Canada has the reputation of the frozen north, but to Martin Luther King and thousands of other black Americans, Canada was a sort of North Star—a gleaming beacon of hope that they followed and fought their way to. From 1840 to 1860, Canada emblemized freedom from oppression, and it was there that many brave enslaved people risked their lives to enter. This struggle was known as the Underground Railroad. (continue...)
From the sub-arctic muskeg surrounding Hudson Bay to the fertile soils and temperate climate of the Kawarthas,
Ontario is a diverse landscape. Each part of the province offers something different. Northwestern Ontario is a land of lakes and open space, home to Hudson and James Bay and an abundant wildlife population. Northeastern Ontario is filled with (continue...)
