We are almost coming to the end of our celebration of Canada's 150th birthday but it's not over yet! Canada with all it's beauty and kindness can also have a little mystery. Let's start with Drumheller and the Hoodoos!
Perhaps the most mysterious natural phenomena in all of Canada lies in Alberta, our second most western province. Drumheller, part of the Badlands, is a small community and home to our famous Dinosaur Museum, the Royal Tyrrell Museum. Situated about two hours northwest of Dinosaur National Park, the Badlands hold secrets to the prehistoric world. With the Earth having fallen away during earthquakes and other natural occurrences, layers upon layers of geological history are now exposed. Much to the delight of palaeontologists, these layers provide an indisputable timeline of prehistoric fossils: The dinosaurs are found only below the black layer of rock. The rock formations, the Hoodoos, range in height from roughly one to three meters.
Another mystery that's well not totally a mystery but looks quite mysterious, are the northern lights! Scientifically known as the Aurora Borealis, a natural light display, northern Canada is one of the best places to see nature's show! Reds, greens, purples, pinks and yellow streak the sky caused by charged particles from the sun interacting with the molecules and atoms in Earth's atmosphere during our winter months. It's beautiful and worth seeing!
All this talk of mystery, it seems only fitting to end this post with a mystery box giveaway! As with all our giveaways today, leave a comment below by July 7th and we will randomly select one lucky winner this hour to win! After leaving your comment here we hope you'll take a moment to visit us on Facebook and Instagram (@sctmagazine) and leave a comment there as well for THREE chances to win! We'll be compiling all the comments each hour.
Next is our BIG finale!
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Fun Fact: People in Churchill, Manitoba leave their car doors unlocked in case their neighbours need to make a quick escape from polar bears.
Surprise Canada, it’s your birthday!!!!!
Drumheller is such a fun place to visit! Definitely get there if you can. Thanks so much for featuring something from the west :) The Northern lights are so stunning … absolutely lovely. Thank you so much for the chance to win the mystery prize!
Drumheller is on my bucket list! ooooh…a mystery prize! Thanks for all the fun facts and a chance to win!
Thanks SCT for such a fun day. Happy Birthday Canada!
Northern lights are spectacular!
Fun facts about
the unlocked cars!
I’d like to see the
Northern Lights for
sure.
Carla from Utah
The Northern Lights must truly be amazing to see in real.
I love how you have featured such important and significant things about Canada today. I’ve lived here all my life, but still I learned a few things today that I didn’t know. Thank you for taking the time to do this for all your readers!
I love mystery boxes!
One day I’d like to go to Drumheller
I’m loving learning all this information about Canada. What an exciting day for all Canadians!!!
I love that residents in Churchill leave their cars unlocked in case of polar bears. I am proud to be a Canadian and am so thankful for the privilege of living in this awesome country.
The northern lights are marvelous! So happy I have been able to observe them. Love a mystery box!
I’d love to see the prehistoric rock formations!
Happy Birthday Canada ??
Thank you Scrapbook and Cards Today. This has been such a fun way to spend Canada Day while I am trapped inside with this insufferable headache. I would have loved to go to Bath for the Parade, as shown in Amanda Farlinger’s layout but I wouldn’t have been able to tolerate the heat or the noise. Instead, I stayed near my computer and toured the country with you. It’s been great. Happy Birthday to us all.
Rock formations and Northern lights must be added to my Canadian bucket list!
Beautiful pictures, someday I would love to see the Northern lights in person,
So cool! I mentioned in my 4:00 comment that the Ammolites reminded me of the Northern Lights and here they are in all their glory!
The dinosaur museum sounds like a place my two grandsons would love to visit! Truth be told, I would love to go too! The Hoodoos and Drumheller also sound like Great places to add to the itinerary! We are planning a family getaway for this summer and I am definitely suggesting that we add these to our list of places to choose from! Especially the Northern Lights!
Thank you for opening my eyes ? to these cool facts about our Canadian neighbors!
The northern lights are amazing!! We used to see them growing up at are cottage in Northern Ontario!! Have a great Canada Day!! Thanks for the fun posts
A great review of our beautiful country! Thanks for sharing with all your readers and for throwing in a few prizes along the way!
Beautiful pictures! Thanks for sharing them!
Would love to see The northern lights . Happy birthday ?? Canada
Happy Canada Day! What an amazing Country we live in :)
What a fun day of fun facts and giveaways!! Happy Canada Day! I would love to win this prize!!
Northern lights are my favourite!
Happy Birthday Canada. We sure are a beautiful country.
So proud to be Canadian….today and every day???
Wow! These are beautiful!!! I would love to see the northern lights some day.
I love a mystery, especially one that is a prize
I love a good mystery!
Would love to see the northern lights!! The hoodoos are really cool. Love a mystery!! It’s been a great day SCT!!
This has been fun! Happy birthday, Canada. Thank you for the chance to win!
Thank you Catherine and team for putting together a wonderful tribute to Canada. You know how to party and celebrate. Thanks for the opportunity to play along and good luck to all – fabulous prizes!
Happy birthday Canada. ??, you truly are a great county!
Lori Poffenroh
I love the Northern Lights. The Hoodoos were interesting to explore. A surprise prize is intriguing!
How beautiful!!! The Northern Lights are spectacular! I am looking forward to visiting and exploring Canada some day! Happy Birthday, Canada!
Have been to Drumheller and would love to go back. Where I grew up as a child I remember seeing the Northern Lights and they always were such an amazing sight.
Living in Alberta I am pretty familiar with the badlands and the Hoodoos which are amazing, but would you believe that in my 48 years living in Canada that I have never seen the Northern lights? I would love too someday and they are just gorgeous in the photos I have seen.
Love the hoodoos and the northern lights. Unquestionably Canadian!
I LOVE a good mystery!
Thank you and Happy 150th Birthday Canada! We should have lots of scrap and celebrate this year! :D
Happy Canada Day! Thanks for the chance to win!
Just recently saw the HooDoos in Drumheller…Happy Birthday Canada ????
Love the northern lights. Would love to see them
Seeing the northern lights would be amazing! lol about the unlocked cars – you’ve shared some awesome fun facts today.
Thanks for the chance to win to celebrate Canada Day!
Thank you for all the posts today. I have never seen the Northern Lights but it seems only fitting that the are Canadian. Happy 150th Canada.
Drumheller and seeing the northern lights are both on my bucket list!
i have never seen the northern lights, wish to see them, but for now they are on my toonie!
OOOOO I love mystery boxes, they were my favorite things to get at the dime store as a kid! My kids saw the Northern Lights when we lived in OH. I was in Hawaii at the time and missed it. Would love to see them someday.
lots of beautiful things in Canada to see
we have beautiful Country