Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - July 20, 1968, Winnipeg, Manitoba R 10 Winnipeg free press Fra Trdat july 20, Manitoba Parks offer at Home vacation Opportunity by Cliff Shnier now that summer is Here Many Manitoban Are won Dering what to do and where to go on their vacations. If you Aren t too keen on something foreign or exotic there Are numerous Vaca Tion spots Here in Manitoba. The provincial tourist Branch describes them exhaustively i n reams of colourful folders and Pampa for you might look into loading the family and baggage into the car and spending a Holiday at one of the nine provincial Parks All equipped with camping facilities for tent ing and trailers. White Shell Park 90 Miles East of Winnipeg is billed As Manitoba s largest and most highly developed provincial Park. It covers More than Square Miles and 200 lakes. Apart from a number of see Greece the Way bar ii did by Krystal Pool Cape so Union Greece special tons lord Byron chiselled his name Here in Marble. To you who have never studies English Litera Ture this statement won t mean a thing but to the few who have spent Long hours Reading interpreting and enjoying his poetry let s All raise our glasses to lord Byron. If nothing else it proves he was human. Extraordinary in poetry there is no doubt but in living he was As Normal As the rest of us. Who has t wanted to scratch their name in Cement paint it in big Black letters on a Brick Wall or carve initials in an old Oak tree remember when All those Kilroy was Here signs were so popu Lar. Well this was lord Byron s Kilroy. He came to Greece in the Early 19th Century and like most lovers of Beauty found the country irresistible. The exact Date he travelled to Cape so Union is unknown. However the Temple Poseidon where his name is so painstakingly scratched into Marble was built about 300 by. For All you gals up on greek mythology y o u 11 know that Poseidon was the greek s god of the sea and according to Homer had a Palace built of Gold in the deepest Depths of the Aegean. The greeks used to Pray to Poseidon before they sailed on a Long voyage. This Temple built in his Honor is High on the tip of the Cape and was the first sight returning sailors saw when they rounded the Bend for Home. When they saw the Temple they knew Poseidon had blessed their trip. Perhaps lord Byron was preparing for a voyage Back to England and like the ancient greeks came to ask Poseidon for his Blessing or maybe he had just arrived and like me came to Admire the Temple s Beauty. It is exquisite. Go at Sunset. Then its Marble pillars Glisten like a million diamonds and the Ocean rhythm magically pounding on the rocks below sighs and crashes until the Sun is lost to Poseidon s watery Depths. We drove Here from Athens. I came with a greek girl named Angela Kosmopoulos who not Only Speaks excellent English but could almost pass for an american. Her hair is Brown and her clothes look enough like mine to have been purchased in los Angeles. The drive to Cape so Union is marvelous. We passed through villages with car casses of wild boar and goats. Angela told me housewives select the por Tion they can afford and the Butcher chops it off. Stan Ding along the Black hooded widows sold crackers of Yogurt and beaten fishermen displayed their Day s catch. Our Driver bought an octopus and a Gunny sack full of greens for one . Dollar. We stopped for lunch at the astir Palace a new hotel about 30 minutes out Side Athens. It s one of the loveliest in All of Greece. The hotel is surrounded by the sea and water skiers were out gliding like swans across the skin diving Clear water. If i would have brought my swimsuit we would have gone no further but then i would have missed seeing lord Byron s name carved in Marble and after All As every poetry Lover should know that alone was Worth the trip to Greece. Motels mostly in the Falcon Lake West Hawk area the Park provides several Camp grounds totalling tent and trailer Sites for those wanting to rough most of these grounds have sanitary and cooking facilities a Beach and water and electrical hookups for each site. So it s not All that rough. Sixty Miles North of Winnipeg is Manitoba s oldest vacation and recreation area grand Beach which became a provincial Park six years ago. Over the past few years work has been continued to expand and improve the area and. Last year a Campground with a capacity of 400 tents or trailers was trave opened. About one fourth of the Sites Are serviced with electricity so it might be a Little further towards roughing until the ase Sippi provincial Park near the Saskatchewan Border opens grand Beach has the distinction of being the Small est one in Manitoba with an area of Only nine Square Miles. Winni Eggers who Aren t eager for a Long Highway trek might find Bird s Hill provincial Park just North East of the City to be convenient. Described As a Multi purpose Park in a govern ment pamphlet Birds Hill has most of the amenities a vacationing family would want and what it does t yet have is being put in shortly. Turtle Mountain Provin Cial Park in southwestern Manitoba buts against the International Boundary and contains the Canadian half of the International peace Garden although neither of its two campgrounds pro vide electricity they have most of .tlie7 other facilities which distinguish a devel oped campsite from raw cooking and Sani tary facilities arid drinking water. The Turtle Mountain Campground at Max Lake also has a Beach other provincial Parks All with varying degrees of i 3 s _ i q., .1 i a i Altril i i. Camping accommodations included u c k Mountain Cleart Yater and a r a s s River located in the More northerly parts of Western Manitoba. With opening of Spruce Woods and ase Sippi provincial Parks this sum Mer the Park building pro Gram begun in 1964 to commemorate the Centen Nials of Canada and Mani Toba will v be completed. Birds Hilly officially opened last year is the third Park involved in this project Manitoba has one National Riding Mountain and the Complete Range of accommodations and conces Sions can Only be described As outstanding. You have your Choice of 13 Camp grounds according to the camping guide put out by the department of tourism. The town of Wasagaming on the South Shore of Clear Lake is the main tourist Centre and provides motels lodges fully equipped Camp Sites shopping and eating facilities an attractive Beach on the sparkling water of Clear Lake and horseback Riding. The list could go on. It s a 180-m i 1 e drive Northwest of Winnipeg to reach Clear Lake which could be negotiated in about hours. So with the entire family you could make it there in six or seven. T does t matter j we have 9 offices around the Globe to Handl your travel Merino travel service 377 Henderson Hwy. Winnipeg 15 travel with a purpose three Miles of the finest Sandy Beach on Lake Winnipeg is the main attraction of grand Beach provincial Park. Non swimmers can Wade out hundreds of feet without going Over their Heads. The Park also has some 400 trailer and tenting Sites about 100 of them served by electricity. Iesta by Krystal Pool Rome special tons Nero fiddled while Home burned but the smart tourist today will take a siesta. During the summer months especially August the siesta becomes a necessity rather than a quaint custom. I flew to Rome on a italia s nonstop flight out of new York which Inci dentally puts you in an italian mood the minute you climb aboard. No pizza or Spaghetti just great anti pasto Vermicelli lobster and five different kinds of wine. I expected to find cooler weather Here but no such Luck. The reason i m telling you this is not to keep you away Only to inform you to bring your coolest clothes. My favorite Way of seeing Rome on a warm summer Day is to get up with the Sun. Because of the time change i Wake up at Dawn anyway so i figure i might As Well take advantage of the Early morning coolness. Some of you girls who spend the night dancing at the Tampa club or Capriccio s won t even need to go to bed siesta time. Then the Sun is blazing overhead and it is too hot to do anything but rest. Walk through the City. This is much More fun than bouncing Over the cobble stones in a taxi. Besides around every Corner is a Fountain a statue or an old ruin and if you re in a cab you la miss half of them. Naturally at Dawn the streets Are deserted except for Street cleaners and a few other Earl Birds so you can enjoy Rome without jostling crowds and noisy traffic. Around 7 .-. The Trattoria Small standup snack shops begin to open. By this time you la be famished and will probably want a nine course break fast but in Italy As in most of Europe breakfast is a hard Roll and a cup Coffee. The big meal is Pranzo lunch and it is not unusual to spend three hours consuming it. One of my favorite restaurants for lunch or dinner is the Corsetti in Trastevere Piazza s. Cosi Mato 28. You enter a room that looks like a Small mama and papa grocery store but it s actually the Kitchen. Hanging from the ceiling Are Bunches of onions bet to chilis and turnips. On counters Are boxes of potatoes tomatoes Beans and eggplant. Over in one Section is a table loaded with Lamb cuts roasted baby pigs and every variety of fish imaginable. The room is sparkling clean. On italian visit from Here you can go up or Down. The downstairs dining room is typically italian with red Check ered tablecloths jugs of wine and plump italian chef tossing pizza dough. To go to the upstairs dining room you follow a flight of twisting stairs to a room modelled after the Interior of an old Galleon. The planked Walls Are perfectly curved the leaded windows Are scaled to size and the huge menu is on Parchment treasure map style. After a few drinks it s not hard to imagine you re actually at sea. I might As Well Tell you girls in and Vance this is one of the most difficult places in the world in which to count calories. Here is one time i say forget the diet and enjoy yourself. At night go to the via Veneto. I know you be read about it a thousand times and wish someone would write about something new but the truth is All the happenings happen on the Veneto and. If you want to swing this is the Best place in Rome to do it. Besides the outdoor cafes that line the entire Street there Are countless Little discotheques nightclubs and tiny bars facing both sides of the Veneto. It s the spot to see and be seen. Famous play boys movie stars artists and politicians mingle with schoolteachers librarians secretaries and salesmen. Or. Ron pro8etts general Man Ager Lance travel is pleased to announce the appointment of or. Jim Stanley to their staff or. Stanley comes to Lance from Cun Ard steamship lines where for the last 12 years he was area sales representative covering Manitoba. Saskatchewan and Lakehead. Or. Stanley has approximately 15 years in the travel Industry which also includes service with air Canada and the car. Or. Stanley invites All his former clients and friends to Contact him for All their future travel arrangements. Holidays of bargains in every direction from Winnipeg to Vancouver 4 trips daily via trans Canada at ., ., . 2 trips daily via Edmonton at ., . Edmonton 4 trips daily via trans Canada at ., ., ., . 2 trips daily via Edmonton at ., . Calgary 1 express trip daily via trans Canada at . 3 local trips daily via trans Canada at ., ., 2 trips daily via Edmonton at ., . Fares subject to change without notice. For Holiday travel facts charter service tour and package express information Call the greyhound bus depot1, 487 Portage Avenue phone 775-8301 or your local greyhound agent. Go All Canadian greyhound and leave the driving to us hop a greyhound save your Money the fun s on us. New optional Yellowhead route available via Edmonton Jasper Kamloops Vancouver. Ask your greyhound agent for details. Great news we Are repeating the fabulous Canadian maritime new England states 19-Day escorted tour our August departure was sold out within 10 Days tour highlights travel through the Lakehead the world s largest Grain depot through Sault Ste. Marie to Sudbury the Nickel capital of the world. Visit Canada s capital City of Ottawa see the gothic styled House of parliament with its red coated mounties on guard. Visit Montreal and see Man and his see a Kaleidoscope of Man s Progress his aspirations and his future in imaginative exhibits of science exploration the arts and Industry. Quebec City one of the most exciting and charming cities in North America will fill your Treasury of memories. See the historic walled City and the ursuline Convent of 1693, the Basilica of notre Dame Des victories built in. 16s8. As you visit the maritime Lovely old towns redolent with the gracious Days of colonial times or the moving years of the revolution unchanged by time Greet you everywhere you go. See such interesting places As Fredericton St. John . You la enjoy touring fort Beausejour National historic Park and its museum and restored fortress. You la visit magnetic Hill where the Driver will drive the bus downhill to a spot indicated of the foot by a White Post 1 that it is not downhill is obvious from the fact thar it requires Power from the motor to get there. Then he stops the motor puts the gears in Neutral releases the brakes and the bus moves backward coasting up the Hill tour Lovely Prince Edward Island with one of the finest natural Ocean beaches on the Atlantic coast. Stop at Charlotte town Tor a tour of the confederation building crossing the Canso causeway separating Nova Scotia Mainland from Cape Breton Highlands. This drive will remind you of the Hills of Scotland. It is the True heart of new you tour the City of Halifax and see the Halifax Citadel consisting of a Large Stone fort surrounded by. A Moat and. Has been. Restored As a National historic Park. See some oldest churches in Canada and Many buildings of government. See the oldest parliament building in Canada government House built in 1800. You will enjoy a 95 mile cruise on the Atlantic Ocean aboard the the new England states known for their Waters mountains and valleys will thrill you. You will tour Boston and notice the charming contrast of present with the ample time will be Given for shopping golfing swimming or just to relax at your hotel. After an adventurous tour through the states of Massachusetts new Hampshire and new York you Cross the peace Bridge at Buffalo . And Niagara Falls Canada. See the thundering Niagara Falls by Day and the fairyland illumination of Many colors by night. Cross the world s most Beautiful Bridge Over the Mackinac is 5 Miles in length and 552 feet in height. See fort Michili Mackinac one of America s most authentic reconstructions historic features that go Back to 1634. These Are just the highlights of your trip there is a great Deal More to see. Sound fabulous it is indeed. Don t be disappointed make your reservation now departure september 8, return september 26 Complete package tour includes transportation for entire sightseeing tour and Atlantic Ocean ferry cruise first class hotels Side Tours. From Winnipeg and return Only. F for a free brochure phone us today 786-1427 or compute and mail Coupon travel first class your Circle tour hostess will look after Allar Range ments and be your personal escort on the tour. Travelling by bus is More fun you la ride relaxed aboard a luxury liner equipped with rest room facilities air conditioning and adjustable lounge Type chairs. You la View the Ever changing Beautiful scenery through the tinted panoramic win Dows. No worries at All with a professional tour Driver at the wheel of your luxurious motor coach from Grey Goose bus lines. .00 Canadian Circle Tours Ltd. 301 Burnell Street Winnipeg 10. 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