Category: Travel

Ottawa The city of Ottawa, Ontario has been the Canadian capital since confederation in 1867. The area along the Ottawa River has been home to the Algonquin people for thousands of years. Indigenous groups...

Québec City Built on a strategic cliff overlooking the St. Lawrence River, Québec City is one of the oldest European settlements in North America. Jacques Cartier first explored the area in 1535, visiting the...

Colonized by the French in 1603, Prince Edward Island (or Île Saint-Jean as known to the French) was handed over to Britain under the Treaty of Paris in 1763 which ended the French and...

Annapolis Royal Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia, is the oldest permanent European settlement in North America north of Florida. Originally founded as Port-Royal by the French in 1605, the strategic town was the capital of...

The eastern-most point in Canada and North America is Cape Spear on the island of Newfoundland. Officially, it is known as the province of Newfoundland and Labrador which joined the Canadian Federation in 1949....

Located in Mahone Bay in Nova Scotia, the 140-acre Oak Island has been the site of a world-famous, 200-year-old treasure hunt centered around the infamous “Money Pit”. The legend began in 1795 when a...

Saint John Established on May 18, 1785, Saint John, New Brunswick is Canada’s oldest incorporated city. Long before the arrival of Europeans, the area was the traditional land for numerous nations like the Wolastoqiyik,...

Acadia National Park in Maine protects the natural beauty of the highest rocky headlands along the United States Atlantic coastline. It is considered by many to be the “Crown Jewel” of the North Atlantic...

Grant Cottage – Mount McGregor, New York Following his presidency, Ulysses S. Grant embarked on a two-year world tour with his wife, Julia. He returned to New York City in September 1879 and entered...

This year marks the 110th running of the Indianapolis 500 and it will be the fifth time that Jack and I have attended the race. Traditionally, the field for the race is set during...