Changing of Guards at Parliament Building on Parliament Hill Port Huron Port Huron Makinaw Race Port Huron Makinaw Race Port Huron Makinaw Race Port Huron Makinaw Race Port Huron Makinaw Race Port Huron Makinaw Race Ottawa Parliament Building Ottawa Parliament Building Ottawa Parliament Building Ottawa Parliament Building Ottawa Parliament Building on Parliament Hill Ottawa Parliament Building on Parliament Hill Changing of Guards at Parliament Building on Parliament Hill Changing of Guards at Parliament Building on Parliament Hill Changing of Guards at Parliament Building on Parliament Hill “Mountie” at Parliament Building on Parliament Hill Marching back from Parliament Hill Ottawa Notre Dame Bassilica Ottawa Canadian Museum of Natural History Inside the Canadian Museum of Natural History Ottawa Rideau Canal Ottawa Rideau Canal Ottawa Rideau Canal Lockes Ottawa Rideau Canal Lockes Ottawa Rideau Hall Ottawa Rideau Hall Ottawa Restaurant Ottawa River Ottawa River One of the manybeautiful buildings in Ottawa Tour Boat on the Ottawa River Ottawa Casa Loma, located in midtown Tonronto, was the residence of Sir Henry Mill Pellatt. The former mansion is now a museum & landmark. Built over a 3 year period beginning in 1911, it has 98 rooms & was the largest private residence in Canada. The third floor now serves as the Regimental Museum for the Queen’s Own Rifles of Canada. Pellatt, a rifleman, rose through the ranks & eventually became the Commanding Officer. Toronto Casa Loma Gardens Flower of Casa Loma’s Gardens Casa Loma’s Gardens Due to financial difficulties during the depression, Sir Henry Pallat was forced to auction off $1.5 million in art & 250,000 in furnishings The city eventually seized Casa Loma for back taxes. In 1937 it was leased by the Kiwanis Club of Toronto In 2011 the City reached a settlement with the Kiwanis Club & will resume management of the mansion Today, after a 15 year exterior restoration, it is one of Toronto’s most popular touristattractions. The Thousand Islands straddle the Canada-U.S. border in the Saint Lawrence River. The Saint Lawrence River emerges from the northeast corner of Lake Ontario. Canadian islands are in the province of Ontario, the U.S. islands in the state of New York All of these photos were taken from the Canadian side of the St. Lawrence. St. Lawrence River St. Lawrence River One of the 1864 Thousand Islands Thousand Islands view from the Canadian side of the St. Lawrence River Boat dock on the St. Lawrence Vancouver Harbor Vancouver Harbor Vancouver StanleyPark WaterView Victoria Butchart Gardens – considered by many to be the most beautiful Gardens in the world. To see many more photos & learn more about Butchart go to my Gardens Galleries Victoria Butchart Gardens Victoria Butchart Gardens Victoria Butchart Gardens Victoria Butchart Gardens Inlet Victoria Butchart Gardens Inlet On our trip to Alaska we visited the “Yukon” & its famous town of Dawson Yukon Dawson Yukon Dawson YukonDawson Yukon Dawson Permafrost Bldg. Permafrost forms as Frost melts when heated bldgs are put on frozen ground, mixing water & soil to form fluid muck & the different footings settle at different rates. These bldgs. date back to 1901 & no restoration measures have been taken so visitors may see history as it naturally unfolds
