![]() Deckmate Provincial Fire Pit with Lid $119.99 For Burning wood, charcoal and artificial logs with a 360 degree view of the fire. This fire pit quickly and easily converts to a table with included lid. ![]() French Provincial Cooking (Penguin Classics) $18.00 As a professional chef for over 20 years, this is the one cookbook that I always carry with me in my shoulder bag. For inspiration, for the nitty gritty details of method and attention to detail, or just for something to carry with me and get lost in and keep me company; in Barcelona hotel rooms and smoky Parisian cafes, on rainy San Francisco evenings with the gaudy neons of Grant Avenue Chinatown echoing on the dripping glass... this book is the wellspring of inspiration. Ask Alice if you don't believe me. This book is the Source, the great Jordan River of cuisine. Keep your knives sharp, and this book in your bag. ![]() Amerelle 60TAB Provincial Toggle Wallplate, Antique Brass $8.12 Bought one for foyer, 3 toggles, then loved it - sturdy, can't find in stores. Nicer in person than picture. Bought another one for upstairs hall and one for family room. Great quality. ![]() Great Canadian Parks - Algonquin Provincial Park $24.99 Made famous by the Group of Seven Artists and the tragic figure of Tom Thompson, Algonquin displays its autumn colors for that brief blaze of glory in late September, early October. Autumn is the best time to see Algonquin, not only because of the colors, but because the cooler weather means no mosquitoes, perfect hiking conditions, lakes like glass and fewer visitors. There are more than 1,500 km of canoe routes through thousands of lakes, ponds and streams. By paddle and portage, one can access areas of Algonquin that can't be seen otherwise. The 7,725 square kilometer area of forest, lakes and rivers is not really a wilderness park. Ironically, Algonquin owes its existence to the logging industry of the 1800's, which lobbied for the creation of a protected area here, not to preserve wilderness, which was already gone, but to serve as a wildlife sanctuary. SERIES SUMMARY: Great Canadian Parks celebrates the incredible diversity of Canada's natural environments, by exploring the natural history and cultural heritage of its protected areas. From the Rocky Mountains to the Atlantic Ocean, with the great forests and plains in between, Great Canadian Parks discovers what makes each of these great parks unique, it's topography, wildlife inhabitants and hidden treasures. We examine the elements that tie them together in one of the most comprehensive park systems in the world. Great Canadian Parks offers a stunningly beautiful collection of episodes characterized by abundant wildlife, stunning natural beauty and compelling stories. Host Peter Trueman asks the questions of the people who know their parks, and visits the people who love and use them. It is an exploration of Canada through its Great Canadian Parks |
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