: cAR. 247,a 78-year-old Japanese railcar transports - inner city. passengers for a cheap: $3 return fare. EDMONTON'S annual Klondike Days fes- tival is set for July 22 through July 31 this’ "year. Similar to Vancouver’s Pacific National Exhibition, the celebration of the city’s fron- “der era is wrapped around the more fhodern © tag of EdmontonFest 99. - . “The Klondike Days Parade kicks off festivi ~ ties Thursday, July 22 at 9:30 a.m., travelling m 102 Ave to 108 &., and’ ‘Ave. : : "* Northlands Park hosts the Klondike Days: Exposition, open daily at noon and, this” year. features’ German cultures“ : “Many other events are scheduled, includ- ing A Taste of Edmonton in Sir Winston Churchill caer 1 “third season. » Main Stage north shore news GP Hotel From page Va The High Level Bridge reveals a ditferent side of the city: a velvet green ribbon of trails abur the river beneath it. The tree-lined paths form the longest stretch of urban parkland on the continent, with biking and blading trails, golf courses and picnic sites. - Atop the river’s steep north bank to the west sits the MacDonald Hotel. Long the hub of Edmonton seci- ety, “The Mac” looks like a fairy tale retreat compared to the architectural anomalies that dwarf it. It’s as sophisti- cated as Northern Alberta gets, but it wasn’t always that way. Named in honour of Canada’s first prime minister and opened in 1915 by the Grand Trunk Pacific R Railway, The Mac has hosted every- one from Bob Hope and Liberace to the Queen and Prince Philip. The Rolling Stones drank the bar dry and . John Diefenbaker spilled orange juice on himself. Another big event scheduled for the Alberta capital this summer is the final date of the Lilith Fair tour. Sarah McLachlan and company “will perform in Commonwealth Stadium on "Tuesday, Aug. 31 as the wrap-up concert of the “Along with McLachtan, ; ¢ performers include Sheryl Crow, Indigo _- > Girls, Dixic Chicks and . +: Deborah Cox. The Second -- ~~ Stage features Melanie — - » Doane, K’s Choice and-Tara Maclean. Texan Kelly Willis - “(prior to her September . to 1 p. m. n Taly 2 27 te to Starfish show) will appear on ’ Sarah McLachian 31. : “the Village Stage, with two more acts yet to be “announced. - McLachlan made a point of playing i in - Edmonton this year after passing it by in previ- ous years. Karen Brett, our senior consultant, has just returned froma fabulous § ip cruising Russia's Volga River § ’ -on the VIKING PETERHOF. “I was very impressed by the }- “restoration of Si: Petersburg and the opulence of the Russian Empire!” ad floor inside Eaton's Park Royal § er recent information on 1 this exciting destination. Bring in this ad and receive $50 off i per coupie on any holiday package. 4: Minimurns purchase $700 per person. MAS, cOGOK TRAVEL AT EATON'S 2ND FLOOR IN : “EATON'S PARK ROYAL : . However, disagreements benveen city and railway offi- cials, an architecturally Inept extension nicknamed “The Box” (since demolished), snd newlect left The Mac a mere shell. By the early "80s, top- less dancers entertained in the Empire Ballroom where movie stars and heads of state had once schmoozed. The Mac was boarded up and cor-- doncd off from 1983 till May 15, 1991, when new owner Canadian Pacific Hotels reopened it in all its refur- bished glory. The Mac’s worth a visit if only for a drink in the Library Bar, which offers a free, unobstructed view across the river valley, but for 1999 World Cup Golf November in Malaysia See 2-man teams of top pros from 32 nations . Business Class Airfare Included Amex Platinum Credit Card. 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Strathcona hosts the city’s International Fringe Theatre Festival in August (the origi- nal spur for Car 247’s recom- missioning in 1995 to ferry fringe-goers from down- town). The busiest month in Edmonton’s festival calendar tac also sees the Folk Music Festival trom Aug. 5 to 8 and the Caribbean Carnival the same weekend. Tt could be the only time you see another tourist. Car 247 runs May 21 to Oct. 12, at regular inter- vals between 1] and 4 p.m., Monday to Friday and Sundays; 9 to 4 p.m. Saturdays with evening scr- vice during the Fringe Festival (Aug. 12 to 22). Getaway packages to Hotel MacDonald stare at $89. For more information, call 1-800-441-1414. # For help planning a visit to Edmonton, call 1-800- 463-4667; on the Internet, . (GED AWIOOMIXW TOURS | Travel by Canoe into a. Nation’s History! We will take you on a safe and scenic paddle - on one of the Sunshine Coast's most beautiful”, =... and moter boat free lakes. 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