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Sylvia Grinnell Territorial Park
This park, 2km southwest of town and divided by the river of the same name, gives a good sense of the local landscapes via various short paths (25 to 45 minutes one way) leading to a waterfall, rapids and escarpments.
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Parc St Viateur
Just off Ave Bernard a small pedestrian lane leads to this small but handsomely landscaped neighborhood park. It has a bridge over a narrow circular waterway, which draws ice skaters in winter (bring your own skates).
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Kekerten Historic Park
About 50km south of town is this old island whaling station. A heritage trail leads past the remains of 19th-century houses, tools and graves. Outfitters offer day-trips for $180 per person (minimum three people).
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Huron County Museum
Walk the wooden floorboards at Huron County Museum for an informed look at local history, industry and transportation. Displays include everything from antique furniture and china to an old steam engine and a tank.
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Balmoral Grist Mill
In a gorgeous setting on the stream that once provided it with power, the Balmoral Grist Mill still grinds wheat in summer. From Tatamagouche, turn south on Hwy 311 (at the east edge of town) and then east on Hwy 256.
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Iqalugaarjuup Nunanga Territorial Park
This tongue-twister of a park is located 10km from town and is popular for hiking and berry picking. Near the Meliadine Rivers mouth are archaeological sites where the Dorset people, who preceded the Inuit, dwelled.
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Brockville Arts Centre
Built in 1858 as Brockvilles Town Hall, what is now the arts centre has survived one fire and several incarnations. Today, it doubles as a theater and art gallery, where local artists get billing alongside biggish names.
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Algonquin Logging Museum
This excellent museum has extensive exhibits and interpretation of the park’s logging heritage. The displays are spread along a 1.5km trail that remains open even when the reception area, bookstore and theater are closed.
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CIBC Building
The city of Dawson has started a long-term restoration of this derelict riverfront bank building that dates to the gold rush. Note how tin was molded to look like stone. Poet Robert Service was once a teller here.
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Jardin des Gouverneurs
Overlooking the St Lawrence River is this leafy gem of a city park, with a monument to legendary generals James Wolfe and Louis-Joseph Montcalm. Even in peak season, its a peaceful refuge from the holidaying masses.
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Shallow Bay
The gentle, safe, sand-duned beach at Shallow Bay seems out of place, as if transported from the Caribbean by some bizarre current. The water, though, provides a chilling dose of reality, rarely getting above 15°C.
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Sunbury Shores Arts & Nature Centre
This nonprofit educational and cultural center offers courses in painting, weaving, pottery and other crafts for a day, weekend or week, as well as natural science seminars. Various changing exhibits run through summer.
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Wilsons Beach
Ten kilometers north of Roosevelt Park, Wilsons Beach has a large pier with fish for sale, and a sardine-processing plant with an adjacent store. There are various services and shops here in the islands biggest community.
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Mary March Provincial Museum
This is worth visiting. Exhibits concentrate on the recent and past histories of Aboriginal peoples in the area, including the extinct Beothuk tribe. Take exit 18A south to reach it. Admission includes the loggers museum.
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Gateway Labrador
In the same building as the visitors center is Gateway Labrador and its Montague Exhibit Hall, where 3500 years of human history and culture, including the fur trade, are represented with intriguing artifacts and displays.
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Forty Mile Creek Picnic Area
This popular picnic area sits just outside Banffs city limits and is a good spot to crack open a hamper if youre short on time or energy. You can work off the pork pies on the short interpretive Fenland trail afterwards.
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Carleton Martello Tower
Built during the War of 1812, this round stone fort features a restored barracks and other historical displays, but the real reason to go is the panoramic view over Saint John and the Bay of Fundy from the hilltop locale.
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Bethune Memorial House
This small museum honors Canadian doctor Norman Bethune who spent much of his life in China as a surgeon and educator. Bethune set up the world’s first mobile blood-transfusion clinic while in Spain during the Spanish Revolution.
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Beaconsfield Historic House
With its crowning belvedere, intricate gingerbread trim and elegant 19th-century furnishings, Beaconsfield House is the finest Victorian mansion in Charlottetown. Have a wander or sit on the verandah and be stunned by the view.
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Ryan Premises National Historic Site
Ryan Premises National Historic Site is a restored 19th-century saltfish mercantile complex. The slew of white clapboard buildings honors five centuries of fishing in Newfoundland via multimedia displays and interpretive programs.
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