History Archives - The Great Canadian Bucket List

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02/2019

Canada’s Grand Railway Hotels

| Alberta, British Columbia, Commentary, Fall, Gallery, History, Hotels, Manitoba, Nova Scotia, ontario, Quebec, relax, Spring, Summer

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Canada's remaining grand railway hotels are treasured national landmarks, and continue to transport celebrities, royalty, head of states and everyday bucket listers to a storied era of old-world luxury charm. How many have you ticked off?

02
09/2018

Canada’s Best Urban Markets

By Robin Esrock

| British Columbia, Commentary, Food, History, Manitoba, ontario

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Fresh produce, gourmet condiments, fine local cheeses, crafts and food stalls too, walk through the aisles and learn some of the history behind these iconic urban markets.

02
06/2018

Rewriting History in L’Anse Aux Meadows

By Robin Esrock

| Adventure, Commentary, History, Newfoundland

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Every kid in America knows that Christopher Columbus was the first European to discover the New World in 1492. Well, thanks to a couple of tenacious Norwegians and a little outpost on the northern tip of Newfoundland, the textbooks have been revised.

03
02/2018

Panning for Gold in the Yukon

By Robin Esrock

| Family, History, Yukon

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Although the Klondike Gold Rush was short-lived, you can still hear the faint whispers of its allure with a visit to Dawson City, and a half hour drive to Gold Bottom.

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