Timmins Travel Guide

Shania Twain Centre! I have the greatest admiration for Shania, being a musician myself, for her talents! And, it floored me a few years ago, when I found out she was from my Dad's home town of Timmins! Well, Timmins should be very proud of her, and I think this is a good start, but, it just opened last summer, and they could add a lot more. So, I will also include this under 'tourist traps', for now! I just hope that Timmins will develop and promote this. By the way, that is me on the right, and a cardboard cut-out of Shania on the left! hehe!
Shania is a world class superstar, and really deserves this kind of tribute to her by her hometown. The facility is very modern, and has the room, but right now, it seems lacking in its exibits! I am sure they will add more!

Well I could tell you a million! Remember, I am American born, but half Canadian by heritage! And I am proud of it! I just don't get up there, as much as I would like to!

I will just tell you one funny experience I had when my dad and I were ready to pay the tab at East Side Mario's.

I had a Canadian 10 dollar bill, and wanted to break it so I could get some change. The waitress asked me what kind of change do I want? I said, as you typically might in the states, 'a five, and five ones'! She said, 'how 'bout a five, two toonies, and a looney!' I said, 'what'! It was great!

I mean, I knew what a looney was, but I didn't know about a toonie, and she said it so fast! We all had a great laugh about it!

Try to take a tour of a gold mine. Unfortunatly, not to many are still operational. But it is an interesting, and essential part of Timmins history. I know my cousin is still working at Kidd Creek, and my other cousin at the Dome, but he sounded like he hopes to get his last few years in now, for retirement. This is a photo of the recently closed and historic McIntyre!