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Cascade Heights Elementary School.

Burnaby, BC, Canada.
Identifier: seasonof1890summ00gran (find matches)
Title: Season of 1890. Summer resorts reached by the Grank Trunk railway and its connections including Niagara Falls, Parry Sound, Georgian Bay, Muskoka Lakes, Lake Simcoe and Couchiching, MacKinac Island, Midland District Lakes, the Thousand Islands, rapids of the St. Lawrence River, the White Mountains, Montreal, Quebec, the Saguenay river, Rangeley Lakes, and the sea-shore
Year: 1890 (1890s)
Authors:  Grand Trunk Railway Company of Canada
Subjects:  Grand Trunk Railway Company of Canada Railroads Summer resorts
Publisher:  Battle Creek, Mich. : Wm C. Gage & Son
Contributing Library:  Queen's University Library, W.D. Jordan Special Collections and Music Library
Digitizing Sponsor:  Queen's University - University of Toronto Libraries

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s wide and fifteen mileslong, and is one mile from the mainland. It is crossed by sevenridges of hills, the highest peak, Mount Adam or Mount Green,rising to an altitude of 1762 feet above the level of the sea; andamong the mountains are beautiful lakes of considerable size. Itis celebrated for the grandeur and beauty of its scenery, and ismuch frequented as a summer resort. The island was first discov-ered by the French in 1608, who named it St. Sauveur, but thesettlement was destroyed in 1613 by Samuel Ayall, of Virginia, un-der the governorship of Sir Thomas Dale. The first house of thefuture permanent settlement was built by Abraham Soames, in thecenter of the island, overlooking the head of the sound, in 1761.It has a prosperous community engaged in cod and mackerel fish-ing, the manufacture of lumber and shipbuilding, and has sometwenty excellent hotels. A feature of peculiar attractiveness ascompared with many sea-shore resorts, is the combination ofmountain and marine scenery.
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WHITE MOUNTALXS. 17 THE WjHiTE M0M7/WH8. VIA GORHAM, ON THE G. T. RY. 0HE WHITE MOUNTAINS—a mountain chain of NewEngland—commence in Maine and extend nearly acrossNew Hampshire, where they have 20 bold peaks, with deep,narrow gorges, wild valleys, beautiful lakes, lofty cascades and tor-rents, being aptly designated The Switzerland of America. The discovery of these mountains is accredited to Darby Field,1642. He found many crystals upon them which he mistook fordiamonds, and for a long time the chain was called The CrystalHills. The Indians bore a great reverence for the mountains, be-lieving them to be the abode of the Great Spirit, and rarely as-cended the higher peaks, for it was reported among them that noone who scaled the sacred heights returned alive. The first settle-ment among the mountains was made in 1792 by a hunter andguide ; the first bridle-path to the summit of Mt. Washington wascut in 1819 ; in the following year a small party of gentlemen sleptupon the summit of

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Identifier: pilgrimtourstopa412raym (find matches)
Title: The pilgrim tours to the Pacific Coast : including Yellowstone Park, Mesa Verde Park, Grand Canyon, California, Alaska, Canadian Rockies and Colorado : summer of 1916
Year: 1916 (1910s)
Authors:  Raymond-Whitcomb, Inc
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Publisher:  Boston : Raymond & Whitcomb Co.
Contributing Library:  Harold B. Lee Library
Digitizing Sponsor:  Brigham Young University

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u Vert. Monday, July 17. Leave Jasper Park in the morning by train and proceed through the magnificent Yellowhead Pass, in view of Mount Robson, and down the wonderfully beautiful Skeena River Valley. Tuesday, July 18. Arrive at Prince Rupert in the afternoon. Transfer to the Prince Rupert Hotel. ALASKA VOYAGE Wednesday, July 19 to Tuesday, July 25. On the Alaska Voyage, leaving Wednesday forenoon by the Grand Trunk Alaska steamer.Practically the entire trip is over the Inside Passage, with only ;ishort stretch of open sea. The steamer calls at Ketchikan, the greatsalmon port; Wrangell, city of Totem poles; Juneau, the new capitalof Alaska, and Skagway, the gateway to the Yukon, where a day willbe spent. The return journey will be by the same route as the northernpassage until arrival at Prince Rupert. Continue from there in thesame steamer to Vancouver, where a two hour visit will be made; to Vic-toria, the capital of British Columbia, and through Puget Sound toSeattle. PACIFIC COAST
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Punchbowl Spring, Yellowstone Park PACIFIC NORTHWEST Wednesday, July 26. At Seattle, arriving in the morning; transferto Hotel Sorrento. An automobile ride will be taken around thisprogressive western city. Thursday, July 27. Leave Seattle in the evening by the OregonWashington Railroad and Navigation Company. Friday, July 28. At Portland, arriving in the morning. Transferto the Hotel Imperial. There will be an excursion to Portland Heights,with views of the incomparably beautiful mountain peaks of the CascadeRange, including Mt. Hood. Leave in the evening by Spokane,Portland & Seattle Railway. YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK Sunday, July 30 to Friday, Aug. 4. In Yellowstone Park, arrivingSunday morning. Leave Gardiner by stage after lunch, passingMammoth Hot Springs to Swan Lake Camp. Leave second day byway of Norris Geyser Basin to Upper Geyser Basin Camp. The thirdday will be spent at the Upper Geyser Basin. Here are situated themost famous Geysers in the Park. Proceed on the fourth

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Cascade Heights works well as a base: 49km from Sea-to-Sky Highway (BC-99).

Cascade Heights is in British Columbia, Canada, with about 7,400 people. You drive on the right here.

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Within an hour or so of Cascade Heights: Stanley Park Totem Poles (9 km), Vancouver Aquarium (10 km), Lions Gate Bridge (11 km), Capilano Suspension Bridge (13 km).

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Cascade Heights is in British Columbia, Canada.

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Population
7,449
Continent
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Country
Canada
Region
British Columbia
Timezone
America/Vancouver
Coordinates
49.2500, -123.0167

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Worth the detour from Cascade Heights

8 notable places within an hour's drive.

landmark

Stanley Park Totem Poles

Collection of First Nations totem poles in Vancouver's Stanley Park, one of the most visited attractions in British Columbia.

9 km · about 20 min drive

landmark

Vancouver Aquarium

Canada's largest aquarium in Stanley Park dedicated to the conservation of aquatic life in the Pacific Northwest.

10 km · about 20 min drive

bridge

Lions Gate Bridge

Vancouver's iconic 1938 suspension bridge spanning the First Narrows from Stanley Park to the North Shore, gateway to the Sea-to-Sky Highway with mountain and harbour views from its green towers.

11 km · about 20 min drive

bridge

Capilano Suspension Bridge

A 137 m footbridge swaying 70 m above the Capilano River in North Vancouver, with treetop walkways and a granite cliffwalk: one of BC's most visited attractions since 1889.

13 km · about 25 min drive

scenic viewpoint

Sea-to-Sky Highway

Stunning coastal and mountain highway from Vancouver to Whistler

41 km · about 45 min drive

scenic viewpoint

Sea to Sky Gondola

Gondola beside the Sea-to-Sky Highway near Squamish, rising 885 m above Howe Sound to a summit lodge, suspension bridge and sweeping viewpoints over fjord, forest and the Stawamus Chief.

48 km · about 55 min drive

waterfall

Shannon Falls

British Columbia's third-highest waterfall, immediately beside the Sea to Sky Highway near Squamish with a roadside car park.

48 km · about 55 min drive

famous road

Sea-to-Sky Highway (BC-99)

From Vancouver's Howe Sound to Whistler, rebuilt for the 2010 Olympics, with fjord views the whole way.

49 km · about 55 min drive

Driving roads near Cascade Heights

  • Right hereLions Gate BridgeVancouver's iconic 1938 suspension bridge spanning the First Narrows from Stanley Park to the North Shore, gateway to the Sea-to-Sky Highway with mountain and harbour views from its green towers.
  • Right hereCapilano Suspension BridgeA 137 m footbridge swaying 70 m above the Capilano River in North Vancouver, with treetop walkways and a granite cliffwalk: one of BC's most visited attractions since 1889.
  • 41 kmSea-to-Sky HighwayStunning coastal and mountain highway from Vancouver to Whistler
  • 48 kmSea to Sky GondolaGondola beside the Sea-to-Sky Highway near Squamish, rising 885 m above Howe Sound to a summit lodge, suspension bridge and sweeping viewpoints over fjord, forest and the Stawamus Chief.
  • 49 kmSea-to-Sky Highway (BC-99)From Vancouver's Howe Sound to Whistler, rebuilt for the 2010 Olympics, with fjord views the whole way.
  • 77 kmChuckanut Drive (WA-11)Washington's first scenic byway clings to sandstone cliffs between Bellingham and the Skagit flats, with oyster bars and Samish Bay sunsets over the San Juan Islands.

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