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La Cite de L’Or

Our fascination with gold is endless and enduring. Capitalizing on this interest, the city of Val D’Or has established the site at the old Lamaque Gold Mine as an industrial mining The Mine’s Headframes heritage. Funds, along with Federal Government grants are rapidly turning this abandoned gold mine into an […]

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The Blue Ridge Mountain Mill

The Mabry Mill “Down on the old mill stream” goes the song of long ago. A really great treat is to visit an old mill, such as the old Mabry Mill. It’s right on the Blue Ridge Parkway in Virginia, and looks like a perfect Currier and Ives painting. At […]

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Old Stones of the Pharaohs

The Nile is Egypt, and Egypt is the Nile. Great kingdoms have flourished in Egypt for thousands of years. In fact, the glory period of the pharaohs reached its peak hundreds of years before the Vikings discovered North America, and still life goes on in a narrow belt of fertile […]

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Off the Beaten Path to Harbour Breton

Travelling in Newfoundland is very rewarding, but even more so when you leave the well travelled routes and explore the more remote areas. This is a great way to see the quiet, peaceful little villages of this beautiful province, and leave the crowds behind. Harbour Breton is located at the […]

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The Fulton Steamboat Inn PA

Travellers who travel the crowded, frenetic I-81 south to Florida probably think of Pennsylvania as that hilly, twisty stretch of mountainous road. Yet, only a few miles east, you can find a prosperous community of farmers living on gently rolling land. If you are looking for a place to visit […]

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