Canadian Geographic Travel March 2010
Like road trips along the Trans-Canada Highway and lazy afternoons at a lakeside campground or cottage, visiting a national park or national historic site is a classic Canadian travel experience. That’s in part because they’re run by Parks Canada, which is dedicated to conserving — uncommercialized — large tracts of untrammelled lands, pristine marine environments and places of historical significance.
In this issue, we highlight national parks and historic sites that are less than a day’s drive away from large urban centres — and activities you might not expect to find there. Join our writers and photographers on their quest to catch the great monarch migration at Point Pelee southwest of Toronto, on a cross-border hike at Waterton Lakes south of Calgary and on a tour of natural environments being brought back to life at La Mauricie northeast of Montréal. Plus, see how history comes alive at Saint-Louis Forts and Châteaux in Québec, Lower Fort Garry near Winnipeg and along the Trent-Severn Waterway near Peterborough.
