The beautiful Maligne Lake is to be found in the Canadian Rocky Mountains and contains the iconic landmark of ‘Spirit Island’. The lake should certainly be on any visitors’ itinerary when touring the area. Maligne Lake is situated in Japser National Park, Alberta, and lies 48km from Jasper. The drive to the lake itself offers [more...]
Whether you prefer busy metropolitan areas or remote wilderness, you’ll find plenty to do in Alberta, the Canadian province that borders the United States and is wedged between British Columbia and Saskatchewan. Here are a few of the highlights: Calgary: With about a million residents, Calgary is the province’s largest city and features the sort of museums, [more...]
Online newspaper archives are a wonderful source for researching your ancestors, studying history, learning more about your family, hometown or roots, or simply browsing to learn what was happening in day-to-day life in earlier times. There are some wonderful free newspaper archives online covering history and news in Canada. Did I mention they’re free? Take a look! Canadian newspapers [more...]
The CN Tower in Downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada, is a communications and observation tower standing 1,815.4 ft. It surpassed the height of the Ostankino Tower while still under construction in 1975. It then was the tallest free-standing structure ‘on land’ in the world. Because the Petronius Platform oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico is [more...]
Whitehorse is the capital of the Yukon, Canada and the province’s largest city. Whitehorse was founded as a transportation center in 1898, during the Klondike Gold Rush. It was made the capital of the Yukon Territory in 1950. Hiking trails surround “the Wilderness City,” and the Yukon River flows right through the middle of town, with trails [more...]
Regina is the capital of Saskatchewan, Canada and the province’s second largest city. Regina’s history can be traced back to when it was known as “Pile o’bones” because of the large number of buffalo bones found there. In 1882 it was renamed Regina in honor of Queen Victoria. Regina was incorporated as a city in June [more...]
Quebec, also Quebec City, is the capital of the Canadian province of Quebec and is its second largest city. (it is referred to as the National Capital inside the province) Quebec was founded by Samuel de Champlain in 1608. Quebec has served as a capital city in all the years of its existence. Quebec’s main attraction is [more...]
Charlottetown is the capital of Prince Edward Island and the province’s largest city. Charlottetown was made the colonial capital of St. John’s Island in 1765. In 1798, St. John’s Island was renamed Prince Edward Island. Get out in some of the cleanest air in Canada. Take a stroll on National Historic Great George Street. In fact, one [more...]
Toronto is the capital of Ontario, the province’s largest city and the largest city in Canada. In 1793 Governor John Graves Simcoe established the town of York on the site of modern Toronto. York was then incorporated as the City of Toronto in March 1834. Today, Toronto is a global city and one of the top [more...]
Iqaluit is the capital of the Canadian territory of Nunavut and the territory’s largest city. Iqaluit was founded in 1942 as an American airbase. January 1, 1987, the name was officially changed from “Frobisher Bay” to “Iqaluit” On April 19, 2001 it was officially redesignated as a city. Iqaluit is located east of Nunavut’s mainland on Baffin [more...]
Halifax is the capital of Nova Scotia and the province’ largest city. The first permanent European settlement in the area was the establishment of the Town of Halifax in 1749. In 1996 the provincial government amalgamated all municipal governments within Halifax County to create HRM, a single regional municipality. Halifax is rich in history and culture and [more...]
Yellowknife is the capital of the Northwest Territories, Canada. The current area of Yellowknife was settled by prospectors who entered the region in the mid-1930s. In 1967, Yellowknife became the capital of the Northwest Territories. The city gets its name from the copper knives used by the Chipewyan tribe during the 1800s. Located on the shores of [more...]
St. John’s is the capital of Newfoundland and Labrador and the province’ largest metropolitan area. St. John’s is the oldest English settlement in North America with the first permanent European settlers arrived at St. John’s in 1605. St John’s is on the eastern edge of the Avalon Peninsula, the most easterly part of North America. When one [more...]
Fredericton is the capital of New Brunswick. Fredericton area was first permanently settled in 1732 by Acadians fleeing the British in Nova Scotia. When New Brunswick became a separate colony from Nova Scotia in 1784, Ste. Anne’s Point became the provincial capital was later renamed “Frederick’s Town,” in honor of Prince Frederick Augustus, Duke of York. In [more...]
Winnipeg is the capital of Manitoba and its largest city. Located at the confluence of the historic Red and Assiniboine Rivers, Winnipeg was incorporated as a city in 1873. You will be traveling near the geographic center of North America when you visit Winnipeg. Winnipeg has many recreational opportunities as it lies in close proximity to hundreds [more...]
Edmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta and its second largest city after Calgary. The first inhabitants in the area that is now Edmonton settled maybe as early as 12,000 BC. By 1795, Fort Edmonton was founded as a trading post for the Hudson’s Bay Company and Edmonton was incorporated as a city [more...]
Calgary is the largest city in the Canadian Province of Alberta. The Calgary area was inhabited by Pre-Clovis people at least 11,000 years ago. It was given the origin of its modern name Fort Calgary in 1876. Calgary began to grow into an important commercial and agricultural center after the arrival of the railroad in 1883. [more...]
The Vancouver Organizing Committee has set rigid restrictions on sales for the 2010 Winter Olympics, which will be held in and near Vancouver and Whistler, British Columbia, in February. Hoping to prevent problems with scalping and counterfeiting, VANOC is limiting ticket sales to one authorized dealer for each country, has set restrictions on ticket transfers [more...]
Ottawa is the capital of Canada and the country’s 4th largest city. The first European settlement was in 1800. Ottawa was chosen as the capital of Canada by Queen Victoria in 1857. Ottawa has often been described as one of the most beautiful capital cities in the world. Ottawa is home to 12 national museums devoted to [more...]
Snow hotels and ice hotels are indeed built from snow and ice. Staying in one is a special experience, whether you choose the full deal – sleeping on a reindeer skin laid over an ice-block bed – or opt for a mattress in a glass dome, or a heated log cabin. The first ice hotel was [more...]