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  Crossing False Creek in Vancouver.  Built around 1905, but demolished in 1921 after years of filling in the shallow creek for the railway....

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  It is the beginning of Fat Bear Week at Katmai National Park, a joyous competition to crown the chunkiest bear, all of whom are oblivious...

 My apologies ...  I should have written 'commemorating' or 'celebrating' historical events

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Joining Plymouth in Devon to Saltash in Cornwall over the Tamar River.  It was opened by Prince Albert in 1859 and would be Isambard Kingdom...

  It may be pedantic of me, but I do not approve - the correct name is Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)

  Joan Sutherland was a renowned coloratura soprano.  Her last performance was in 1990 at age 63.  She died in 2010, six years after these s...

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Ross Bridge over the Macquarie River in Tasmania  You can read more about one of the oldest bridges in Australia that was built by convicts ...

 BIRD OF THE WEEK

 this stamp was issued long before the devastating fires the first one in 2014 which caused severe damage, followed by another in 2018, afte...

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this name is from the French le lac supérieur meaning "upper lake" because it is  higher and upstream from Lake Huron.  the Ojibwe...

From Kuala Lumpur, perhaps the most popular postcard showing a connecting bridge or, for a bridge that is a fair bit older, how about this o...

Lake Michigan is the only one of the Great Lakes entirely in the U.S.  This name derives from the Ojibwe meaning "great water"  or...

This one is named for the indigenous Wendat people whom the French called 'Huron' (They are now referred as Huron-Wendat) I skipped ...

This week, I'm starting a new series on the Great Lakes starting with  the most contentious name Ontario is an indigenous word from the...

  Maria Island is entirely occupied by the Maria Island National Park and has only a few park rangers as inhabitants.  If you want to stay o...

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 named for the largest fish in the Great Lakes

There used to be only two ways to get across the Detroit River between Windsor, Ontario and Detroit, Michigan A bridge                 or a ...

 with flowers in her hair

 Straddling the border between Switzerland and Italy, Matterhorn (German) is also known as Cervino (Italian) or Cervin (French).  It is a ne...

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  This would make quite the entrance for the new bride.  I am imagining it is a bit of a journey to the new home (or the wedding place) sinc...

The greatest people are those who can give hope to others a mouth painting

  I don't know where this river is located but it is a pretty spot.  I like the inclusion of what looks like white Pekin ducks heading u...

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  Most of the major European River Cruises dock at this Austrian village, although this is one of the regional day trip cruises.  Due to the...

also called "Stone Face" by the Abenaki peoples.  You could see the profile from the north until it collapsed in 2003. It is actua...

CATURDAY from Ukraine

  a train belching some steam somewhere in Yorkshire and another on the other side of the country. The 'Cornishman' first ran in 189...

  The first air mail was delivered to Bermuda by a 2,472,000 cubic foot dirigible (.17¢).  Built partially with German reparation funds from...

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from Germany       some beach shelters and some more protected shelters in the form of huts and tents in a vintage card from this seaside to...

 it is now when a young buck's antlers start pushing up

Chosen in honour of Beatrix Potter's 160th birthday on July 28th.  Peter Rabbit was the first of her books to be published, and was also...