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06/2019

Cops and Robbers in Moose Jaw

| History, Quirky, Roadtrip, Saskatchewan, Tour

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Visiting Saskatchewan can feel like a game of cops and robbers. We visited outlaw caves in Big Muddy, put on the Red Serge at the RCMP Depot, and now we're off to the Moose Jaw Tunnels to navigate the history and myths of Al Capone's legendary smuggling operation during Prohibition. Capiche?

01
05/2019

Outrun the World’s Highest Tide

By Robin Esrock

| Adventure, Family, Festivals, Nova Scotia, Outdoors, Quirky, Summer

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The Bay of Fundy is home to the world's highest tide. Not Since Moses has there been a race against such a powerful foe, hence the name of this quirky five and ten kilometre annual run along Five Islands in Nova Scotia.

02
10/2018

Hallucinating with the Northern Lights

By Robin Esrock

| Autumn, Family, NWT, Outdoors, Quirky

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Chasing the mythical Northern Lights, Robin and his Dad visit Yellowknife, where locals might be participating in a mass hallucination.

01
05/2018

Visiting the Crooked Bush in Saskatchewan

By Robin Esrock

| Commentary, Family, Quirky, Roadtrip, Saskatchewan

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The Crooked Bush in Saskatchewan is a grove of aspen trees that mysteriously twist, bend and rope around each other. A wooded boardwalk allows you to walk amongst the crooked trees, the result of a mutation, or, as some locals like to believe, a visiting UFO.

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