From our vantage point in the cockpit of our sightseeing helicopter, it was easy to see why Gananoque, Ontario is known as the Gateway to the Thousand Islands. Stretched out below us along the St. Lawrence River was an archipelago of islands, some barely larger than a Toronto front yard, some large enough to be home to fairytale castles. But it turns out that Gananoque has as many stories as it does islands…
If your idea of the perfect road trip is one that takes you through snow-capped mountains and beautiful valleys with stunning sights along the way, you’ll probably agree that the Icefields Parkway in Alberta is one of THE most scenic drives in Canada.
It’s well worth venturing a little outside of Halifax to explore some of Nova Scotia’s smaller seaside towns as they can give you a deeper sense of what this province and its people are all about. Here are 4 of the best day trips from Halifax and why you should put them on your itinerary.
It almost broke fire chief Terry Conrad’s heart when he had to smash the 250 year-old stained glass windows of historic St. John’s Anglican Church in the centre of Lunenburg’s historic Old Town on the night of October 31, 2001. This place was more than a National Historic Site and an iconic landmark in this UNESCO-designated town: St. John’s was the heart and soul of this small Nova Scotia community, and had seen generations of baptisms, weddings, and funerals in the community, including in Conrad’s own family. This was Lunenburg’s ‘Notre Dame’…
