Exploring Minnesota State Parks

Minnesota has 76 state parks and recreation areas, with the largest concentration in the exceptionally scenic northeastern part of the state. However, there are scenic areas throughout Minnesota and Read More ...

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