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Franklin Carmichael painting) in Ontario’s spectacular Killarney Provincial Park, you’ll come upon a spot that looks out over A. Y. Jackson Lake. Located on Georgian Bay, Killarney, a wilderness park, was one of artist Alexander Young Jackson’s great inspirations. Jackson (1882-1974) was one of the famous Group of Seven painters who captured the Canadian landscape with oil on canvas. The other group members were Franklin Carmichael (1890-1945), Lawren Harris (1885-1970), Franz Johnston (1888-1949), Arthur Lismer (1885-1969), J. E. H. MacDonald (1881-1932), and Frederick Varley (1881-1969). The group was founded in 1920.
    WEB SITES
    A. Y. Jackson Biography:
www.tomthomson.org/groupseven/jackaon.html
    Group of Seven Online Gallery:
www.groupofsevenart. com/Jackaon/Jackaon_ intro. html
    Killarney Provincial Park:
www.friendsofkillarneypark.ca
13. HARTLAND COVERED BRIDGE, NEW BRUNSWICK
    The 391-metre (1,282-foot) Hartland Covered Bridge in New Brunswick is the world’s longest covered bridge. It was originally constructed by the Hartland Bridge Company, which was formed by citizens on both sides of the Saint John River. The wooden bridge was officially opened on July 4, 1901. Two spans of the bridge were swept away by river ice in April 1920. After that disaster, major repairs were made and the structure was covered in 1922. In 1980 the bridge was declared a National Historic Site.
    WEB SITES
    Hartland Covered Bridge:
www.town.hartland.nb.ca/html/bridge.htm
    New Brunswick Covered Bridges:
http://covered_bndges.tripod.com
14. NIAGARA FALLS, ONTARIO
    One of the wonders of the world, Niagara Falls in the Niagara River is the world’s greatest waterfall by volume at 2,832 cubic metres (3,701 cubic yards). Niagara is split in half by Goat Island. The American Falls are 64 metres (210 feet) high and 305 metres (999 feet) wide, with a water flow of 14 million litres (3 million gallons) per minute. The Canadian, or Horseshoe, Falls are 54 metres (177 feet) high and 675 metres (2,214 feet) wide, with a water flow of 155 million litres (34 million gallons) per minute.
    The falls were created about 10,000 years ago when retreating glaciers exposed the Niagara Escarpment, redirecting the waters of Lake Erie, which originally drained south, northward into Lake Ontario. Niagara is a magnet for tourists, is a popular honeymoon destination for newlyweds, and has long been a major attraction for daredevils who have vaulted over the falls in barrels, boats, and rubber balls. Perhaps the most famous daredevil was Blondin, who walked over the gorge on a tightrope in 1859.
    WEB SITES
    History Channel:
www.historychannel.com/exhibits/niagara
    InfoNiagara-History of the Falls:
www.infoniagara.com/d-history.html
    Niagara Parks:
www.niagaraparks.com
15. NORTH PACIFIC CANNERY VILLAGE, PORT EDWARD, BRITISH COLUMBIA
    The oldest standing salmon cannery village on the British Columbia coast is in Port Edward, south of Prince Rupert. North Pacific Cannery, located on Inverness Passage, the northern arm of the Skeena River, was in operation from 1889 to 1958, with a short reprise in 1972 for one more season. Seven hundred First Nations, Chinese, and Japanese workers were employed at North Pacific at the height of its operation. The cannery village was declared a National Historic Site in 1985. Today it’s a museum and a reminder of the rural canneries that helped to commercialize the salmon industry and create the racial tolerance that continues to exist in the North. Eighty percent of the old rural canneries are gone forever.
    WEB SITE
    North Pacific Cannery Village Museum:
www. district.portedward. bc. ca/northpacific
16. BANFF, ALBERTA
    Banff National Park, Canada’s first national park, is one of the most visited spots in the country. People come from around the globe to see the magnificent Rocky Mountains and get a possible glimpse of wildlife. Banff is part of UNESCO ’s Rocky Mountain Parks World Heritage Site (see