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Edmonton, Alberta, is known for its cold winters, but that doesn’t deter locals from celebrating and making the most of the chilly season. This northern city embraces winter, and there are plenty of things to experience and do in the snow, including skiing in Edmonton. The North...
If you’re a diehard skier or snowboarder, waiting for the ski resorts to open might make you feel like a little kid waiting for Christmas morning. Thanks to snow machines and tireless snow-making crews that work through the night, the resorts can open a few runs in early-mid November. Is...
The Bonavista Peninsula is a must-see on your Newfoundland road trip. It offers the picturesque, historic towns of Bonavista and Trinity, stunning coastal scenery, lighthouses, historic sites, puffin viewing, and some of the best hiking trails in Newfoundland. Whether you’re visiting for...
Trinity is a historic town on the Bonavista Peninsula in Newfoundland. Beautifully restored buildings dot the hills of the small peninsula on which it sits. Though people have lived here for thousands of years, settlers began living and fishing here as early as the 16th century. The...
The drive from Edmonton to Vancouver is one of Canada’s most scenic road trips, taking you through the Rocky Mountains, along rushing rivers and through small towns with unique attractions. You can make the trip in a very long day of driving, but the memories are made when you take the...
Sir Winston Churchill Provincial Park, just outside of the town of Lac La Biche in Alberta, is one of our favourite provincial parks to visit. The park comprises eight islands, with the largest, called ‘Big Island’, being home to the campground, facilities, developed trails, and beaches...
If you’re planning a trip to the Yukon, Whitehorse is the best and most practical place to start. It is the capital city of the Yukon, but it offers the best combination of small-town charm, endless outdoor adventure, and all the services families travelling with children appreciate. In...
The Skerwink Trail is one of the most scenic hikes we did in Newfoundland, offering mind-blowing coastal scenery around every turn. From dramatic rocky cliffs, unique rock formations and sea stacks, grassy plateaus, rocky beaches and views of the ocean and towns of Trinity and Port...
Aaron Provincial Park is located just 15 kilometres east of Dryden in beautiful Northwestern Ontario. A quick turn off the Trans-Canada Highway will bring you to this quiet lakeside park where you’ll discover family-friendly camping, beaches and trails along the shores of Thunder Lake...
Watching puffins was on our must-do list while exploring Newfoundland this summer, and there is no better and easier place on the island to do so than Elliston. According to Newfoundland and Labrador Tourism, the Elliston Puffin Viewing Site just outside the community offers the closest...