http://www.rightsideoftheroad.com All the fits that are news to print Tue, 15 Jun 2010 14:09:44 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en STANLEY BRIDGE, PE – From dive bars with a working kitchen to gourmet restaurants with an actual chef in charge, one appreciable commonality touches seemingly all of this island's eateries: mussels. Cultured mussels, to be precise, are not only among this province's most generous exports but, too, a sizable part ... http://www.rightsideoftheroad.com/?p=579 CAVENDISH, PE – Reality and fiction appear to have blurred seamlessly in this shoreline community, with the the likes of author Lucy Maud Montgomery and her famed eponymous protagonist hovering large not just over this tourist town but, indeed, the entirety of the province itself. It is from these ... http://www.rightsideoftheroad.com/?p=578 CAPE JOURIMAIN, NB – The hefty duties lodges by various United States roadways are rudely shamed by the return toll levied on passengers aboard the Confederation Bridge. Roughly eight miles in length, this epic structure links this picturesque New Brunswick town with Prince Edward Island, Canada's smallest geographic province, and ... http://www.rightsideoftheroad.com/?p=577      WALL, SD – "I was totally unprepared for that revelation called the Dakota Bad Lands,” once commented Frank Lloyd Wright. “What I saw gave me an indescribable sense of mysterious elsewhere.” That pithy commentary is decidedly apt, as these vast expanses prove creepy and fascinating; stunning and endearing; and, above ... http://www.rightsideoftheroad.com/?p=576      HILL CITY, SD – Whether it is irony or postmortem harmony, there is a decidedly strange historical feel to the western region of South Dakota. Here sits a town, county and state park all named for George Custer. Here, too, sits the construction site of a massive monument dedicated to ... http://www.rightsideoftheroad.com/?p=575     CODY, WY – Around the same time P.T. Barnum was busy introducing “The Greatest Show on Earth” to the American Midwest, William Cody took to presenting Buffalo Bill’s Wild West to the American West. Though scarcely linked, the two men’s legacies prove comfortably analogous, as each parlayed legitimate acclaim into ... http://www.rightsideoftheroad.com/?p=574   GREAT FALLS, MT – Much in the same way portions of Texas have a tendency to project their expansive prairies on to a seemingly massive sky, Montana proves unashamed of its gargantuan acres. Coming south from the Canadian border, the drive toward Glacier National Park is visually stunning, with mountain ... http://www.rightsideoftheroad.com/?p=573   BANFF, AB – A town facing something of an identity crisis, this picturesque locale seemingly waffles between assuming the dapper status of a Canadian Aspen and propagating the more rustic ambiance of an old Western town in Calgary’s distant shadow. This quasi-schizophrenic aura manifests awkwardly, with saloons plating gourmet cuisine ... http://www.rightsideoftheroad.com/?p=572      YELLOWKNIFE, NT – North of the 62nd latitudinal parallel, a nearly 1500 kilometer drive from the nearest major city, and showing many of the signs of arctic wear, this community fits nicely the stereotype of a frigid, remote outpost. Yet, at the center of a negligible “downtown” comprised of various ... http://www.rightsideoftheroad.com/?p=571     HAY RIVER, NT – A decidedly surreal element controls the drive up the Mackenzie Highway, from northern Alberta into the Northwest Territories. Thanks to the season and the locale, the sun begins its steady creep into the sky just after 5:00 AM, with clouds lingering over a local field (pictured ... http://www.rightsideoftheroad.com/?p=570