Frommer's Dollarwise Guide to Canada

676 Pages·1984·63.149 MB·English

by  George McDonald

FROMMER'S
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FROMMER'S
DOLLARWISE GUIDE TO
CANADA
ByJohn Godwin,
TomBrosnahan,
and Marilyn Wood
1984-85 Edition
Copyright©1980, 1982, 1984
bySimon&Schuster,Inc.
Allrightsreserved
includingtherightofreproduction
inwholeorinpartinanyform
Excerptsfrom "TheSpellofTheYukon" byRobertW. ServicefromTheCol-
lectedPoemsofRobertServicereprintedbypermissionofMcGraw-Hill
RyersonLimited, Canada;Dodd, Mead&Company, U.S.A.;andErnestBenn
Limited,England.
PublishedbyFrommer/PasmantierPublishers
ADivisionofSimon&Schuster,Inc.
1230AvenueoftheAmericas
NewYork,NY 10020
ISBN0-671-46793-X
ManufacturedintheUnitedStatesofAmerica
CONTENTS
Introduction
2. Summerside 122
3. CavendishandtheNorthern
Beaches 124
4. Lady Slipper Drive 128
5. Blue Heron Drive 130
6. King's Byway 131
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7. Magdalen Islands(llesdela
Madeleine) 133
ChapterVI NEWFOUNDLANDAND LABRADOR 135
1. PortauxBasquesandCornerBrook 140
2. The Great Northern Peninsula 141
3. From Deer Laketo Gander 143
4. Onward toAvalon 147
5. St. John's 148
6. Labrador 156
ChapterVII MONTREAL 157
1. Whereto Stay 162
2. Montreal's Restaurants 173
3. The Sightsof Montreal 185
4. Montreal Shopping 200
5. Montreal's Nightlife 202
ChapterVIII THELAURENTIANSANDEASTERN
TOWNSHIPS 207
1. Piedmont-MontGabriel 210
2. Ste-Adele 211
3. Ste-Marguerite 214
4. Val David 216
5. Ste-Agathe-des-Monts 218
6. St-Jovite-MontTremblant 219
7. EasternTownshipsandSherbrooke 224
ChapterIX QUEBECCITYANDTHEGASPfc
PENINSULA 230
1. Quebec's Hotels 235
2. Dining in Quebec 243
3. Whatto See in Quebec 250
4. Quebec City's Nightlife 258
5. One-DayTripsfrom Quebec City 259
6.TotheGaspe 265
PARTTWO CENTRALCANADA
byMarilyn Wood 275
ChapterX OTTAWA
2. Banffand Jasper National Parks
ChapterXVI
ChapterXVII
ChapterXVIII
MAPS
Canadian Pacific Air Routes
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InflationAlert!
Theauthorsofthisbookhavespentlaborioushoursattempting
to ensure the accuracy of the information and pricesappearing in
this book. Aswegoto press, we believewe haveobtainedthe most
reliabledata possible. Nonetheless, i—nthelifetimeofthisedition
particularly in itssecondyear(1985) thewisetravelerwilladdat
least 10%tothe pricesquoted inthese pages.
Currency Note: Unless otherwise stated, pricesare quotedin
Canadiandollarsthroughoutthisguidebook.
Publisher's Note
Canada is a big country, too big for one person to research
adequat—elyalone.Andfor—thisreasonweaskedthreeseasonedtravel
writers all professionals todivide upthishugearea, eachtaking
asection. TheresultisthiseditionofADollarwiseGuidetoCanada.
Part One, "Atlantic Canada," covering the provinces of Nova
Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland and
Labrador, and Quebec, was prepared byTom Brosnahan. "Central
Canada," PartTwo, written by Marilyn Wood, coverstheheartland,
the provincesofOntario (includingthecapital, Ottawa), Manitoba,
and Saskatchewan. John Godwin prepared theoverall introductory
chapters, and wrote Part Three, "Western Canada," covering the
provinces of Alberta and British Columbia, and the Northwestand
YukonTerritories. Eachauthorhasadistinctstyleofwriting,andal-
though the book was edited to provide a sense of unity and con-
tinuity, eachofthethree partsretainsitsown special flavor.
ADISCLAIMER: Althougheveryeffortwasmadetoensuretheac-
curacyofthepricesandtravel informationappearinginthisbook, it
shouldbekeptinmindthatpricesdofluctuateinthecourseoftime,
andthatinformationdoeschangeundertheimpactofthevariedand
volatilefactorsthataffectthetravel industry.
Readers should also note that the establishments described
under Readers' Selections or Suggestions have not in many cases
been inspected by the author(s) and that the opinions expressed
thereare those of the individual reader(s) only. They do not in any
way represent the opinions of the publisher or author(s) of this
guide.