State Places Challenge -- A to Z

[Mark Sedenquist]

[I haven't made much progress yet, but here is a start...]

Baja California Norte A to Z

A – Alisitos (known as “La Fonda” on the surfing circuit)
B – Baja California Norte (in 1952, it became the 29th state in Mexico)
C – Chapultapec (beach town about 5 miles south of Ensenada)
D –
E – Ensenada (about 70 miles south of San Diego, home to the Santo Tomás Winery ).
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H –
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L – La Bufadora (a blowhole, translated as “buffalo snort” south of Ensenada on Hwy 23 West)
M – Mexicali (Capital city of Baja California)
N –
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P – Puertecitos (about 50 miles south of San Felipe, an American Ex-Pat community and hotsprings).
Q –
R – Rosarito Beach (commercialized beach town – here is a great list of restaurants )
S – San Felipe (some of the best shrimp I have ever had, another friendly beach town located on the sea of Cortez)
T – Todos Santos Bay (off-shore from Ensenda – great place for whale watching)
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[Gerald Thurman]

Apache Trail
Boyce Thompson Arboretum State Park
Canyon De Chelly National Monument
Date shake in Dateland.
Evergreen Cemetery in Bisbee.
Flagstaff
Gila Bend
Homolovi Ruins State Park
I-10 in western Arizona.
Joshua Forest Parkway
Kingman
Lyman Lake State Park
Miami
Naco
Oatman
Parker
Quartzsite
Route 66 between Kingman and Oatman.
Salt River Canyon
Tonto Natural Bridge State Park
United We Stand mural in Tucson.
Vail School District mural in Vail outside Tucson.
Wigwam Village Motel in Holbrook.
Xuma Territorial Prison
Zane Grey roomin the Weatherford Hotel in Flagstaff.

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[Gerald Thurman]

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[Quebec Gen]

(Photo by Craig Antill)
Asbestos, City of – Site of Jeffrey Mine, the world’s largest asbestos mine;

Baie James – Large bay on the southern end of Hudson Bay, site of several major hydroelectric projects and home to several aboriginal communities;

Chateau Frontenac, Quebec City – grand hotel perched on Cape Diamant, overlooks the St. Lawrence. Was designed by Bruce Price for the CPR, hosted the WWII conference of 1943 between Churchill and Roosevelt;

Dams (hydroelectric) – the province of Quebec is home to many major hydroelectric facilities such as LG-1, LG-2 and Manic 5, the largest one of its kind in the world and is 150 meters high;

Empress of Ireland, Pointe au Père – Large ocean liner that sank in the St. Lawrence river in 1914. 1012 people died in this tragedy. Scuba divers can still explore what’s left of the ship. There is also a boat-shaped museum in Pointe-au-Père;

Fjord du Saguenay – located between the regions of Charlevoix and the North Shore, the Saguenay fjord is highly popular for whale watching. Because of its depth, its strong currents and the fact that it is an important whale passage, the government decided to operate a free ferry all year long instead of building a bridge between Tadoussac and Baie Ste-Catherine;

Gaspé – Where Jacques-Cartier first led foot in America in 1534, planted a wooden cross claiming the territory as France’s possession. You can visit the Jacques-Cartier museum at the tip of the peninsula;

Havre St-Pierre – Site of Mingan Archipelago National Park Reserve, a land of water (St. Lawrence), islands (more or less 40) and naturally carved limestone and strange rock formations;

Ice Hotel, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier – temporary building made entirely with ice each year. Features deluxe suites, jacuzzi, bars with dance floors, fireplaces, ice carving, ice art exhibitions, wedding chapel;

Jazz Festival, Montreal – world famous international jazz festival held annually at the end of June;

Knowlton – located in the Eastern Townships, it is one of the most beautiful villages in the province. Victorian architecture, large lake for swimming, fishing and canoeing, famous worldwide for its Brome Lake Ducks, museum featuring a very rare Fokker from WWI and Fessenden’s old radio transmitters;

La Ronde – largest theme park in Quebec and second largest in Canada, opened in 1967 during the World Expo, features more than 39 rides;

Magnetic Hill, Chartierville – optical illusion that makes you believe there’s a magnet pulling your car. Weird and fun;

Nunavik – the area north of the 55th parallel, homeland of the Inuit people in Quebec dispersed in 14 villages in an area of 443 685 km2. No road connects the villages to one another or to southern Quebec;

Oratoire St-Joseph du mont-Royal – perched on the side of Mount Royal, its dome is the second largest of its type after St Pierre in Rome (St. Peter’s). Pope John Paul II stopped there in 1982 to beatify brother André who apparently realized miracles healing sick and dying people. Today, you can see relics from brother André (his heart) and millions of people and pilgrims go there each year to ask for a miracle;

Percé – small village located at the tip of the Gaspe Peninsula, named Percé (trans : pierced) because of a large piece of rock located in the ocean a few hundred meters from the village bearing a hole in it;

Quartier gai, Montreal – a.k.a. Le Village is the gay part of town in Montreal and is the largest gaytown in America. It has its own subway (metro) stations with the rainbow flag painted on one of them, its own restaurants, bars, dentists, vets, chamber of commerce, travel agencies, real estate agents, you-name-it;

Route des vins (Wine Road) – runs in the southwestern part of the eastern townships and go through a myriad of feeric little towns with wineries and cidreries and fine cuisine restaurants;

St. Lawrence – world’s largest estuary, goes all the way from Ontario to the end of the Gaspe Peninsula and North Shore Region;

Tadoussac – site of France’s first trading post (1599), a good place to go whale-watching;

Ursulines – A religious order, one of the first to promote women education in New France and to introduce the notion of free education;

Val Jalbert – often described as the best-preserved ghost town in Canada with more than 70 original buildings, it is located in the Lac St-Jean area, north of Quebec City;

World Heritage Site, Old town, Quebec City – Unesco world heritage site, Quebec City is one of the most well preserved old city in America and still has most of its original stone fortifications. You can visit the old citadel and the Plains of Abraham battlefield park where the decisive battle between England and France took place;

Xavier-Garneau (François) – historian, civil servant and poet he wrote the fiery « Histoire du Canada » in response to the Durham Report;

Youville, Marie-Marguerite d’ – Was born on the south shore of Montreal, was raised in a poor family and dedicated all of her life in helping the sick and poor. She’s the one behind the Soeurs Grises Institutions (Grey nuns or Sisters) that spreaded everywhere in North America;

Zumanity by Cirque du Soleil – A Vegas show orchestrated and directed by Quebec’s very own Cirque du Soleil and the very talented René-Richard Cyr.

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[Quebec Gen]

Adam’s Farm, Wilmington
Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream
Cabot Creamery
Dairy farms
ECHO Lake Aquarium and ScienceCenter
Fairfield– hometown of Chester B. Arthur
Green Mountain Coffee
Haskell Opera House, Derby Line
Institute of Natural Science
Jay Peak
Kingsland Bay
Lake Champlain Chocolates
Memphremagog (Lake)
New EnglandCulinary Institute
Orchards
Power House Covered Bridge, Johnson
Quechee Gorge Village
Rock of Ages Granite Quarries
Shelburne Museum
Smuggler’s Notch
Stowe
Teddy Bear Company, Shelburne
Underhill State Park (Mt.Mansfield)
Vermont State Fair
Wilson Castle
X - ?
Y - ?
Z -?

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[Quebec Gen]

Anse aux Meadows
Blow me Down Provincial Park
Churchill Falls Underground hydroelectric facility
Dildo (it's the town's name)
Elliston
Ferries
Gros Morne NP
Hay Cove
Icebergs
Jordi-Bonet murals in St. Anthony
King's Point
L'Anse au loup
Moose
Northern Light
OZ FM radio station
Point Amour Lighthouse
Quebec border, Labrador City
Rose Blanche Lighthouse
St. John's
Tablelands
Upper Island Cove
Viking Trail
Wilfred Grenfell
X - ?
Y - York Harbour
Z - ?

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[etoiles]

I figured Chicago has a lot of people and could probably have its own list...

Chicago A-Z

Al Capone’s grave
Bear’s Stadium – Soldier Field
Charlie Trotter’s
Dusable Museum of African-American History
Eli’s Cheesecake – Can take tours weekdays
Field Museum
Garrett’s Popcorn Shop
Hancock Observatory
Ice Hockey – Blackhawks and the Wolves
John Shedd Aquarium
K-Town, neighborhood in Chicago
Lake Michigan
Magnificent Mile
Navy Pier
O’Hare International Airport or Oprah
Parks – in particular Millenium Park
Queen’s Landing
Republic – Golden lady statue in Jackson park
Sears Tower
Tavern – Billy Goat
Union Station
Victory Gardens Greenhouse Theater
Wrigley Field – Home of the Cubs!
XSport Fitness
Yang Restaurant
Zebra, Green or Zoos – Brookfield or the free Lincoln Park

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[Quebec Gen]

Alamos
Ballenas
Cuban cigars
Desierto de Altar
El Pinacate
Frenchie's Cove
Guaymas camarones
Hermosillo
Iglesia de San Fernando
Jesuit missions
Kino, Eusebio Francisco
La Asuncion (catedral)
Mar de Cortez
Naco
Opata
Plaza de los tres presidentes
Quelital
Rodriguez, Abelardo
Sangria
Tetakawi
Ures
Villa, Pancho
W - ?
Xunuta
Yaqui
Zaragoza Square

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[Quebec Gen]

(Photo by Craig Antill)
Arctic Circle
Beaufort Sea
Chipewyan
Dempster Highway
Escarpment Creek
Franklin Expedition
Great Slave Lake
Hunting
Inuvialuit
Jimmy Adams Peace Park
Kam Lake
Lutsel K'e
Mackenzie Delta
Northern Lights
Oxbow Trail
Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Center
Queen Elizabeth Campground Trail
Range Lake
Sahtu
Tuktoyaktuk
Ulukhaktok
Virginia Falls
Weledeh
X - ?
Yellowknife
Z - ?

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[Quebec Gen]

Alvarez Faguendes
Bastille Day
Charles de Gaulle Square
Dieppe
Euro
French Department
Galantry Lighthouse
Héritage (museum)
Ile aux Marins
Jacques Cartier
Kayak
Les Salines
Marais salés (barachois)
New Foundland
Outre-tombe, Mémoires d'
Pointe aux Canons Battery
Quai des pêcheurs
René, F. de Chateaubriand
Saint-Pierre Cathedral
Transpacific Shipwreck
Utrecht Treaty
Voilerie
War Memorial
X - ?
Yacht Club
Zazpiak Bat

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