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A blase Woodchuck, on the Île Notre-Dame (site of the '67 World's Fair) in Montreal 

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The Biosphere (not to be confused with the Biodome) in Montreal, a Buckminster Fuller creation for the '67 World's fair. Still in great shape, despite a terrible fire. In the foreground, the Sustainable House project

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The Biosphere

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More Biosphere

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Seing a trend? 

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Hey, it's photogenic, what can I say?

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Framed by a photo of the local wildlife

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From the inside

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More

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Energy centric exhibits, inside the Biosphere

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I really don't know what the building framed here is, but it sure looks cool. 

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The playground on the Île Notre-Dame

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A gate on the Île Notre-Dame

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Montreal ladybugs have not yet been contaminated by their Asian cousins, apparently. It was so nice to see a bright red ladybug again

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More of that ladybug. Like seing an old friend again. . .

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I like this one best

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Art at the Île Notre-Dame

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A bird of prey on the Île Notre-Dame

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More Biosphere. . 

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And more. . .

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Last one. . and my favorite

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A Montreal street

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Aren't they lovely?

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A group of people on the balcony

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This Cathedral would be the most lovely in most cities, but Montreal has so many gorgeous cathedrals that this one is no longer even used for worship

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A closeup of the statues on the second level

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More closeup

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Art!

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Lookin in on a cafe

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A children's shop. I liked the name ;-)

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Looking out over a mountain lake in Vermont

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Another angle on that lake

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The sky looked so large, it was stunning

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Big sky, big lake

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Is it a junk, or a skiff, or perhaps both?

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The Spanish American War memorial in Bangor, Maine. The gilden scroll and the shield once found their home on the front of the doomed USS Maine

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A closer view, including the plaque

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Old to new, Bangor, Maine

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Another angle

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More of Bangor

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The outside of the awesome public library, Bangor Maine

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More Bangor architecture

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Breakfast at the Bagel Central

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Art in Bangor

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An enormous painting, hanging above the kitchen at Giacomo's in Bangor Maine. Try their coffee, it's excellent! The painting depicts a famous shootout that occurred on the corner across the street in the 30's

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A Tefft statue depicting Lincoln's VP and general statesman, Hannibal Hamlin, resident of Bangor

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Another Tefft statue, depicting lady liberty.

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The signature of the master

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His mastery is apparent in the flow of the clothing

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The front of the public library, Bangor, Maine

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Another Tefft, honoring the workers of America, near the public library in Bangor

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Over 500,000 volumes are available in the library in Bangor! Truly amazing

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Looking down on one of many galleries in the Bangor public library

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The main dome in the Bangor public library

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The art in this public library was amazing! Worth traveling to see

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More stunning art

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The circulation desk at the Bangor Public Library

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A Bangor resident playing a martial arts instrument, the berimbau, important for setting the rhythm in the Brazilian martial art, Capoeira