Monday, June 22, 2009 – Day 25

We took our time in the morning to have some much needed showers at our campsite and to do some laundry. Unfortunately each laundry room only had two washers and two dryers so we had to scout out the second building to get our clothes cleaned. When you are traveling with a large family it is important to find a place where you can wash at least 5 loads of clothes at once... it saves time. This process took the most part of the morning and so it was the afternoon by the time we arrived at the Plains of Abraham National Historic Site interpretive centre.

This historic site was an absolutely incredible educational experience. It was a multimedia presentation of history on the...

Wednesday, June 17, 2009 – Day 20

We had only heard about Upper Canada Village three days earlier as we were reading a National Geographic Guidebook on Canada.

Not only did this old 1800's style town deliver on its reputation, it exceeded all of our expectations and definitely had become one of our favorite stops on our Cross Canada Trip.

Upper Canada Village is made up of many homes and buildings that were recovered and moved to this location in the 1950's as the St. Lawrence river was flooded using dams to create a seaway that was navigable by ocean going vessels. Due...

Saturday, June 6, 2009 – Day 9

Tunnels of Moose Jaw
Our last full day in Saskatchewan was spent under the city of Moose Jaw. It was a day filled with history and tales of old time bootleggers. We took both tours offered by “Tunnels of Moose Jaw” and were delighted with the entertaining and educational experience it provided.

The first tour brought us underground through tunnels, passageways and large laundry rooms where early Chinese laborers spent 10 years or more of hard labor to pay off the debts owed to those who loaned them the money (also their employers) to come to...

Friday, June 5, 2009 – Day 8

Blowing Cannons
We slept only minutes away from Battleford's popular National Historic site, Fort Battleford. It was only natural that we wake up in the morning and head straight for this National Historic Site. We decided that with all of the Canadian Historic Sites and Canadian Parks we were planning on visiting that we would get an annual family pass that covers unlimited use for a year of all parks and historic sites.


The staff members at this site were extremely friendly and informative. Even though there were 2 other bus loads...