From Sea to Shining Sea: Happy Canada Day
Our country is vast, wildly different and stunningly beautiful. I am a very proud Canadian. Today I thought I’d share with you pieces of our history as we celebrate Canada Day this weekend.
Foot Race – Dawson City, YT c. 1900
Junction North and South Thompson Rivers, Kamloops BC, 1887
Cheticamp Harbour, Cape Breton, NS, c. 1914
Hockey game, McGill campus, Montreal, QC, c. 1910
Crystal Gardens, Victoria, BC, c. 1926
Trestle below Gouin’s House on Fraser River, BC, c. 1885
Gates to McGill University, McGill College Avenue, Montreal, QC, 1869
Figure skating, Banff, AB, c.1935
Thousand Islands, ON, c. 1915
Wheat near Standard, AB, c. 1920
Rustico Beach, PE, c. 1916
St. John’s, NL, 1908
Vancouver from Fairview, BC, 1904
Yonge Street, Toronto, ON, after 1906
House of Parliament, Ottawa, ON, c. 1878
Horseshoe Falls from above, Niagara, ON, 1869
Banff Springs Hotel, AB, 1904
Happy Canada Day! What do you have planned for this holiday weekend?
all photos courtesy of McCord Museum via Flickr
Posted on June 29, 2012, in Blog Posts and tagged canada, historical photos, oh canada. Bookmark the permalink. 2 Comments.
Yes I am very proud to be Canadian! We will be tossing sticks for the mutts and swimming this long weekend! You have a great one too!
Love the old photographs, Sarah. Thanks for putting them together for us.
How blessed we are to be Canadians!
It’s a quiet weekend for me. Looking forward to a couple of invitations out – to lunch Saturday and dinner Sunday. It’s definitely a patio type of weekend! This kitchen may be closed!
You might be forced to have some brown pop on the dock!
Stay cool and have a fabulous weekend!