As October begins, it’s almost time for Thanksgiving — Thanksgiving in Canada, that is.
That has me thinking about the stories of Canada adventures we’ve shared with you, experiences you may not have thought of exploring.
Stories of a range of top Canada adventures to enjoy:
First about that Thanksgiving: if you are used to thinking of the more widely known Thanksgiving stories of the US celebration, this could be a Canada adventure in itself.
Celebrated on the secondt Monday in October (and usually across the Friday to Sunday preceding it), it’s a time of gathering with family, sure, and football, maybe. Depending of where you are what’s on the table may be familiar or quite different. The history differs too.
Learn more about all this in my story Thanksgiving in Canada.
Kristin arrived for afternoon tea in Victoria, which is in British Columbia in Canada’s far west, by seaplane, a Canada adventure in itself. The meal was full of unexpected Canada adventures too, as she explains in the story you’ll find by following that link.
Recently the town of Kelowna and other parts of the Okanagan Valley, also in British Columbia, have been in the news because of wildfires; at this writing they are welcoming visitors back to enjoy food including Ambrosia apple and roasted squash soup and to explore the area’s wine region.
Liz visited those wineries and she also had a different sort of Canada adventure, which involved snakes, spiders, and legends.
In Alberta, Shelia had several Canada adventures visiting the Silver Skate festival in Edmonton, not least of which was that’s she’s based in central Texas and central Alberta was snow covered at the time of her visit.
Snow was also part of one of my Canada adventures in Alberta, a visit to the usually busy town of Banff around Saint Patrick’s Day a few years back. I was there to see a friend who was giving a concert as well as to explore the town, and found the snowy quiet in Banff at that time of year enhanced my Canada adventures.
Maybe snow is not your thing? I’ve ideas about where to see autumn colors across Canada from west to east, which could make for good Canada adventures at this time of writing.
If you prefer warmer season travel for your Canada adventures, then you will enjoy following Tim’s travels by bicycle along the Velo Route des Bluets/Blueberry Route in Quebec.
Perhaps you’d enjoy Canada adventures online? Several of Canada’s top museums, while great to visit in person, also have very strong ways to share their collections about Canada and other subjects through the internet.
Have several Canada adventures through online visits to museums in Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, and an all digital project. that sees several small museums joining together.
Alison had a visit to a deli in Montreal, which caused her to a reflective Canada adventures musing on heritage and language among other subjects. Staying in Quebec, I told you of the work of a top Quebecois band who often draw on the history of the province in the their music.
Quebec is not the only province that your Canada adventures will have you hearing and speaking French.
There are strong French speaking communities all across the maritime provinces of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland and Labrador.
Learn about the Canada adventures you might find in these provinces in the story Finding Acadia.
Antonia had several sorts of Canada adventures which she shares in this reflective piece on her unexpected journeys in Newfoundland.
Cape Breton Island, the northern part of the province of Nova Scotia in Atlantic Canada, is a place where mountains meet sea and where cultures including First Nations, Acadian, Gaelic, and others meet. I introduced you to ways to explore Cape Breton online which make useful information for planning and dreaming of Canada adventures in Cape Breton.
One of the ways those cultures meet on Cape Breton is through music.
That is celebrated especially each October through the Celtic Colours International Festival, as Cape Breton artists along with musicians from Ireland, Scotland, England, the US, and all across Canada join up to celebrate. Plenty of room for Canada adventures there.
At the Celtic Colours Festival this year, there will be 49 concerts. If you’ll not be making to Cape Breton, often one concert each evening (the festival is on this year from 6 though 14 October) is available on line, too.
There will be more than 200 community events also, including nature walks, talks, hands on arts events, dances, music sessions, along with art exhibits, farmers’ markets, and meals from soup to seafood to tea and cakes to turkey and trimmings.
We have many more ideas for your Canada adventures in our archives: twelve ways to explore Ottawa, for example, the work of an iconic troubadour of Canada’s cowboy and ranching culture in the west, a visit to Toronto’s Christmas market … explore these Canada adventures, and stay with us as more Canada adventures unfold.
Photographs: autumn leaves in Cape Breton by Kerry Dexter; cliffs in Gros Morne by Antonia Malchick; Beolach at Celic Colours courtesy of Celtic Colours International Festival; fiddler Margie Beaton courtesy of the artist; fiddle in autumn leaves by Iryna Bakurskaya; Bow River in snow by Kerry Dexter; church in New Brunswick by Graham-H; Ottawa autumn by wmk029 at Pixabay.
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