Generally, the fortifications of Quebec include multiple elements of the city’s defences. The Citadelle of Quebec, Saint-Louis Fort, Royal Battery, and artillery pieces placed strategically on the city’s walls are all part of its fortifications. The fortifications are now a designated National Historic Site with an interpretive centre at Artillery Read more…
Implemented during the height of the Cold War in the 1960’s, the first generation of Minuteman Missiles were a way to ensure mutually assured destruction should the Soviet Union ever decide to preempt a nuclear strike against America. The US ensured that hundreds of these nuclear-tipped intercontinental ballistic missiles were Read more…
The Spirit of Vancouver is one of three Super C Class ferries in the BC Ferries’ fleet. These are the largest double-ended ferries in the world and provide a truly luxurious experience for their travellers for a highway connector. I traveled on the Tsawwassen to Victoria route and had the Read more…
Wolfe Island is the largest of the Thousand Islands. Like Amherst Island and Howe Island, there’s a dedicated ferry service to get residents and visitors there. Unlike those other islands, the Wolfe Island ferry is free of charge and operated by the Government of Ontario from Kingston. I wanted to Read more…
The Toronto Archives started in 1960 in the attic of the old city hall when various city department heads were convinced that important records should be kept in special conditions for future generations. It was later moved to the basement where there was more space for everything since 1792. About Read more…
Alexander Graham Bell is credited for inventing the telephone as we know it today. He lived near Brantford, where he lived, worked, and invented the telephone. Former prime minister William Lyon Mackenzie King had his telephone subscription backdated to make him the first telephone subscriber in the world on paper. Read more…
Chicago – I visited just in time for the annual Taste of Chicago festival where there was free entry and a variety of delicious food in small taster portions at reasonable prices. Of course I had to try two different flavours of deep dish pizza! Man, deep dish pizza is Read more…
When I told my friends I visited Iowa the first thing they typed back on messenger was “where’s Lowa?” [sic]. “Welcome to the flyover state.” ~ Ken I went to Des Moines as part of my epic American road trip to visit Kit, whom I last saw in Minneapolis two Read more…
There are worthwhile things to do in Rochester, but my favourite place is the Strong National Museum of Play. The day before I visited, I spoke with a friend and told her that I value people who are able to make quick and mature decisions but also a child at Read more…
It took me a while to understand what the museum’s name meant. It’s both a museum on the history of Rochester and a science museum. The nature exhibits are quite impressive with everything from taxidermy penguins to a full skeleton of a mammoth woolly mammoth. The hands-on science exhibits are Read more…