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Culinary traditions in the Maritime provinces are as diverse as the cultures and landscapes within it. Fishing, farming and cultural influences formed unique and enduring cuisines that shaped the gastronomic landscape as it is known today. While some food traditions like lobster, scallops and maple sugar are well-associated with the Maritimes, others are...
The best wines in the world seem to come from temperate, warm places like France, Italy, New Zealand, Australia, South America and California. It sometimes comes as a surprise to people, then, that Canada—often associated with cold, harsh weather patterns—has a booming wine industry that has been producing world-class vintages for decades. Canadian wine has garnered the country international recognition as a producer of fine, award-winning vino.
In the early 17th century, a group of French colonists ventured from France to the northern coastal regions of North America. In 1604, the group established the first permanent French settlement in North America at Port-Royal, in present-day Nova Scotia. The area eventually became known as Acadia, and the people and their decedents known as Acadians.
Prince Edward Island is known for its beautiful scenery, rich soils and abundant seas. It is a land of farms and fields and small communities, where white sand beaches mix with red soil cliffs and fields, and flowers and berries grow riotously during the summers.
Since the late 1980s, ecotourism has become a growing field of interest for travellers, especially those to and in Canada. The country's vast wilderness reserves, national parks and diverse ecosystems make it a popular destination for ecotourists. One of the regions that has been especially involved in developing ecotourism is Atlantic Canada.
In the past few decades, Canada has started to shed its image as a frigid land of vast wilderness in favour of a sophisticated, urban persona. Canada's major cities are now being seen for what they are—vibrant, modern hubs of activity. The country's urban centres boast many attractions, one of the most significant being their world-class shopping facilities.
Employing the skills of thousands of artisans over the course of months, if not years, architecture is far and away society’s most complex form of artistic expression. From complex pedestrian walkway systems to elegant Victorian hotel resorts, the following WorldWeb.com travel guide will point out ten of Canada’s greatest architectural wonders.
Canada has the reputation of the frozen north, but to Martin Luther King and thousands of other black Americans, Canada was a sort of North Star—a gleaming beacon of hope that they followed and fought their way to. From 1840 to 1860, Canada emblemized freedom from oppression, and it was there that many brave enslaved people risked their lives to enter. This struggle was known as the Underground Railroad.
A check list for a romantic getaway usually consists of beautiful beaches and stunning scenery. Now, picture a place with deep red soil, red sandstone cliffs, sandy red beaches, white and red lighthouses and spectacular deep red orange sunsets. Prince Edward Island's dramatic landscape
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