Evening star., 1940-06-16
Canada Offers Its Visitors
Normal, Tranquil Holiday
Wartime Efforts Fail to Mar
Beauty of Picturesque Land

| ships, IN which are situated Lake
Memphremagog and other delight
full waters. Others there are who
prefer the delights of the Saguenay,
fjord-like river which flows into
the st. Lawrence near Tadoussac,
whose beauty is guarded by towering
Cape Trinity and Cape Eternity.
Almost the entire st. Lawrence River
from the Gulf up to Montreal is a
succession of charming summer re-
sorts ard interesting towns. Que
bee, the capital city, with its cid
fortifications Of historic and ro-
mantle interest, is the mecca for
thousands each year. In the region
north Of the city lies the Laurentides
Park, an area of lakes and streams
which are the delight of fisherman
and camper. In fact, the whole
Laurentian region, of which this is
a part, and which extends westward
for hundreds of miles, is Just such
country the sportsman longs for.
There one finds trout and other
fishes, and those quiet lakes with
surfaces so placid that the fish are
said to jump out so that they may
admire their reflections in the
smooth water. The province is not
all forest and lake, for there are
many busy towns and cities, includ-
ing Montreal, which city with its
suburbs has a population of over
a million.
If the tourist has difficulty In
choosing a vacation playground in
Quebec, he will be faced with an
equally difficult problem when he
looks to Ontario. In the thousand
miles which lie between the east
ern and western boundaries of the
province there are so many entrance
ing spots that even the most exact
ing should be able to pick out sew
eral that would satisfy. For lake
land regions he may choose from
the Rideau Lakes, the Kawartha
Lakes, Algonquin Park, Timagami,
the Nipigon region and the Lake
OF the Woods area, to mention but
a few Of the better known. 1t has
been said that in each of these
thousand miles there is either a lake
or stream in which one can dip
a paddle. If one wishes for cities,
perhaps first choice would rest on
Ottawa, the capital city. The gov
ernment buildings and beautiful
driveway, the Ottawa, Rideau and
Gatineau Rivers nearby, and the
blue Laurentian hills to the north,
make Ottawa an ideal vacation city.
No doubt other cities in Ontario
would dispute Ottawa's claim to en-
lnence. Toronto, on the north shore
OF Lake Ontario, home of the Cana
dian National Exhibition; Hamilton,
Niagara Falls, Windsor, Sault Ste.
Marie, Fort William and Port Ar
thur, all on the Great Lakes, have
varied claims to attract tourists.
However, all these cities have been
somewhat shaded by the attraction
Of that little Ontario town named
Callander. Here, near the shores of
Lake Nipissing, live those five ia
nous little girls known as the
OioIlne QulntupletS.
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Western Canada has long held
many attractions for the tourist. In
Manitoba are great lakes and rivers
which afford unexcelled fishing and
forests where the best hunting is to
be had. One of the delightful areas
IN the province has been set aside
as Riding Mountain National Park.
In the sister province of Saskatch-
ewan is another holiday area known
as Prince Albert National Park.
There one may canoe, camp, fish or
just loaf at one of the cottages on
the shores of some of the beautiful
lakes in that area. In Alberta there
are, of course, the Rocky Mountains
and there are dude ranches, and, If
one wants to see the wild West in
modern dress, visit Calgary around