Maryland Reconciles with its Past and Celebrate its Natural Beauty

 Even though it is one of the original 13 colonies and was named after Queen Mary, wife of King Charles I, Canadians likely know the State of Maryland for Baltimore, its largest city and its neighbour, Washington D.C. The American Civil War was fought against the secessionist Southern Confederacy largely

Maryland: A road trip to America’s past . . . and future.

 ABOVE (CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT): The George Peabody Library, now part of Johns Hopkins University, opened in 1878 and features five floors of ornamental cast-iron balconies and a dramatic skylight. A great way to see “The Sailing Capital of America” is from the deck of a 74-foot schooner from Annapolis

The ‘Ugly’ History of LeBreton Flats

 Chaudiere falls in the early 1800s, with an empty Lebreton flats in the background. - Toronto Reference Library JRR1405. Most of us know LeBreton flats as that big, ugly, empty piece of land right next to downtown, where we go for Bluesfest. It hasn't always been so empty, in fact,