This site is a wonderful place to visit.Home to the first wireless message across the Atlantic.Beautiful walking trails to explore and a breathtaking view of the ocean.

Posted by: policechief

Lower Fort Garry is one of my favourite places to take visitors. The wide open spaces are breath-taking, but even more so for people from crowded places like Europe and Asia. You can wander the grounds and listen to costumed interpreters re-enact the lives of company clerks, York boatmen, native trappers, and the more genteel people of Red River society. They teach historic skills, such as baking bannock and you can hang out with the blacksmith. (I still have a picture of me with my school field trip buddy, circa 1978, making candles with the candlemaker.) Looks like 2011 will be a busy year for LFG with tea parties, school programming and family days. I heard kids can sign on for a day as an HBC worker. There will also be Treaty 1 commemoration days happening in early August.

Posted by: TJ

Half the fun of going to L'Anse aux Meadows is the trip there. I and my friend drove up the Viking Trail -- the winding, hilly highway of Newfoundland's Great Northern Peninsula -- in 1995 with an unbelievably strong south wind at our backs. We took turns riding our bicycles -- one of us drove, one of us rode, pushed along effortlessly by the wind, past little villages and rocky bays. By the time we arrived at L'Anse aux Meadows, we were quite pumped up with our riding adventure and the wonderful ruggedness of the landscape. We toured the site. I remember stooping to enter the reconstructed sod houses and wondering how those people managed to survive here so long ago in this unforgiving environment. We walked the trails and watched the sun go down, probably one of the most beautiful sunsets I'd seen in my life. It wasn't a busy place when we went and probably isn't now. It's the kind of place where you can still feel the presence of the people who lived here a thousand years in the past.

Posted by: noosterom

I was 18 years old when I visited Louisbourg in the summer of 1974. I recall being very impressed with things like the ornate period furnishings inside the fort, as well as the blacksmith shop, and I remember being overwhelmed by the size of the place, which was completely shrouded in fog. But the significance of the fortress and its place in history was lost on me until many years later, when I finally took in that this was indeed an ambitious and massive fortification for its time. Difficult to imagine today, considering its remoteness, that this was once one of North America's busiest seaports.

Posted by: noosterom

Back in the 90's I was part of a Pathfinder group of 21 who rented canoes and kayaks and paddled from Smith Falls to Dow Lake in 4 days. We camped at the locks along the way and one night at Rideau Lake Provincial Park. Fantastic to see the work done on the canal and the locks themselves. The lock masters would radio ahead that we were coming and often held the locks open to slide us in among the big power boats. Many discussions ensued about the making of the canal and the historical events at the time. What a great memory for us leaders and the Pathfinder girls.

Posted by: schurchill

[url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/preservation/003003-2000-e.html]LAC Preservation Centre in Gatineau, Quebec[/url] I found this place extemely interesting. I got to see how and where historical documents (films,art,photos,books) are preserved and restored. It is a very modern and sophisticated building. The Library and Archives Canada Preservation Centre is very easy to find at 625 du Carrefour Blvd. in Gatineau, Québec, Tours of the Centre require a reservation by calling 613-996-5115, or 1-866-578-7777 (toll-free from Canada or the United States). Call well in advance, they need at least 12 people to get a tour going and it may take a bit to gather up that many interested parties. Bring your walking shoes because it takes about 3 hours. Well worth the price of the free admission.

Posted by: Kaino

While living in St. Paul’s River, Quebec, my parents decided to visit for Thanksgiving holiday. Red Bay National Historic Site was mentioned as a spot of interest by a colleague of mine. The site, located just 2 hours up the coast in Labrador, is a location of sixteenth century Basque Whalers. Fortunately, someone was able to open the Interpretation Centre for us, as it was closed for the season. The day was beautifully clear and sunny; fairly warm for that time of year on the Lower North Shore. As you enter the small village, you can almost picture the whalers busy at work. A detailed tour gave us the ability to imagine what it would have been like for the fortune seekers so far from home. The recovered Basque ship at the entrance touched me the most. The exhibits that surround it are exquisite, exploding with a peek into the past, and give the visitor the truest sense of life in yesteryear. A great deal of research has been done to verify the many artefacts at Red Bay. Canadian researchers travelled to present day Basque to corroborate the documents discovered and recovered from the site. The constant danger and struggle the whalers faced is extremely evident in both the exhibits and natural terrain of the rugged surroundings. We finished our day with a hike up Tracy Hill. During the summer months, visitors would have a chance to journey to an island in the middle of the bay where more history comes to life. This site possesses great significance in Canadian history, and I believe it is under appreciated due to the remoteness of the site. It is rare to see a site of this calibre, and here you find a world-class facility on the most rugged coast in Canada.

Posted by: adejong

The Nantucket of Canada - a little jewel of a spot, easy driving from Toronto and a world away from the midway atmosphere of Niagara Falls. Go to the Angel Inn and see if you, too, can encounter the ghost of Captain Swayze in the cellar! Winston Churchill called the Niagara Parkway "the prettiest Sunday drive in the world" - and it is, lined with tons of spots of historical interest from McFarland House to the Laura Secord Homestead. Stop by Brock's monument and have a glass of the local Niagara wine while overlooking the battleground of Queenston Heights. And next year, the 200th Anniversary of the War of 1812 will make Niagara the place to be for Canadian history buffs.

Posted by: 1812Babe

This site is a wonderful place to visit.Home to the first wireless message across the Atlantic.Beautiful walking trails to explore and a breathtaking view of the ocean.

Posted by: policechief

When we lived in Kingston biking along the Rideau Canal was one of our favorite Saturday activities. We would cycle up Montreal Street, over the 401 and down a huge hill that would take us to the Kingston Mills lock on the Rideau Canal. It was a beautiful place to sit and have a picnic lunch, watching the boats go through the locks, before heading for home. What a beautiful way to move people from point A to point B.

Posted by: Joel Ralph

I deeply love Quebec. I love her for her charm, her architecture and her history. And, most certainly, because my roots are there. One reason why the charm of the Old Capital is still apparent after 400 years of history is because the fortifications were protected. Indeed, Quebec is the only walled city in North America and UNESCO included the city in its list of World Heritage properties for this reason. Ah! If only these walls and old stones could talk!

Posted by: jpproulx