Photography, Travel, Canada

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Judy Ross
At the Water's Edge: Muskoka's Boathouses (Art & Architecture) (Art & Architecture)
by Boston Mills Press (Hardcover)

Award-winning photographer John de Visser and lifestyles writer Judy Ross examine one of Muskoka's most striking features, its boathouses. Exteriors range from Victorian lavishness to Shaker simplicity. Some of these boathouses date back to the 1800s, some are Muskoka modern. Inside are inspired sitting rooms, bedrooms, baths, kitchens, and cherished collections of family memorabilia.

Douglas Coupland
Souvenir of Canada
by Douglas & McIntyre (Paperback)

Renown writer and artist Douglas Coupland's valentine to Canada looks at how it feels to be a Canadian now and imagines what it might feel like to be a Canadian in the future. From collective memories, Coupland locates objects like stubbie beer bottles and ookpiks, Kraft dinner and maple walnut ice cream. With the same witty sensibility, he considers significant events and relevant issues, like Canada's relationship with the United States, Medicare, and the landscape itself in this colorful, lively mix of image and text.

Martin Nicholas Kunz, Patricia Masso, Patrice Farameh
Luxury Hotels The Americas (Luxury Hotels)
by teNeues (Hardcover)

This latest addition to teNeues' series of luxury hotels around the world takes the reader throughout the Americas; from Vancouver to Rio de Janeiro, from San Francisco to Anguilla. Here you can marvel at sumptuous interiors from the top hotels. From the guest rooms to the lobbies, dining rooms and lavish exteriors and grounds, it's all chronicled in this lushly photographed volume. Whether in the most selected city neighbourhoods, beachside, or in remote pastoral splendor, these really are the Americas' most luxurious accommodations.

Canada
by Cullor Books (Hardcover)

CANADA is a beautifully bound, hard cover collection of 144 color and Black & White images ranging from the Queen Charlotte Islands of western British Columbia to the easternmost edge of Cape Spear Newfoundland and Labrador, and from the northern tip of Baffin Island, Nunavut to the Bruce Peninsula in southern Ontario. The book also contains a series of short stories explaining travel and experiences while photographing Canada.

Judy Ross
Shelter at the Shore: Boathouses of Muskoka
by Boston Mills Press (Hardcover)

Shelter at the Shore: Boathouses of Muskoka, the sequel to our bestselling At the Water's Edge: Muskoka's Boathouses, takes us inside 25 more of this famous lake district's most enticing boathouses -- the rustic, the charming, the grand and the glamorous. Find out what the owners, architects and designers did to make each boathouse a truly exceptional place to live, as well as to store canoes, motorboats and vintage mahogany launches. Shelter at the Shore is great source of design ideas for cottagers, interior decorators, builders and even landlocked homeowners. It also contains the delightful stories of how these singular shoreline structures came to be and why they are so beloved -- and often coveted. Shelter at the Shore offers an exclusive look at lakeside life and style in incomparable Muskoka.

Marc H. Choko, David L. Jones
Posters of the Canadian Pacific
by Firefly Books (Hardcover)

Three hundred vintage advertising and promotional posters. During the late nineteenth century and early twentieth century, the Canadian Pacific Railway Company (CPR) was widely hailed as "The World's Greatest Travel System." The Canadian Pacific transcontinental railroad spanned North America from the Atlantic to Pacific oceans. The company also operated luxury hotels and resorts, passenger ocean liners, cargo ships, and an airline. To promote the company and Canada to the world, Canadian Pacific produced more than 2,500 stunning lithographic and silkscreen posters -- 1,000 of which were created in its own graphic studio. Posters of the Canadian Pacific is a treasury of three hundred of the finest posters published by the company. They were displayed in Canadian Pacific offices and independent travel agencies worldwide from the 1880s until the 1970s. These posters enticed millions to visit and even settle in Canada. The posters span the years 1883-1973 with special ...

Yva Momatiuk, John Eastcott
This Marvellous Terrible Place: Images of Newfoundland and Labrador
by Firefly Books (Paperback)

The authors have not only captured the unique flavor of the people but have recorded hours of conversations as their subjects reminisced about life, work and the changes that have washed over the island since Confederation.

Tanya Lloyd Kyi
Toronto (Canada Series)
by Whitecap Books (Hardcover)

Toronto is a tour through two centuries of growth, from the British post of Fort York in 1793 to today's booking city. Ontario's capital and Canada's largest city, Toronto is rich in historical attractions and modern attractions. Here, photographers have captured stately Osgoode Hall, the modern architecture of City Hall, and the neon extravaganza known as Honest Ed's. They reveal some of the city's most eccentric residents, such as Henry Pellat, who built a 98-room castle. From cultural celebrations and performances to sports action and bustling shopping centers, this book is a collection of Toronto's most captivating scenes. About the Canada series: As expansive as Canada itself, this outstanding series captures outstanding views of panoramic landscapes, brilliant city skylines, and picturesque communities. Each volume focuses on a city or province and features 96 pages and 70 stunning images by internationally renowned photographers, plus descriptive captions.

George Fischer, Noel Hudson
Unforgettable Canada: 100 Destinations
by Boston Mills Press (Paperback)

From coast to coast to coast, here are Canada's most fascinating destinations. This beautifully photographed and engagingly written guide offers 100 of Canada's most remarkable destinations, spread across every province and territory. Some represent dream excursions to the far reaches of the land, while others are easily accessible from major centers. Each destination offers unforgettable scenic vistas, exotic land formations or unique glimpses into Canada's history and spirit. Destinations include: Agawa Canyon (Ontario) Arctic Toe Dip (Northwest Territories) Athabasca Glacier (Alberta) Big Muddy Badlands (Saskatchewan) Broughton Island (Nunavut) Cabot Trail (Nova Scotia) Cape Enrage High Tides (New Brunswick) Cavendish Dunes (Prince Edward Island) Churchill Polar Bears (Manitoba) Dempster Highway (Yukon) Gros Morne National Park (Newfoundland and Labrador) Head-Smashed-in Buffalo Jump (Alberta) L'Anse aux Meadows Viking Trail (Newfoundland and Labrador) ...

Jacqueline Windh
The Wild Edge: Clayoquot, Long Beach and Barkley Sound
by Harbour (Hardcover)

"I hope that this book will give you some idea of the complexity and allure of the wild west coast--the savage beauty, its fascinating history, and the people who make their home here. . . . I want to show you the places that you don't make it to (this time!), and give you greater insight into the places that you do see. And I hope to inspire you to help protect them so that this ancient and venerable land and its traditional inhabitants will be here for all future generations." The Pacific Rim region of Vancouver Island--including the Clayoquot wilderness, Long Beach, Barkley Sound and the communities of Tofino, Ucluelet and Port Alberni--has become one of western Canada's prime tourist destinations, drawing over a million visitors a year. Few are disappointed by what they find, but the region is so vast and rich in natural wonders many have difficulty deciding just how to spend their time and return home with the uncomfortable feeling of having missed some of the main ...

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