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Standing at a rocky peninsula at Prisoner Cove in Neys Provincial Park east of Terrace Bay, Ontario. A nice crisp view of Lake Superior facing a typical hilly landscape of the Canadian Shield, as one looks out towards the silver water the distant Slate Islands are in view. The area is quite scenic, however it was also the site of Neys Camp 100, a prisoner of war (POW) camp that interred 100 Germans during the peak of World War II. Those who supported Nazism were sent here to work for the Pigeon River Timber Company, to which these old decaying boats belonged to. The POWs provided most of the labor for the logging operations within this area & used these boats to haul workers & supplies. Near the campground to the park are also foundational remains of the internment camp. Today these boats have sat here for over 70+ years at the time of this photo, a glimpse of history as they have survived the harsh winters along the Lake Superior coast.
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The capital of Canada is Ottawa, in the province of Ontario. There are offically ten provinces and three territories in Canada, which is the second largest country in the world in terms of land area.While politically and legally an independant nation, the titular head of state for Canada is still Queen Elizabeth.On the east end of Canada, you have Montreal as the bastion of activity. Montreal is famous for two things, VICE magazine and the Montreal Jazz Festival. One is the bible of hipster life (disposable, of course) and the other is a world-famous event that draws more than two million people every summer. Quebec is a French speaking province that has almost seceded from Canada on several occasions, by the way..When you think of Canada, you think of . . . snow, right?But not on the West Coast. In Vancouver, it rains. And you'll find more of the population speaking Mandarin than French (but also Punjabi, Tagalog, Korean, Farsi, German, and much more).Like the other big cities in Canada, Vancouver is vividly multicultural and Vancouverites are very, very serious about their coffee.Your standard Vancouverite can be found attired head-to-toe in Lululemon gear, mainlining Cafe Artigiano Americanos (spot the irony for ten points).But here's a Vancouver secret only the coolest kids know: the best sandwiches in the city aren't found downtown. Actually, they're hidden in Edgemont Village at the foot of Grouse Mountain on the North Shore."It's actually worth coming to Canada for these sandwiches alone." -- Michelle Superle, VancouverText by Steve Smith.
