Evening star., 1939-06-18
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Special Dispat tch to The Star.

special Dispatch to The Star.
OTTAWA, June 17.-At a dinner
in Victoria. King George vi, speak
ing Of the trip across Canada, said
that 1t was a wonderful privilege
for any man to travel through so
grand a country. Every Canadian
will agree with these sentiments and
so. too, will tourists from other lands
who this year place Canada first on
their list of vacation possibilities.
Vacation in Canada is easy as well
as pleasant, for the formalities at
the border are simple and after
crossing into Canada the whole of
the country, more than 3,50O,0O0
square miles of it, is open for ad-
venture, sport or pleasure. Over
250,000 square miles of fresh water
area presents an inviting picture
for those who enjoy aquatic sports,
swimming, bathing, sailing, canoe
ing and all forms of boating. In
the vast watery network which lies
in Canada there are lakes of great
size as well as tiny, forest-ringed
basins, rivers that run for thousands
Of miles from source to outlet, and
vest-pocket streams which noisily
tumble down mountain sides or
quietly meander through pleasant
valleys. There are falls that thun-
der and diminutive cascades which
murmur and chuckle as the Ian
guild summer air tempts one to
browse by their side. There are
also innumerable fishing waters
where the angler in boat or canoe.
In waders or from shady banks,
casts his lures and goes not unre-
warded.
Two great railway systems and
number of smaller lines cover all
the developed sections of Canada,
as well as a considerable portion of
the more recently opened up areas,
carrying the traveller comfortably
and expeditiously to holiday haunts.
Luxurious liners serve both Atlantic
and Pacific coasts, inland steamers
provide some wonderful trips on the
extensive system of Canadian lakes
and rivers, and the travellers by air
will find adequate facilities.
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Capricious as may be the fancy
OF the vacationist, Canada has
most complete store OF possibilities
on which to draw Golf? There are
hundreds of excellent courses scat
tered across the Dominion. Tennis
or the velvety sward of the bowling
green? Few centers in Canada lack
facilities for these sports as well
as others of track and field. If one
wishes to hike, the byways of Nova
Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince
Edward Island will satisfy. One may
also turn to the footpaths through
the Laurentian hills of Quebec, the
lake regions of Ontario and West
ern Canada, which all offer rich
rewards. There are mountains to
climb, verdure-covered hills of
Eastern Canada which are sufl-
ciently high to give one more than
mild exertion in reaching their
SUBMITS, or there are the majestic
peaks of the Rockies in Alberta
and British Columbia which should
Satiate even the most ambitious.
Those who enjoy the feel of
saddle and the pleasures of a daily
canter will find plentiful opportuni-
ties at the guest ranches throughout
Western Canada and at many East
ern resorts which provide mounts
for their guests.
An experience which is unusual
for many is cruise by canoe on
one of the many water trails to be
found in almost every province.
There is a fascination about cruis-
ing from Prince George In British
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