The best place to see the effect the seigneurial system had on the landscape of Orléans Island is at Saint-François. Narrow plots of land stretched inland from the St. Lawrence River to provide every farmer with direct water access. The wooden observation tower at the tip of the island gives Read more
Stanstead is right on the border with Vermont, an American state. The community spills across the two countries and is called Derby Line on the US side. Its most famous sight is a public library purposefully built half on the Canadian side and half on the US side. The Haskell Read more
The only reason I went to Leipzig was because my Dresden museum pass allowed me free access to the Grassimuseum – an applied arts museum with an emphasis on music and ethnography. If you start at the Leuschner Platz is rather pleasant with shops and beautiful architecture all around, definitely Read more
There’s really nothing out in Abbotsford, but there is a lot to see in the tiny village of Clayburn. I came across this town while I was searching for ghost towns to visit, but to my disappointment (and surprise) there were actually people living there. The first thing I did Read more
Easily reachable by SkyTrain or in about 20 minutes by West Coast Express from downtown Vancouver, Port Moody has one of the most beautiful parks facing the Burrard Inlet. The train tracks are kind of in the way so I’d suggest taking the 181 or 182 one stop out to Read more
Quebec City is the only walled settlement in the US and Canada, its famous fortifications were preserved after the government proposed to remove them to permit urban growth in the late 19th century. It was heavily bombarded in 1759 and invaded with the battle of the Plains of Abraham by Read more
Killarney Provincial Park is known for its extreme natural beauty and is considered the centrepiece of the provincial parks system. About 350 square kilometres of the southern edge of the Canadian Shield is preserved in pristine condition for campers, fishers, and hikers. Its landscape was formed over 2 billion years Read more
Manitoulin Island is about an hour away from Sudbury. On my visit to the island, I used highway six to visit South Baymouth where there are ferries to Tobermory and Gore Bay on the north side of the island. First Nations believed this place to be the home of the Read more
Manitoulin Island is about an hour away from Sudbury. On my visit to the island, I used highway six to visit Gore Bay on the north side of the island and Manitowaning consisting of unceded First Nations territory. South Baymouth was a busy fishing port for many years. In 1898, Read more
