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OFF THE BEATEN PORCH
The cottage will always be around. This summer, go to extremes with our 15 trips across Canada, pushing the limits of leisure, learning and lunching. (Adventure junkies, we didn’t forget you.) Ready?
Text: CHANTAL TRANCHEMONTAGNE
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ISOLATION
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Ice Time
Degree of Difficulty: MODERATE
Forget shuffleboard and lounge acts. Instead, think toques, mitts and binoculars. Quark Expeditions’ Kapitan Khlebnikov icebreaking ship offers a cruise experience like no other. But without the traditional lounge acts and shuffleboard, won’t you be bored at sea? Nyet! The journey begins with a flight from Ottawa to Resolute, NWT, where the Russian ship and crew await. Climb aboard and start your education on Arctic life. After heading into Lancaster Sound, follow the routes of the area’s first explorers, like Sir John Franklin and Otto Sverdrup. Keep your eyes peeled for harbour seals, polar bears and muskox. And ice. Lots of it. Your experience will be nothing less than smashing.
www.quarkexpeditions.com
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BAY WATCH
Degree of Difficulty: EASY
Take your pick of a private yacht or helicopter to whisk through unknown territory and immerse yourself in First Nations culture. The Kwakwaka’wakw First Nations (through the U’mista Cultural Society) and Nimmo Bay Resort, northeast of Port Hardy, B.C., introduce you to life in and around this unspoiled land. Partake in potlatch ceremonies, paddle tribal canoes and hike ancient trade routes.
www.nimmobay.com
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TIME OUT
Degree of Difficulty: EASY
Your cellphone is permanently attached to your head, and your flat screen has the power to transfix you for hours. Time to check out of tech-ville and check into the Forest House Eco-Lodge, 130 kilometres north of Lac La Ronge, Sask. Hike mossy glades and open meadows, eat the bounty of the organic garden and relax on easy chairs overlooking the lake. Move over, Ms. Hilton. It’s someone else’s turn to lead the simple life.
www.foresthouse.ca
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