National Histroric Sites Of Canada

As the official companion book to 150th anniversary of the Canada's birth, this guide is also the companion to the Guide to the National Parks of Canada, 2nd Edition, created for all who will visit Canada parks during the birthday and celebrating the historic sites that are key in building the story of Canada. This companion guide to the top-selling Guide to the National Parks of Canada showcases 236 national historic sites of Parks Canada. Published for holiday 2016, and on the eve of Canada's 150th anniversary in 2017, it gives visitors fact-packed text that features history and natural history and must-see elements and events at each place. Great visuals and poetic insight into the lands and events reveal how Canada grew into the creative, thriving, and proudly independent nation it is today. Each entry gives the site's unique story and how it contributes to the greater story of Canada.