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August 14, 2002 By: Betty Ramsey Passport Destination: Canada Family Vacation Packing Round 1.Amidst 1,000 acres in Stanley Park is the VANCOUVER Aquarium. 2. Banff and Jasper National Parks are two great outdoor destinations in ALBERTA. 3. The Royal Tyrrell Museum near Drumheller, Alberta is a popular family trip to see "Jurassic" era DINOSAURS . 4. This city holds a kids only bike event called "Tour Des Enfants" in May. MONTREAL 5. Whistler and its twin resort BLACKCOMB offer tons of year round family fun. 6. The Hockey Hall of Fame in TORONTO is the place to go for rink fans young and old. Picture: Swimming pool under a glass dome Departure Round 1.The Labrador Straits Bakeapple Folk Festival is a tribute to a delicious type of BERRY. 2. Head to the Calgary STAMPEDE for bucking broncos and steer wrestling in the month of July. 3.Young detectives can fill a rainy day in the Arthur Conan Doyle collection in Toronto's METRO REFERENCE LIBRARY. 4. You can see Canada's real life Mounties in red-coat uniform in Canada's capitol of OTTOWA. 5. In St. Mary's, Ontario is the Canadian BASEBALL Hall of Fame. Picture: city with a dome and tower On Tour 1. The curious Bata SHOE Museum houses all types of SHOES. 2. This Manitoba town on Hudson Bay is where to see polar bears in the fall. CHURCHILL 3.You can see Canadian aerial team the SNOWBIRDS at the Nova Scotia International Air Show. 4. The world heritage site Head-Smashed-in offers TIPI camping for a taste of the past in Alberta. 5. The world's highest tides can be viewed along the BAY OF FUNDI. 6. The SYMPHONEY of Fire is a four night fireworks gala taking place over Vancouver's English Bay. 7. The Museum of Man and Nature is one of Canada's finest museums. It is located in MANITOBA. Picture: Niagara Falls 8. Thunderbird Park, Crystal Garden and the Royal London Wax Museum can all be found in VICTORIA. 9. If you want to take the family to Canada's biggest and best known folk festival head to WINNIPEG. 10. Help Island National Park east of Edmonton is the place to see these hairy creatures. WOOD BUFFALO 11. This Canadian city is the oldest city in North American. St. John's. 12. One of the world's largest parks, the Wood Buffalo National Park is located in ALBERTA Bonus Question One If the family is taking a trip to Miniature World, they will be in VICTORIA. Bonus Question Two In which section of the map of British Columbia is Victoria found? Area 4 Picture: white house with green roof Slide Show 1. The West EDMONTON Mall features roller coasters, a water park along with 800 shops. 2. For a dizzying view of Toronto, take the troops up the CN Tower. 3. The ever popular Niagara Falls are found in this Canadian province. ONTARIO 4. If you visit Cavendish on Prince Edward Island, be sure to visit this tourist attraction. GREEN GABLES HOUSE Clues for next destination: Beer stein Metro pass Beret Book? |