Ice pans create a mosaic of chilly stepping stones. During migration season, polar bears outnumber the town’s human residents.
CAPE CHURCHILL, WINNIPEG
COVER: Surreal colours punctuate a picturesque view of the St. Elias range near the Yukon-Alaska border. The mountains are the geographical divide between the Yukon River and the Pacific Ocean.
KLUANE NATIONAL PARK AND RESERVE, SOUTHWEST YUKON
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PREVIOUS PAGE: A striking aerial view captures the contrast of deciduous trees beginning their autumn colour transformation against the evergreen backdrop in the Eldred King Woodlands.
WHITCHURCH-STOUFFVILLE, ONTARIO
FACING PAGE: Protecting the southwest shore of Simcoe Island (named for John Graves Simcoe), Nine Mile Point Lighthouse has a commanding view of the St. Lawrence River. Built in 1833, it has been automated since 1978.
SIMCOE ISLAND, ONTARIO
Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication
Title: O my Canada : celebrating the land we love / George Fischer.
Names: Fischer, George, 1954- author, photographer
Description: Includes index.
Identifiers: Canadiana 20250238462 | ISBN 9781774714836 (hardcover)
Subjects: LCSH: Canada—Pictorial works. | LCSH: Canada—Description and travel. | LCGFT: Photobooks. Classification: LCC FC59 .F576 2025 | DDC 971.0022/2—dc23
CELEBRATING THE LAND WE LOVE
CELEBRATING THE LAND WE LOVE My
O CANADA
PHOTOS BY George Fischer
FOLLOWING PAGES: The Mackenzie Mountains are reflected in pristine Little Doctor Lake, home to the Nahanni Mountain Lodge. It was the former homestead of pioneers Gus and Mary Kraus, who relocated here to help preserve Nahanni Park’s boundary requirements when it was established.
LITTLE DOCTOR LAKE, NORTHWEST TERRITORIES
Tobermory offers outdoor enthusiasts countless entertaining activities including Fathom Five National Marine Park, which has preserved more than 20 historic shipwrecks that thrill divers and snorkellers.
TOBERMORY, ONTARIO
The Pride of Baltimore is in full sail along the St. Lawrence Seaway during a goodwill summer cruise through the Great Lakes. NEAR BROCKVILLE, ONTARIO
Discover Canada’s amazing destinations
Canada is a land of remarkable diversity, from coast to coast to coast! We’ve compiled a list of fantastic places we love that are some of the very best places to see or experience and start an adventure. But this list isn’t comprehensive! There are far too many amazing destinations to include them all—our aim was to provide a wonderful taste of what each province and territory has to offer.
Use this as your personal checklist. Mark off the places you’ve already been lucky enough to visit, and get excited about a wish list of the ones that are calling your name. Look back through this book using the page references to see perspectives from George Fischer. Familiar favourites and hidden gems are listed alongside destinations you may never have thought of visiting.
Enjoy the images or plan your own unforgettable journey. Either way, we can all appreciate the stunning places that make Canada such an amazing country to explore!
Agawa Canyon Park ON 200
Akami-Uapishku-KakKasuak-Mealy Mountains National Park Reserve NL
Anticosti Island QC
Assiniboine Park MB
Aulavik National Park NT Aurora Borealis Northern Latitude, 60°-75° (Northern Lights) 250
Auyuittuq National Park
Baffin Island
Calgary Stampede (July)
Gables Heritage Place—Cavendish
Gros Morne National Park
