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The Great Gargoyles of Saint John!
Posted: 10/28/09 1:06PM
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Canada Travel Guide , For History Buffs, New Brunswick
By todderick42, Flickr.com
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If you happen to be in Saint John, New Brunswick, the feeling may well be legitimate. In this old port city of stone and fog, there are eyes everywhere. All you have to do is look up.
Québec City's New France Festival
Posted: 07/14/09 3:34PM
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Canada Travel Guide , Family Travel, For History Buffs, Local Colour, quebec
The colonial fantasies of Francophiles will be satisfied and then some at Québec City's SAQ New France Festival (August 5 to 9).
Québec Citys New France Festival
The colonial fantasies of Francophiles will be satisfied and then some at Québec City's SAQ New France Festival (August 5 to 9).
By EDgAr H., Flickr.com
Time travel back to the 17th and 18th centuries simply by strolling through the streets of Old Québec to experience what life was like back then -- or, at, least sort of.
By EDgAr H., Flickr.com
Featuring thousands of costumed people sampling all sorts of of-the-period foods, as well as more than 500 plays, concerts and street performances.
By EDgAr H., Flickr.com
The festival kicks off August 5 at 7:00 p.m. with a massive old-school parade with larger-than-life, four-and-a-half-metre tall versions of historical figures Champlain, Capitaine Valliant, and more.
By EDgAr H., Flickr.com
For more information visit www.nouvellefrance.qc.ca
By EDgAr H., Flickr.com
Inside Québec City's SAQ New France Festival.
By EDgAr H., Flickr.com
Time Travel at Halifax's Waverley Inn
Filed Under: Canada Travel Guide , For History Buffs, Halifax, Hotels
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Halifax brims with historic sights and sounds, like the The Public Gardens, (North America's oldest Victorian garden), the Halifax Citadel and the Maritime Museum's famed exhibits on the sinking of the Titanic and the Halifax Explosion of 1917. So when visiting this fair city, why not stay in a genuine Victorian inn, replete with antiques, poster beds and plenty of charm.
Time Travel at Halifax's Waverly Inn
Posted: 06/24/09 11:03AM
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Canada Travel Guide , For History Buffs, Halifax, Hotels
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Halifax brims with historic sights and sounds, like the The Public Gardens, (North America's oldest Victorian garden), the Halifax Citadel and the Maritime Museum's famed exhibits on the sinking of the Titanic and the Halifax Explosion of 1917. So when visiting this fair city, why not stay in a genuine Victorian inn, replete with antiques, poster beds and plenty of charm.
Travel Shorts Montreal: Yiddish Theatre Festival
Posted: 06/08/09 4:57PM
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A Guide to Canada's Best Road Trips, Canada Travel Guide , Arts and Culture, Family Travel, For History Buffs, June Events & Festivals, Local Colour, quebec, road trip
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Running from June 17-25, the festival features plays, films, a symposium, workshops, lectures and music. Works and participants come from Israel, Romania, Poland, France, Romania, Australia, the U.S. and Canada.
Joggins Fossil Cliffs – A Day Trip of Primeval Proportions!
Posted: 06/08/09 3:48PM
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A Guide to Canada's Best Road Trips, Canada Travel Guide , Family Travel, For History Buffs, Nova Scotia, road trip
The Joggins Fossil Cliffs of Nova Scotia, located on the ruggedly beautiful shores of the upper Bay of Fundy, are a treasure-trove of 300 million-year-old fossils from the "Coal Age" when lush forests and tropical swamps covered the land.
Joggins Fossil Cliffs
The amazing Joggins Fossil Cliffs were recognized as a World Heritage Site in 2008, and were named one of the top 5 LA Times Travel Celebrities for 2009.
JENNIFER KENT
These magnificently exposed layers of rock reveal the world's most complete fossil record of life in the "Coal Age" when lush forests covered Joggins and much of the world's tropics, 300 million years ago.
JENNIFER KENT
A fossilized Sigillaria tree in the Joggins Cliffs.
JOGGINS FOSSIL CENTRE
Beachcombing has never been as fun or educational! Every rock on the beach below the Cliffs could hold a clue to the mysteries of life 100 million years before dinosaurs roamed the Earth.
JENNIFER KENT
Embedded in 15 kilometres of accessible coastal cliffs, rare fossils like this Dendrerpeton acadianum reveal details of life in the "Coal Age".
JOGGINS FOSSIL CENTRE
The Joggins Fossil Centre is situated on the reclaimed site of the Old Joggins No. 7 Coal Mine. The centre provides an exceptional learning experience, featuring an extensive fossil specimen collection, exhibits, and displays depicting the rich geological history of the Joggins Cliffs, the history of scientific discovery at Joggins and the history of coal mining that shaped the local community.
JOGGINS FOSSIL CENTRE
Visitors can explore interpretive displays in the Joggins Fossil Centre before heading out to the beach and cliffs with an interpreter.
JOGGINS FOSSIL CENTRE
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