Prince Edward Island National Park

Prince Edward Island National Park stretches out over 65 kilometres of shoreline, made up of beaches, red sandstone cliffs and rolling sand dunes on the North Shore of Prince Edward Island, just 24 kilometres away from the Birthplace of our Confederation in Charlottetown.

Cavendish Beach
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Sweeping, sandy beaches draw crowds of day-trippers and campers throughout the summer. If the scenery seems storybook-perfect, there’s good reason. The park is also home a 19th-century farmhouse that was immortalized in the novel Anne of Green Gables, now one of Canada’s most popular heritage places.

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Jasper National Park

Jasper National Park, Alberta
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The first time I had ever laid eyes on Jasper National Park, it was 2:30am and I was riding middle row of a Greyhound bus, we passed the Jasper sign and saw a small heard of elk, they were grazing and hanging out on the front lawn of a motel, like it was no big deal. 

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On the way back through Jasper, the sun was up and I found myself in a much different Jasper than the time berfore. Jasper is a small alpine town in Nortern Alberta that is surrounded by snow-capped Canadian Rockies, forests, glacier fed lakes and rivers. I spent my entire time taking in the stunning beauty of the mountains and breathing that fresh mountain air. One day I hope to return to Jasper, the views alone are one of my most vivid memories and that makes it a shoe in for one of our 150 favourite Canadian things.

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