Evening star., 1954-06-06
Plenty to Do,
And dSpocefor
1t, in Canada
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Canada is q big country. 900
miles wide for instance. And
this summer, more than ever
before, there viii be plenty to do.
and, as always. plenty Of room to
do 1t in.
There will be Scottish High
land games. cherry, strawberry.
lobster and barbecue chicken
festivals in the Atlantic prov
inces; religious and musical
events and fairs in Ontario and
Quebec; rodeos and Indian pag-
eants in the prairies and the
Rockies and the British Com
monwealth Games in Vancouver,
on the Pacific Coast.
Then there are the beaches
and the clear lakes and streams
and striking scenery: also those
cool. sleep-encouraging nights
that so many travellers associate
with a Canadian vacation.
Scottish Area
The varying races Of people
that go to make up Canada give
q special flavor to the different
regions Of the country. In Nova
Scotia. it's naturally Scottish.
Gaelic is still widely spoken up
in this part Of Nova Scotia and
sword dances, piping and manly
Highland sports attract the
visitors as well as the home folks.
Nova Scotia and the neigh
boring province Of New Bruns-
wick form the ancient Land of
Acadia, and everybody who has
ever read the tragic Longfellow
poem of "Evangeline" will be
interested in the festivities this
year, making the 200th ami
versary of the expulsion of the
Acadians. The celebration will
continue until next summer.
Shrines Draw Thousands
French-speaking Quebec's re-
ligious shrines attract pilgrims
by the thousands year after year,
most notable. perhaps. being
that at Ste. Anne de Beaupre,
near Quebec City. North of the
300-year-old ancient capital of
New France is found some of the
best fresh-water fishing on the
continent. The maze of lakes
and swift rivers have seen few
fishermen except the Indians.
Bilingual Montreal, Canada's
metropolis, attracts its full share
visitors all year around, as does
Ottawa, the nations capital.
Booming Toronto. in Ontario.
has just opened the only sub
way in Canada to the public.
Already it is being described as
the quietest, fastest and the most
colorful in the world. Here,
August q to September II, will
be held the Canadian National
Exhibition, biggest annual ex-
position in the world.
Conoeine Country
Ontario's woods and fishing
streams are far-famed as real
canoeing country.
American visitors have shown
a marked interest in the STRAIT
ford ShakeSpearean Festival, to
be held this year at Stratford.
Ontario, for the second time, for
eight weeks. starting June %.
Attendance records were
broken last year for the Calgary
Stampede, held at that mile
high prairie city every year since
1912. Bronc riders and rodeo
artists from all over America
compete in the thrilling events,
climaxed by chuck-wagon races
in the long northern twilight.
July 5-10 are this years dates.
At Banff. in the Canadian Pa
cific Rockies, Indian Days will
be held this year July 1913.
Mountoin Resorts
The far-famed mountain re-
sorts Of Banf Springs Hotel and
Chateau Lake Louise are high
points for visitors from all over
the world. Laced with snow
capped peaks and emerald lakes
there are 600 miles Of sheer
mountain scenery on the way to
Vancouver, on Canada'S ever
green Pacific Coast.
| At Vancouver will he hold 0ne