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Explorer (27 results)
Thunderbirds & thunderstorms
Racing the most famous canoe ever built during Skidegate Days, Haida Gwaii’s premier summer festival
Source: Canadian Geographic, July/August 2008
Department:
Explorer
Contributors:
PJ Reece
Article ID#: 374
Down, with love
Harvesting the down of the eider duck is helping biologists preserve its habitat on Île aux Lièvres
Source: Canadian Geographic, June 2008
Department:
Explorer
Contributors:
Lindsay Borthwick
Article ID#: 401
Into Battle
In its heydey, yaffles of cod were hauled from its waters off Labrador. Today, Battle Harbour offers a charming look at 18th-century living.
Source: Canadian Geographic, April 2008
Department:
Explorer
Contributors:
Jerry Kobalenko
Article ID#: 427
Powder Trip
Snowboarders are carving up the slopes in Banff and beyond. And that’s sending some skiers heading for the hills.
Source: Canadian Geographic, December 2007
Department:
Explorer
Contributors:
Mark Anthony Jarman
Article ID#: 501
My wild night with George
George Street in St. John's is as much fun as you can cram in before dawn
The light fantastic
In the lighthouse keeper's cottage on Flowerpot Island in Ontario's Georgian Bay, volunteers take a trip through time
Source: Canadian Geographic, July/August 2007
Department:
Explorer
Contributors:
Andrea Curtis
Article ID#: 554
Maritime horse-pitality
Jim and Judy Bertling left their high-stress life to rule the roost on an eco-friendly homestead in P.E.I., where visitors are put to work
Source: Canadian Geographic, May/June 2007
Department:
Explorer
Contributors:
Margo Pfeiff
Article ID#: 580
Rollin' on the River
A second-hand canoe, an easy breeze and a lazy paddle along New Brunswick's Saint John River
The almighty Bruce
Winding along the stony spine of southern Ontario, the Bruce Trail is a sanctuary, a songwriter’s muse and Canada’s most popular footpath
Source: Canadian Geographic, January/February 2007
Department:
Explorer
Contributors:
Laurie Gough
Article ID#: 626
Go with the Snow
The world’s longest cross-country ski event is a glorious trek through the Ottawa Valley — or a two-day slog into an icy hell
Source: Canadian Geographic, December 2006
Department:
Explorer
Contributors:
Craig Saunders
Article ID#: 660
The enchanted forest
Frogs pipe, woodpeckers knock and beavers clap their tails along the trails of Elk Island National Park. And then there are the bison.
Source: Canadian Geographic, September/October 2006
Department:
Explorer
Contributors:
Lisa Gregoire
Article ID#: 683
Rock ’n’ rally
Tour the Rock at up to 200 kilometres an hour in the Targa Newfoundland auto rally, a week-long ride through seaside villages in the province’s eastern reaches
Source: Canadian Geographic, July/August 2006
Department:
Explorer
Contributors:
Jen Horsey
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Andrew Harvey
Article ID#: 712
Circus city
Trapeze arts are replacing trash in Montréal’s largest landfill, and transforming a neighbourhood into a big-top capital of the world
Source: Canadian Geographic, May/June 2006
Department:
Explorer
Contributors:
Craille Maguire Gillies
Article ID#: 740
Music under the midnight sun
The Dawson City Music Festival blends small-town charm with big-time talent for a party under the midnight sun
Source: Canadian Geographic, January/February 2006
Department:
Explorer
Contributors:
Margo Pfeiff
Article ID#: 793
The bald and the beautiful
British Columbia’s stunning Squamish River serves up a feast for Brackendale Park’s eagles and eagle-watchers alike
Source: Canadian Geographic, November/December 2005
Department:
Explorer
Contributors:
Article ID#: 820
Riding the rails
A three-day bike tour along Prince Edward Island’s Confederation Trail is a trip through island history
Scratching at the surface
Amateur paleontologists chip in by chipping away at the dinosaur trove in Alberta's badlands
Source: Canadian Geographic, July/August 2005
Department:
Explorer
Contributors:
Katherine Govier
Article ID#: 873
Down by the bay
Few Canadians will ever visit Ukkusiksalik National Park, but it need not be experienced to be fully appreciated
Source: Canadian Geographic, May/June 2005
Department:
Explorer
Contributors:
Rebecca Grambo
Article ID#: 905
Stone Stash (45°05.595' N, 72°19.987' W)
The game of geocaching takes players on high-tech scavenger hunts
Source: Canadian Geographic, March/April 2005
Department:
Explorer
Contributors:
Merilyn Simonds
Article ID#: 934
Avian oasis
For more than a century, the Cypress Hills have provided birders with a glimpse of mountain life in a sea of grass
Source: Canadian Geographic, January/February 2005
Department:
Explorer
Contributors:
Trevor Herriot
Article ID#: 962
Montréal’s house of miracles
The steps that lead to Montréal’s Saint Joseph’s Oratory have been the site of many a pilgrimage — for believers and non-believers alike
Source: Canadian Geographic, September/October 2004
Department:
Explorer
Contributors:
Joel Yanofsky
Article ID#: 1035
Monuments and memories
More than 50 memorials dot Vancouver's Stanley Park. But once you leave the park, will you remember even one?
Source: Canadian Geographic, July/August 2004
Department:
Explorer
Contributors:
Stephen Osborne
Article ID#: 1063
Natural science
Source: Canadian Geographic, May/June 2004
Department:
Explorer
Contributors:
Laurie Gough
Article ID#: 1091
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