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Vancouver, Dining
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I've had the pleasure of visiting Vancouver several times over the years and always enjoy having dinner at the Steamworks Brewing Company near the harbor.
The beer brewed on premise is superb, the food is excellent and the service is wonderful. Steamworks also has an adjacent upscale restaurant located in the old transcontinental train station (which is now the new automated rapid transit terminal with service to the airport and Richmond) that is great as well.
In addition, I have discovered an exciting way to travel between Vancouver harbor and Victoria: by helicopter! We flew with Helijet in a sleek, fast S-76 helicopter and then returned in a big S-61 helicopter. Both of these regularly scheduled flights were really neat!
Helijet also has very nice business-class type terminals adjacent to Vancouver harbor (their heliport actually floats in the harbor) and Victoria. I highly recommend Helijet.
By the way, all visitors to Vancouver should not miss Victoria as it is a beautiful and special place.
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Dawson Creek, Historic & Heritage Sites
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When the United States Military Surveyors came to Dawson Creek in 1941 to decide how to build the World Famous Alaska Highway they stood at the exact spot of the Mile 'O' Cairn.
1500 miles of road had to be built/punched through rough and rugged wilderness of Northern Canada and Alaska, and it had to start somewhere.
The cairn was erected to commemorate the astonishing feat and all points along the highway are measured from there.
There is plenty of parking for your RVs and the cairn is part of the N.A.R. on Alaska Avenue park which boasts our museum and art gallery. This is another popular tourist destination... you can feel the history.
When you come to Dawson Creek, take a break, turn off the engine, grab your camera and put your walking shoes on... there is so much to take in. This is a friendly city, we roll out the welcome mat for you.
Make sure you ask someone to take your picture by the cairn and touch a piece of history.