great... ok, here's one from last August:

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d1...0/IMG_0010.jpg

Lunenburg, Nova Scotia?

hmmm, close but no, not Lunenburg. Lunenburg has a hill with stores and houses on it rising out of the harbour, very similar to White Rock...

Mahone Bay, NS

I was misled by the place ment of a pic on a site with regards to the explanation text.

Am I right?

Sticky, you are indeed correct. Game On!

The building looks like a seminary. is it?

It is not a seminary now.

That is a good question.
I am pretty sure that the original purpose of the building is still what it is being used for now. So in that case no, I don't think it was ever a seminary.

I will take a look and see if I your suspicions are on the mark.

is it a hotel then?

Nope, a school.


I looked it up, it was originaly also used as a school by Jesuits.
Does that make it a seminary?

It is a school now though.

Is it in Montreal?

It is on Montreal

Loyola Campus of Concordia University in Montreal. It's the administration building?

this one was hard. I met my wife while at concordia for an afternoon football game. I never saw this building.

I'm fairly confident that I nailed this, so i will post a pic, keeping in the same vein:

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d1...0/DSC00351.jpg

Leto, you were correct.

so, any ideas?

Nope, not yet.

Hint: It's also a university.

Is it in BC?

No, it is farther east than BC. :thumbsup:

Carleton University?
That red building in the background looks so governmenty.

It's not Carlton, nor in Ottawa. The rocks in the pond are from the Devonian period. It is in a university, one of three in this particular city.

Is that part of Ryerson, just up the street from Salad King? I can't remember the name of the street though.

Daval,

You may be right.
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=e...&t=h&z=18&om=1

It looks like this is the building on Gould corner Victoria.
The building in this background seems to be the building on the corner of Dundas and Victoria St. Ln.
The Salad King is marked on the map.

Let's see if you are correct.

game on Daval. close enough anyway, It is a part of Ryerson, and is called Devo Pond.

Nice skating in the winter.

I don't have any pics ready (i keep forgetting about this thread since our entire country was sent to the nonsense board). So somebody go nuts. Game on.

hmm...this one rings a bell for sure....

ya, it looks like a city hall...

It does look like a city hall but it is not.
I am continuing on the university theme.

could this be mcgill in montreal?


wait, nevermind I found it:- Universite de Montreal

someone post a new pic. I'll figure one out for my next turn.

Daval is correct

OK, got one. This one may break the rules...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...i/whereami.jpg

Isn't that in the 1,000 Islands??? Is it Heart Island?

Wouldn't that be American territory if that's where it is???

You are correct. This is Boldt Castle on Heart Island on the St.Lawrence. This is indeed American Territory and is the border checkpoint.
I put this one because it is on the border....

Game on Leto!

wow, pulled that one out of my ass! ok, looking for a pic.

here we go, from last August:

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d1...0/DSC00374.jpg

no idea....

East Coast?

yes, it is on the east coast... Which pier? (what city)

Halifax Pier 21?

Game on Sticky! (well, I'm not sure about the exact pier number, I don't think it is the one that was our vesion of Ellis Island) but this is definitely taken on the Halifax waterfront.

wellington & elgin area in Ottawa.....

Nope, further west.
I will holdback on any specific hints for a while.

Portage & Main in Winnipeg - commodity exchange tower

Portage & Main - Winnipeg is correct.

yipee!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...sthestatue.jpg

Is this in Alberta?

Actually, I think that it at Lake Muskoka.

maybe, but those fish ... are they salmon?

Yeah, I was thinking the same thing. But about 10 years ago I was heading to a ski competition at a place called 'horseshoe valley resort', which is near Orillia. But our young coach with a fan full of younger skiers in a blustry dark night ended up in a town where I think I saw that statue. He said 'Well, I knew we were lost, but it looks like we ended up in BC". A 15 minute drive took us over 2 hours.

ahh yes Horseshoe. I'm a Barrie boy, which is roughly a 30 min drive from there. 2 hrs from there would place you well within Muskoka.

Sorry guys, was in Montreal for the weekend. I'll accept Lake Muskoka as an answer although it is technically Gravenhurst.

Game on Bossnass

I've really been trying to keep up with this thread/TFP in general. Still think it is a damn shame that it gets buried with the actual nonsense.

I don't know if this is a gimme or not. But its cold out right now, so it seemed appropriate.

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e2...snass/ab10.jpg

Can I say The Rocky Mountains...or do I have to be more specific?

I'm thinking you need to be a little more specific. But at least you've narrowed it down, because yes, this is in the Rockies.

Mount Robson?

I agree, it's a long standing thread with usually large participation. ever since it got stuck in Nonsense, I worry that it is going to strangle...


Aren't the rockies just amazing? I don't think that is Mt Robson though... too pointy?

I wish we could have our canada forum back too :(

Yeah, too pointy for Mt. Robson. Not Columbia either.

The Rockies astound me every time I go. And I've literally gone hundreds if not thousands of times.

Mount Alberta?

Alright, so its not a gimme question. My alberta/mountain bias is showing.

Its on the Continental Divide, and as it is south of Banff, it also falls on the Alberta BC Border. At least I think it does. I tried to get to it once a few summers back, but the rangers have closed the bike paths and the hike was too long for my motivation. That winter we did a little light touring and made it pretty close, starting at just outside of Sunshine Village. We made it to an icefield south of this peak then were concerned about daylight and weather and headed out. I think its also a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

edit; wait, if I was heading south, and the mountain was south of me, then I was north of the mountain.

Snow Dome?

I've been 3 times. and yes, everytime is magical. I've been to the Alps, and they don't have anything to the Rockies...


Your hints are very detailed. But I'llhave to beg out of this. Can a mod get our forum back? maybe it will drive up participation.

From Peakfinder.

BTW Sticky, the 'dome' is north of Banff and is shaped pretty much as differently as one mountain can be shaped from another, as the one described above.

After way to many hints than we deserve:
Mount Assiniboine?

I'd rather give out hints on a platter than be thought responsible for stalling or killing the thread.

It is indeed Mount Assiniboine, Game on.

I understand and it is just the three of us playing right now.

http://img520.imageshack.us/img520/2670/example1kz6.jpg

Alberta Legislative Building

BTW, my name is Bill. I am new here. Daval informed me about this fantastic waste of time. I was hesitant but since I love to kill time, I am here. :thumbsup:

I am so glad we have another participant.
Good to meet you Bill.

You are close but it is not the Alberta Legislative Building.

Yeah, not Edmonton, ours looks much better and our river valley is steeper and wider.

I'm going to note the sparse tall buildings and think it isn't quite the Manitoba one, so this has to be the Regina, Saskatchewan Leg.

Oh man, I think you are right about the Sask. Leg. I think I even found the same photo. A little too late though.

http://canada.travelall.com/images/sk/regina.jpg

Saskatchewan Legislative Building, in Regina

I forgot about this thread as well. Consider me another player from the Great White North!

Edit* Crap, I didn't notice that boss beat me to it! doh!

Correct.

Bossnass - You're on

I think this photo was taken before any of us were born.

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e2...snass/ab12.jpg

Welcome welcome!!!

this will be fun, I guarantee it!


Excellent! the more the merrier!

Bossnass, is that in Alberta?

Yes, this is located in Alberta.

You said it was taken before any of us were born, leads me to believe it was probably completed before any of us were born as well. I can't decide if it is a bridge or a giant wall of some kind, I couldn't see a building or wall being needed that is that long so I am going to go with bridge, probably train. That leaves me with one idea

Lethbridge Viaduct, aka "High Level Bridge"

Man, I hope you are wrong cuz I wanted to guess that so many times. I just couldn't match up the construction unless of course it has changed over the years. The viaduct looks more triangular in the base, this photo looks very straight.

I am gonna guess it is the construction of the Howe Truss bridge over the Pembina River at Manola. Noooooooooo wait......I changed my mind. My newest and more correctest guess is the Rochfort Trestle bridge in Mayerthorpe.

Both are sound guesses, but not what I'm looking for. This was also a project related to railway expansion, but it is a project more associated with Romans than early Albertans.

I think we've already had the Lethbridge Viaduct in this thread. There are some impressive pictures somewhere in the previous 2000 posts.

I'm also a structure nerd (Howe Truss!) and a Pembina valley local/fan, but this is the first I've heard of that bridge. Nice.

Also, go ahead and take the guesses, there are no penalties for guessing wrong. I don't return to the thread unless someone has posted and I tend to give out hints with each post.

Ah, then the Brooks Aqueduct.

ya, Once you dropped the Roman hint, I immediately thought aqueduct. So, perhaps owlbill is right.

Off to google it...


oh yes, very impressive structure. I must go see this.

I've been at work for a full 30 minutes now and I have done nothing but respond to emails. They keep coming in. Including ones from the TFP.

It is the Brooks aqueduct. It is pretty impressive; not Roman Empire impressive, but cool nonetheless.

http://www.engineering.ualberta.ca/u...42&issue=42828

Nice arctivle on the Brooks Aqueduct if you the time and interest to read it.

Yeah, that might be cool to see. Though I am not really a history buff it is still kind of neat. So, I guess it is my turn......

http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg110/owlbill/1.jpg

Is that in Saskatchewan?

Not in Saskatchewan. It is farther east.

It is also farther south than Saskatoon.

is it in Ontario?

It is not. It IS in a maritime province. The church in the photo has some "trivia" significance in Canada.

St. Paul's Anglican, Halifax - oldest (1750) Protestant church in Canada

Ding Ding Ding!!! You win. Tell him what he's won Bob...........

Congratulations Sticky, you have won an opportunity to do what I just did.

Nice prize eh? LOL

I think there are enough hints in here.
http://img2.freeimagehosting.net/uploads/70d262aff5.jpg

Bonus points for a date or year.

I'd guess the date is October 30, 1995.

I can't place the location yet. My first thought was just outside the gates of Old Quebec. I know I've seen that row of statues in person, but its been so long since I've been in the east, all the cities blend together.

So no, not in Quebec. I realized I was thinking of the 'hotel du parliment' and those statues are on the ground.

The Marie-Reine-du-Monde Cathedral, Montreal?

(Mary-Queen of the frickin World to the anglophones)

It is outside the "Hotel du Parlement" in Quebec. Not sure of the "event" happening though.

DOH, I may have the wrong "statues".

Yeah, what Bossnass said

no way, this is downtown Montreal. Isn't that the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in the background? I think the date is as Bossnass said, just prior to the Quebec referendum.

http://images.google.com/images?q=Ma...=1&sa=N&tab=wi

I think Bossnass has the location correct according to these images.

ya, he is right, it is in Montreal. On that time and date, I was in a pizzaria in downtown Toronto (Bloor & Church) watching that on the big screen TV.

The date is October 27th, 1995.

That is the Queen Elizabeth Hotel on the right in the background. I had to crop down the pic to remove the "Queen Elizabeth".
That is Place Ville Marie in the back on the left.
That is Mary Queen of the World Cathedral.

This makes it Downtown Montreal on Renee Levesque street in between Dorchester Square and Place du Canada.
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=e...&t=h&z=17&om=1

Bossnass had it right.

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e2...s/100_0962.jpg

After the mountain debacle and the giveaway roman hint, I thought I'd post one that is actually a gimme.

Banff Springs Hotel

Yeah. I thought I'd be a little tricky because I've personally posted it before, from a more standard angle. Of course, that was a while ago, so a newer participant wouldn't know that I've posted it before and that we try not to repeat pictures.

Game on bill.