Did You Know...? Banff was Canada’s first national park (1885). West Edmonton Mall is the site of the world’s first indoor bungee jump. The world’s largest herd of free-roaming bison is in Wood Buffalo National Park. St. Paul has the world’s only UFO landing pad. Alberta is Canada’s sunniest province;
Did You Know? Part of “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” (1969) was filmed in Zion National Park. Zion’s Virgin River carries a million tons of sediment out of the park and to the Colorado River yearly. Steep cliffs seen today were formed from sand deposited 150 million years ago.
Did You Know? The Army protected Yellowstone from poachers, developers — and tourists — from 1886 to 1918. The park has more geysers and hot springs than the rest of the world combined. No one can fish from the park’s Fishing Bridge on the Yellowstone River. Until 1883, hunting was
Did You Know? More than 2,000 land-to-water vehicles known as Ducks, now used for sightseeing, were used in the Normandy Landing (1944). There are more than 16 million gallons of water in the Dells waterparks. America’s largest outdoor waterpark is Noah’s Ark Waterpark (70 acres, 5 million gallons of water,
Did You Know ... ? North Willamette Valley is on the same latitude as France’s Bordeaux wine region. The wine industry generates more than $3.35 billion annually in economic activity in Oregon. Harry & David, in Medford, is the world’s largest gourmet mail-order company. Novelist Zane Grey wrote “Rogue River Feud”
Did You Know? Hollywood filmmakers have logged more than 400 film-related credits in the Wilmington area. The Venus flytrap grows naturally only within a 60- to 100-mile radius of Wilmington. Orton's Music and Billiards in Wilmington is America’s oldest poolroom (1888). Wilmington was called New Carthage, New Liverpool and Newton
Did You Know? Mount Washington is the tallest mountain in the U.S. Northeast, 6,288 feet. Crawford Path is America’s oldest continuously maintained hiking trail (1819). The engine and passenger car on Mount Washington’s cog railway are not coupled when on the move. Staircases in the Mount Washington Hotel were built
Did You Know? Washington state has 3,036 miles of saltwater shoreline. The Sequim Irrigation Festival, dating from 1896, is Washington’s oldest continuous festival. The Grand Coulee Dam is American’s largest dam and one of 1,000-plus in the state. Hells Canyon is North America’s deepest gorge (7,913 feet). The world’s largest
Did You Know? Gray whales make the longest migration of any mammal —10,000 to 14,000 miles roundtrip yearly. English explorer John Meares gave Cape Disappointment its name after he missed the mouth of the Columbia River (1788). Forks was the setting for Stephenie Meyer’s “Twilight” books on which movies were
Did You Know? Richmond was burned in the Revolutionary War (by the British, 1781) and the Civil War (by residents, 1865). British reinforcements departed for Virginia on the very day Gen. Charles Cornwallis surrendered at Yorktown (1781). Robert E. Lee cast his lot with the Confederacy after being offered command
