one of Canada's most important natural resources
fish
oldest business in Canada
Hudson's Bay Company
Polar Bear Capital of the World
Churchill
first modern explorer to reach the North American mainland
John Cabot
the capital of Canada
Toronto
gold rush of 1897
Klondike Gold Rush
the body of water that has some of the world's highest tides
Bay of Fundy
Gateway to the West
Winnipeg
explorer who opened the way for trade
Jacques Cartier
Canada's highest peak
Mt. Logan
war between the English and French over North American boundaries
French and Indian War
Canada's longest river
Mackenzie River
land claimed by France in the New World, including Canada
New France
explorer who helped establish the first important French settlement, Quebec
Samuel de Champlain
Niagara Falls
Isobel Kuhn
Canadian missionary to China who later wrote books telling of the missionary work
the largest freshwater lake in the world
Lake Superior
Canada's Gateway to the Pacific
Vancouver
the "apostle of Nova Scotia"
Henry Alline
the world's largest bay
Hudson Bay
water route that supposedly flowed through North America to Asia
Northwest Passage
the only public highway north of the Arctic Circle open year-round
Dempster Highway
the only walled city north of Mexico
the two Canadian researchers who discovered a treatment for diabetes
Frederick Banting and Charles Best
the world's largest island seaway
St. Lawrence Seaway