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Churchill, Canada: More Polar Bear & Whales Than People

Churchill, Canada: More Polar Bear & Whales Than People

ecoXplorer Evelyn Kanter visits Churchill, Canada, where polar bear outnumber humans.

Standing on its hind legs, an adult male polar bear can reach 18 feet or more, so you don’t want to be in a cute little subcompact car, or even a pick-up, that a curious bear could push over or climb on. The “tundra buggies” that carry tourists for close-up views of these phenomenal animals are bigger and tougher than the bears. Think school bus on steroids.

International Polar Bear Day 2017

International Polar Bear Day 2017

ecoXplorer Evelyn Kanter visits Churchill, Canada, where polar bear outnumber humans.

Standing on its hind legs, an adult male polar bear can reach 18 feet or more, so you don’t want to be in a cute little subcompact car, or even a pick-up, that a curious bear could push over or climb on. The “tundra buggies” that carry tourists for close-up views of these phenomenal animals are bigger and tougher than the bears. Think school bus on steroids.

Quebec Winter Carnival 2013 is World’s Largest Annual Snow Festival

Quebec Winter Carnival 2013 is World’s Largest Annual Snow Festival

The world’s largest annual winter carnival is the annual Quebec Winter Carnival, in the heart of Old Quebec. It is 17 days of fun in the snow, February 1 to February 17, 2013. The daily schedule of festivities includes  parades, fireworks, slide runs, a giant foot ball game, concerts, snow sculptures, horse-drawn sleigh rides, dogsled rides, snow sculptures,
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Quebec Winter Carnival 2011 is World’s Largest Snow Festival

Quebec Winter Carnival 2011 is World’s Largest Snow Festival

The world’s largest winter carnival is the annual Quebec Winter Carnival, in the heart of Old Quebec.   It is 17 days of fun in the snow, from January 28 to February 13, 2011. The daily schedule of festivities includes  parades, fireworks, slide runs, a giant foot ball game, concerts, snow sculptures, horse-drawn sleigh rides, dogsled rides, an
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Quebec Winter Carnival 2010

Quebec Winter Carnival 2010

The biggest winter carnival in the world is the annual Quebec Winter Carnival, in the heart of Old Quebec.   This year’s three weeks of fun in the snow is from  January 29 to February 14, 2010. Three weeks of festivities at the Quebec Winter Carnival include  parades, fireworks, slide runs, a giant foot ball game, concerts, snow
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ecoXplorer Evelyn Kanter is a journalist with 25+ years of experience as a newspaper and magazine writer, radio & TV news producer & reporter and author of guidebooks and smartphone apps – all focusing on travel, automotive, the environment and your rights as a consumer. ecoXplorer Evelyn Kanter is the Immediate Past President of the International Motor Press Assn. (IMPA) and an active member of the North American Travel Journalists Assn. (NATJA) and the North American Snowsports Journalists Assn. (NASJA). Contact me at evelyn@ecoxplorer.com. Copyright (C) Evelyn Kanter

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