Lennoxville was an independent city until 2002 when it was incorporated into Sherbrooke, Quebec. During French occupation, Lennoxville was known as Les Petite Fourches, little forks, while Sherbrooke was known as Les Grands Fourches, big forks. It was incorporated long after the British took over Quebec and renamed after Charles Read more
Near Stanstead, Quebec and Derby Line, Vermont, Rue Canusa is formed by the combination of Canada and USA. Different from 0th Avenue in Surrey, the surveyors played a trick by splitting the border right down the middle of the road. The eastbound lane is in Canada while the westbound lane Read more
Theodore Roosevelt was a champion of the conservation of geologically important sites so Devil’s Tower became America’s first national park site. This odd collection of stone pillars were once the core of a volcano formed my molten magma pushing up over 800 feet in the crater of the volcano. Over Read more
The twin Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur were the tallest buildings in the world until Taipei 101 was completed in 2004. When they were completed in 1998, the 451-metre tall towers surpassed World Trade Centres 1 and 2 in New York City as the tallest twin towers in the world. Read more
Located inside a military base in Kingston, the museum starts from the very beginning with flag signals and ends at modern electronic communications. There are recreations of Telegraph offices and radio rooms from the last century showing how the equipment was laid out at the time. Despite being in existence Read more
Famous, not as big as you’d imagine them to be, but still quite large for something constructed before the onset of the Second World War. Originally, it was meant to include the presidents’ torsos as well as their faces, but the death of a sculptor and the beginning of an Read more
Just an hour away from Mount Rushmore, the Crazy Horse Memorial privately owned by a nonprofit foundation in the lands of the Lakota people. Built in memory to the legendary Crazy Horse who resisted the onslaught of European invaders, it is intended to become a university campus and a historical Read more
Ottawa is a vast expanse of suburbia and farmland awaiting redevelopment into more suburban homes. Logically, it has an equally expansive greenbelt managed by the National Capital Commission full of trails for outdoor activities. During winter, over a hundred kilometres of snowshoeing and cross-country skiing trails are maintained for citizens Read more
Geologically similar to the Badlands of South Dakota, the Cheltenham Badlands are a lot smaller in scale. They are a swath of Queenston Shale with layers of siltstone and sandstone. When it was formed, the land was under water. Circulating water helped form the grey streaks in the rock. Lower Read more
The Welland Canal only refers to the one that is currently in service, there were three built before it. The First Welland Canal was completed in 1833 with 40 wooden locks at 110 feet long each. The Old Welland Canal was completed in 1853 with 28 stone locks at 150 Read more