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Yeah, but Canada rarely registers on the radar of Americans at the best of time. Many are simply unaware of Quebec or what it would be like in the summer. Most would assume it's cold, even in the summer.
It also has to do with what you are offering and how rare it is. Florida offers year-round warmth and is the closest place to Quebec you can drive to in order to get that. If you had that in Maryland people from Quebec would probably stop there without going any further.
Quebec does offer lots of interesting stuff to visitors, but Floridians can sample something of the same variety without driving two or three days just by visiting Savannah or New Orleans.
A tremendous number of Americans from the northeast do visit Montreal and Quebec City in the summer. For them, the five-hour drive vs. what is being offered to them in return is worth it.
Sometimes I think living in a gigantic country is such a hassle. Fly from Toronto to Vancouver costs 5 hours, not much closer than Western Europe! And there is really not much population in between nor many interesting places to see. On the hand, in smaller but decent sized countries like Spain or France, you can travel to anywhere simply by taking the train (3 hours from Paris to Nice by TGV!).
Anyone else wish Canada were smaller?
Climate, tundra causing unbearable and inhospitable building conditions. Regional hostility. Lack of proper health care in the northern regions due to hospital shortages and doctor/nursing shortages. Terrible schools in the northern areas due to above and lack of infrastructure. Most of Canada's north is blue collar: trees, gas, oil, building roads, mining nickel, hydro. Great money, not great culture (unless you count beer at the local tavern a thrill, ice fishing a joy and long cold winters snowed in a pleasure). Very few larger communities with culture other than the southern cities like Vancouver, Ottawa, Toronto, Victoria, Edmonton (I'm stretching here), Calgary (TX of the North), Winterpeg (great bookstores there and enclosed walkways and tons of restaurants), Quebec, Montreal (very European). Won't count the Islands or New B or New F cause not sure what is there that's super cultural other than Anne of Green Gables.
I know absolutely nothing about Canada. However, I find this to be a very interesting thread. Canada seems to be such an intriguing land with it's few inhabitants and extreme climate. Yet it sounds to be more hospitable than say Greenland.
Some time ago, I heard about how the Canadian government convinced a group of Native Canadians to set up camp on Ellesmere Island way back when.
So, how was it that this group was able to thrive and survive the harshest Canadian climate in such a remote outpost? If they did it and are currently doing it, why can't others thrive and survive in areas further south of Ellesmere?
Some time ago, I heard about how the Canadian government convinced a group of Native Canadians to set up camp on Ellesmere Island way back when.
So, how was it that this group was able to thrive and survive the harshest Canadian climate in such a remote outpost? If they did it and are currently doing it, why can't others thrive and survive in areas further south of Ellesmere?
Define "thrive". Living in a tent city with no electricity in the midst of a eight-month-long Winter a thousand miles north of balmy Winnipeg, may not fit everyone's idea of "thrive".
Of course, once global warming hits its full stride, then Ellesmere island will start to look very very attractive, as temperatures during Summer down at the equator start hitting 200 degrees Fahrenheit frequently.
Define "thrive". Living in a tent city with no electricity in the midst of a eight-month-long Winter a thousand miles north of balmy Winnipeg, may not fit everyone's idea of "thrive".
Of course, once global warming hits its full stride, then Ellesmere island will start to look very very attractive, as temperatures during Summer down at the equator start hitting 200 degrees Fahrenheit frequently.
LOL Lived 800 miles north of the american/canadian border and i can tell you it was bad enough living in a house let alone striving to do it in a tent. LOL on the global warming, too.
Define "thrive". Living in a tent city with no electricity in the midst of a eight-month-long Winter a thousand miles north of balmy Winnipeg, may not fit everyone's idea of "thrive".
Of course, once global warming hits its full stride, then Ellesmere island will start to look very very attractive, as temperatures during Summer down at the equator start hitting 200 degrees Fahrenheit frequently.
So, what is the story of those Ellesmere Island Natives? Do they still live on Ellesmere? Can you share more info on this? Thx!
So, what is the story of those Ellesmere Island Natives? Do they still live on Ellesmere? Can you share more info on this? Thx!
They were located there in the 1950's so the Canadian government could establish sovereignty over the Arctic Islands. Current population is around 150.
I became quite chilled merely looking at the Wikipedia description, and had to put on two sweaters in order to be able to finish reading it.
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1160 kilometers (760 miles) North of the Arctic Circle
