Canada Day!!

**Jods** · 07-01-2006, 10:10 AM

Happy Canada Day to all the Canadians!

**Dorothy39** · 07-01-2006, 10:16 AM

Happy Canada Day to you Neighbor!!!

Here is something to share with you that is on my Page a Day Calendar!!

O Kanata,

Use of the word, "Canada" is believed to have come about from a misunderstanding.When explorer Jacques Cartier sailed up the St. Lawerence River in 1535, he asked the natives the name of the land. When they replied, "kanata" , an Iroquois word for village, Cartier thought that it referred to the whole territory!!!

Amazing!!!

**Catty1** · 07-01-2006, 10:40 AM

"kanata" has two meanings:

"D***, it is F****** cold!"

"Endless Highway and Road Construction."

Catty1

**Dorothy39** · 07-01-2006, 11:01 AM

!!!!!

The first time my parents took us camping, we met a family from Ft.Wayne Indiana. They told us that we lived in Canada!!!! Because Michigan winters are probably worse than Indiana's.

That was 39 years ago, and i still communicate with them.

Your post was fun to read.!!!

**cyber-sibes** · 07-01-2006, 02:25 PM

Ah yes, happy Canada Day! This time last year, we were on the Canadian side of Niagra Falls, and watched the fireworks over on the American side - best of both!