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Q drive along Route 389 through Quebec to Labrador is an adventure. Q drive along Route 389 through Quebec to Labrador is an adventure. (Photo via Wikimedia Commons)
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Hidden Canada: 3 Quebec experiences you’ve probably never heard of

April 24, 2025June 5, 2025 Mark Stachiew

As Canadians look to travel closer to home this summer, I am posting province-by-province recommendations of some unique experiences and attractions that can be had

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Le Grand Roue de Montréal in the city's Old Port is one of its most distinctive tourist attractions. (Photo by Mark Stachiew)
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Enjoying spectacular views of Montreal from Canada’s tallest Ferris Wheel

November 28, 2024November 28, 2024 Mark Stachiew

It’s only been seven years since it opened, but I finally rode on Le Grand roue de Montréal, the giant Ferris Wheel in the city’s

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Pay your respects and learn some history at the gravesites of Canada’s prime ministers

May 31, 2021May 31, 2021 Mark Stachiew

Unlike other countries, Canadians haven’t erected many monuments to their former leaders. There are a few statues of prime ministers from the era that statues

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As Tourism Week begins, many Canadian province’s still restrict travel

May 24, 2021May 24, 2021 Mark Stachiew

As Tourism Week in Canada kicks off, it’s still unclear where Canadians will be able to travel this summer. The American border remains closed until

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Quebec City’s summer visitors invited to experience a taste of winter

July 5, 2018August 1, 2018 Mark Stachiew

Outside of its ski destinations, tourism in Canada during winter has always been a bit of a hard sell, but Québec City Tourism, in collaboration

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Earth, wind and water: 10 offbeat experiences in and around Montreal

July 24, 2017October 6, 2017 Mark Stachiew

There’s nothing better than getting outside during a Montreal summer, but if you have already overdosed on festivals and had your fill of celebrating the

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Montreal: The city of bagels

January 5, 2017October 6, 2017 Mark Stachiew

Ask any Montrealer to name the city’s most iconic foods and without hesitation, they will answer smoked meat and bagels. But what most probably don’t

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Mark Stachiew has been exploring the world and writing about it for more than 30 years. His travel stories have appeared in numerous newspapers, magazines and online publications in Canada, the United States and beyond.

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    As seen in the light-polluted night skies over Mon As seen in the light-polluted night skies over Montreal in recent weeks: the Ring Nebula, the Needle Galaxy and the Great Globular Cluster in Hercules.
    Getting the cottage ready for summer 58 on the lak Getting the cottage ready for summer 58 on the lake.
    I’m not sure when the last day was that we saw t I’m not sure when the last day was that we saw the sun, but the crabapple blossoms don’t care.
    Globular clusters don’t get the love that galaxi Globular clusters don’t get the love that galaxies and nebulae do, but I think these stellar nurseries are cool. This one is Messier 3 in Canes  Venatici.
    I haven't been taking many deep-sky photos lately I haven't been taking many deep-sky photos lately because it's usually cloudy 9 days out of 10, but I tried reprocessing this photo of the Pinwheel Galaxy (M101) and I think it's much improved from my previous effort. What always amazes me about galaxy photos is that when you look closely, you can see other tiny galaxies photobombing the image. There are at least three others that I can see here!
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