The Great Canadian Bucket List

Land Acknowledgement Introduction BRITISH COLUMBIA Houseboat on Shuswap Lake Snowmobile in the Koots Go Cat- or Heli-Skiing Spiral the Malahat Skywalk Eat a Schnitzel in the Interior Slide Over to Whistler Ride a Mountain Coaster Cycle the KVR Jetboating on the Skeena Spelunk on the Island Discover Haida Gwaii Hike the West Coast Trail Heat Up the Spice Trail Hit the Surf Track the Spirit Bear Explore an Old-Growth Forest Stroll the Seawall ALBERTA Trail Ride to Allenby Pass Feast in a Medieval Encampment Flow with the Bow Learn Something New Encounter Very Big Things See a Gopher Diorama RV to an International Peace Park Yahoo at the Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth Ski in a UNESCO World Heritage Site See the Most Iconic Vista in the Rockies Hunt for Dinosaurs Hike or Ski into Skoki Lodge Board the Rocky Mountaineer SASKATCHEWAN Try on the Red Serge Climb Castle Butte Bust the Chicago Connection Support Rider Nation Float in Canada’s Dead Sea Visit a Haunted Grove Stargaze in a Dark Sky Preserve Explore North America’s Largest Sand Dunes Meet the First Nations MANITOBA Plan a Family Vacation in Churchill Get Creepy at the Narcisse Snake Dens Have a Happy Folk Festival See Polar Bears from a Tundra Buggy See Arctic Wildlife Near a Tropical Waterfall Hé Ho to the Voyageurs Catfish on the Red River Channel Your Inner Viking Ponder the Museum for Human Rights ONTARIO Watch Ballet from a Blanket Meet the Ojibwe Spirit Horses Spend a Night in Jail Score at the Hockey Hall of Fame Avoid Nuclear Armageddon Unravel a Mystery in Algonquin Icewine and Dine Skate on History Lean off the CN Tower Marvel at the Fall Foliage Explore the Great Museums Feel the Great Spirit Give a Standing Ovation at Stratford Get Sprayed in Niagara Falls QUEBEC Enter the Longhouse at Wendake Bike le P’tit Train du Nord Gaze upon a Pierced Rock Road-trip Through Authentic Quebec Discover Québec City Ice-Canoe Across the St. Lawrence Cave Bash in the Maggies Drink Caribou with Bonhomme Survive a Night in the Ice Hotel Devour a Plate of Poutine Climb the Devil in Mont-Tremblant Scale a Frozen Waterfall Jump the Rock NEW BRUNSWICK Night Kayak the Hopewell Rocks Pull Over for the Views Roll up Magnetic Hill Uncover the Secret Life of a Railway Baron Cross Hartland’s Covered Bridge Abseil Cape Enrage Zipline over a Waterfall NOVA SCOTIA Raft a Tidal Wave Eat a Box of Chocolates Encounter a Great White Shark See a Wild Horse on Sable Island Stroll Around Lunenburg Arm a Cannon at the Citadel Explore Cape Breton Have a Blast in Louisbourg PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND Cycle Across the Gentle Isle Haul a Lobster Trap Shuck an Oyster Take on Canada’s Camino Float on a Boat with a Goat Build a Sandcastle Cross Confederation Bridge Meet Anne of Green Gables NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR Celebrate Life on the East Coast Trail Take the Ferry to France Watch the Sun Rise on a Continent Thank Cod for Battle Harbour Make an Iceberg Cocktail Catch the Continental Drift Rewrite the History Books Get Screeched In Drive the Trans-Labrador Highway YUKON Gee and Haw on a Dogsled Camp in the High Arctic Swallow the Sourtoe Cocktail Drive the Dempster Highway Climb the Golden Stairs Cheer at the Arctic Winter Games Fly over the Icefields NORTHWEST TERRITORIES See the Northern Lights Explore Canada’s Largest National Park Eat the Muktuk Visit an Igloo Church Raft the Nahanni See an Ice Hill Hook a Northern Pike NUNAVUT There’s Nowhere Like Nunavut Visit the World’s Most Northerly Eco-Lodge Cruise the Northwest Passage Visit a Norse God NATIONAL See Canada from the Canadian More Indigenous Experiences on the Bucket List Unusual Accommodation on the Bucket List Stay in a Grand Railway Hotel Canada’s Best Urban Markets Canada’s Best Road Trips Canada’s Best Waterfalls More Unusual Landscapes Acknowledgements Image Credits Index About the Author