JASPER: MOUNTAIN MAGNIFICENCE AND HOSPITALITY

BY JANET STEINBERG

Welcome to Jasper in the Canadian Province of Alberta.  This picturesque town is nestled within Jasper National Park, one of the largest wilderness areas in North America.  Jasper National Park, the largest of Canada’s mountain parks, has been designated  an United Nations World Heritage site.

In the early 1800s, the explorer and mapmaker David Thompson created a way station for fur traders.  This was Jasper’s first permanent habitation.  The 4200-square mile Jasper National Park was formed in 1907 and, with the arrival of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway in 1911, the town of Jasper was formally established.

The Jasper Park Lodge, a true “Grand Canadian Lodge Experience” was built on 903 acres of pristine forest in Jasper National Park.  This village of cozy cedar chalets and heritage log cabins is situated along the emerald shores of Lac (Lake) Beauvert.  

JASPER PARK LODGE

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Redondo Beach: Always More to Sea

BY: JANET STEINBERG

Part two of a series

Since the 1800s, Redondo Beach has provided more to ‘sea’ in Southern California, dubbed SoCal by the locals.  Located just 7 miles south of Los Angeles International Airport and 18 miles from downtown L.A., Redondo Beach has the character of an exclusive beach enclave…uncrowded, scenic, and miles from anything urban. 

FUN IN THE SUN AT REDONDO BEACH

This historic beach town, that typifies the Southern California lifestyle, is flanked by a county path that threads along 27 miles of oceanfront from Torrance Beach to Santa Monica. Once a commercial port, the City now has a pleasure pier with unique shops and restaurants, myriad water sport activities, marinas, and a sport fishing fleet. There's an attractive sea front esplanade that has been called one of the most romantic places in the world from which to watch a sunset.