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  Alberta - Search View - MSN Encarta
The park is famous for its alpine scenery and diverse wildlife population, which includes grizzly bears, caribou, moose, and wolves.
Elk Island National Park, east of Edmonton, is mainly a wildlife preserve for bison, elk, deer, and moose.
Albert Lacombe, the priest who founded the St. Albert mission in 1861, spent more than 60 years in central and southern Alberta and was one of the first to encourage farming among the settlers.
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 Albert Park leads land value charge - National - theage.com.au
Driving the change are Albert Park's bayside position, its proximity to the city and a trend to smaller lots.
Albert Park's rise was part of an overall trend, he said.
Albert Park, St Kilda and Elwood were all tipped to grow in value by more than 10.5 per cent a year.
www.theage.com.au /news/national/albert-park-leads-land-value-charge/2005/07/29/1122144020688.html   (570 words)

  
 Things To Do While In Victoria
This park is a regional or municipal park, and does not fall under the jurisdiction of BC Parks or Parks Canada.
Saxe Point Park is situated on a peninsula on the straits of Juan de Fuca and is comprised of 4.969 HA (14.75 acres) of space.
Much of the park is situated on a spit of land more or less revealed by the rise and fall of the tides, while a more sheltered upland section of the park lies south of the beach.
miscmatter.50megs.com /things_2_do/Victoria/Things_2_Do_Victoria.htm   (14257 words)

  
 Albert Park, Victoria - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab1.isi.jhu.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Albert Park is an inner city suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia in the City of Port Phillip.
The main park after which the suburb was named was declared a public park and named in 1864 to honour Queen Victoria's consort, Prince Albert.
Albert Park was used as a garbage dump, a military camp and for recreation before the artificial lake was built.
en.wikipedia.org.cob-web.org:8888 /wiki/Albert_Park,_Victoria   (908 words)

  
 Albert Park Melbourne Victoria Australia; Festivale Pictorial guide to Melbourne and Victoria   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Albert Park lake has island refuges for the bird life, easy public transport access, and that special inner city quiet that has an underlying traffic hum, just enough to remind one that civilisation (and cappuccino and bookshops) is not far away.
Albert Park is only a block from St Kilda Rd, which has the Kings Domain, Alexandra Gardens, and Botanic Gardens on its other side.
These old established suburbs, like St Kilda, where we were heading, are filled with an architect's delight and horror of generations of houses and apartments.
www.festivale.info /melbourne/albertpk_2005.htm   (654 words)

  
 South Melbourne and Albert Park - Map and Melbourne surrounds - Melbourne, Victoria, Australia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Sandwiched between South Melbourne and Port Phillip Bay is Albert Park, popular year-round for its cafés and delis and swag of leisure facilities along Bridport Street.
Albert Park Lake and surrounding parklands, where Melbourne’s inner city dwellers jog, sail, cycle or row is the main drawcard, with Albert Park beach popular with beach goers in summer.
Also in the neighbourhood is the Albert Park Golf Course and the Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre.
www1.visitvictoria.com /displayObject.cfm/ObjectID.00083770-C5DD-1E90-99A380C476A90000/vvt.vhtml   (288 words)

  
 Other Suburbs, Melbourne
The suburbs of South Melbourne, Middle Park and Albert Park, to the south of the city center and the Yarra, have preserved many typical 19th C houses.
The suburbs of Heidelberg, Box Hill and Beaumaris are associated with the Heidelberg School, the first independent Australian school of painting.
The Montsalvat gallery in a spacious park in the suburb of Eltham is particularly worth noting.
www.planetware.com /melbourne/other-suburbs-aus-vic-mos.htm   (159 words)

  
 Southeastern Suburbs   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
If it’s the bay you’re heading for, then St Kilda is the obvious destination; the quickest and most interesting way there is on the #96 tram from Bourke or Spencer streets, which runs on a light rail track via South Melbourne and Albert Park, past the new Aquatic Centre with its five swimming pools.
Both suburbs are worth checking out in their own right if you have the time.
Albert Park has the feel of a small village, with many lovely old terraced houses and Dundas Place, a shopping centre of mouthwatering delis and bakeries.
www.pacificislandtravel.com /australia/victoria/mel_southsuburbs.asp   (921 words)

  
 Holiday accommodation Albert Park, Melbourne, Victoria
Bayview on the Park is an award winning 4 star hotel situated on Queens Road opposite the Albert Park Lake and Golf Course and only minutes away from the St Kilda Road Business District.
Eden On The Park is an award winning 4 1/2 star boutique hotel situated conveniently on Queens Road overlooking the picturesque Albert Park Lake and Port Phillip Bay.
If you are after discount Albert Park accommodation look for the specials icon or tick the "specials only" box on the Quick Search.
www.takeabreak.com.au /AlbertPark/Melbourne/accomodation.htm   (485 words)

  
 Albert Park, Victoria - Travelmate (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab1.isi.jhu.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Known around the world as the home of the Australian Formula I grand prix, Albert Park is a delightful recreational and BBQ-strewn picnicking area bordering a lake in an inner Melbourne suburb of the same name.
The bookshops, pubs, markets and trendy restaurants of Albert Park and the neighbouring suburbs of South and Port Melbourne are favourite haunts for both Melbournians and their guests.
Although Albert Park is now part of the City Of Port Phillip, it was long at the recreational centre of the South Melbourne municipality whose affairs were administered from within the hallowed halls of a grand Town Hall built in the Classical style so popular in the 1880s.
www.travelmate.com.au.cob-web.org:8888 /Places/Places.asp?TownId=2394   (316 words)

  
 Royal Park Protection Group
Residents from surrounding suburbs joined the chorus of opposition and with it came warnings of the electoral threat to the sitting ALP member for Melbourne, Bronwyn Pike, as anger grew against the Government.
Royal Park is not vacant land ready and waiting for development" (Bronwyn Pike at the RPPG AGM 31 August 1998 speaking as preselected candidate for Melbourne).
Despite the landslide win for the ALP with a State wide swing of nearly 10% Bronwyn Pike, the sitting member, came perilously close to losing her seat in Melbourne to the Greens and saw her vote halved since the 1999 election.
www.royalparkprotect.org.au /NewsBull/Dec02.htm   (1523 words)

  
 Parkville information & attractions - Travel Victoria: accommodation & visitor guide
Parkville is located just north of the Melbourne central business district, wedged in between neighbouring North Melbourne and Carlton and encorporating the attractive and wide tree-lined boulevards of Royal Parade and Flemington Road.
Most of the suburb is taken up by several hospitals, a number of educational institutions, and gardens.
Royal Park, which occupies 188 hectares and thus a significant area of Parkville, is home to the Melbourne Zoo, the Royal Park Golf Course and a range of sporting fields.
www.travelvictoria.com.au /parkville   (246 words)

  
 Victoria Hinshaw
The regency era, whether one confines the definition strictly to 1811-1820 or, more broadly, to the French Revolution to Victoria period 1789-1837, was truly a time of transition in enhanced plant cultivation indoors.
He also notes that the structure leaked badly and quotes Nash in 1822, "the glazed vaulting was 'worse than useless as a roof' and recommended replacing it with plaster." Leaks or no leaks, Prinny's conservatory was, as he wished, a trend-setter.
Thomas Albert Knight (1759-1838) published a paper in 1812, laying out his theories on the most efficient structure of glasshouses.
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 Port Albert information & attractions - Travel Victoria: accommodation & visitor guide
Port Albert is a small coastal community fronting Bass Strait, just east of Wilsons Promontory and 13 kilometres south of the major town of Yarram.
Port Albert is one of Victoria's oldest sea ports, established in 1841 by explorer Angus McMillan, who is commemorated with a monument at the roundabout at the northern end of town.
The coast from Port Welshpool to east of Port Albert is part of the Nooramunga Coastal Park which consists of shallow marine waters, madflats and a collection of granite and sand islands.
www.travelvictoria.com.au /portalbert   (350 words)

  
 Jetsetting.net / Australia, Melbourne, Albert Heights Apartments Melbourne
Albert Heights Executive Apartments are situated in the idyllic inner city suburb of East Melbourne.
Albert Heights has long been a favourite of executives visiting Melbourne for short term and long term business visits.
The landscaped courtyard of the hotel is a great spot to relax with a coffee or a book, and forget the pace of the city while enjoying at the lovely fern garden.
www.jetsetting.net /accom.php?hotelid=7176   (260 words)

  
 Melbourne - Hotel, Motel and Resort accommodation at Albert Park
Eden On The Park, overlooking Albert Park Lake, is located adjacent to Melbourne's commercial business district, just 5 minutes from the heart of Melbourne's trendy Shopping Centres on exclusive South Yarra, Toorak Road and Chapel Street, South Melbourne Beach and Restaurants.
With the city centre, Albert Park Lake, Victorian Arts Centre, MCG and Crown Casino all just away, the best of Melbourne is at your door.
Bayview on the Park is an award winning 4 star hotel situated on Queens Road opposite Albert Park and Golf course and only minutes from the St Kilda Road Business District.
www.happystays.com.au /PropertiesVIC/Melbourne.htm   (569 words)

  
 Ballpark Digest -- Nov. 21-28, 2002 Archives
The high-profile group of investors whose millions have funded PGE Park’s renovations and activities are likely to end their direct involvement with the stadium’s operations this week, as Portland Family Entertainment is expected to miss Wednesday’s 5 p.m.
Designed by HOK, City of Palms Park is a quintessential Florida ballpark, with a slew of palms past the outfield fences and a compact, covered grandstand with both box seats and bleachers.
You won't be besieged by tourist traps and theme parks when visiting Hammond Stadium, but you will want to spend some time visiting Sanibel and Captiva Islands, known for their long expanses of white beaches and mangrove forests, with many biking and hiking trails.
www.ballparkwatch.com /news/nov21_27.htm   (4315 words)

  
 AusEmade: Albert Park Information and Attractions, Victoria (VIC), Australia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Part of the City of Port Phillip, Albert Park is a suburb of Melbourne, 3 kms south of the central business district and is named after the large park and lake located there.
There are actually two Albert Parks, one being the recreational parkland and the other is the adjoining residential area, spreading southwards from Emerald Hill, South Melbourne.
The lake and parkland offers a great location for recreational activities that include jogging, sailing, cycling and rowing, as well as BBQ and picnic areas, all with the skyline of the the city of Melbourne in the background.
www.ausemade.com.au /vic/destination/a/albert-park-attractions.htm   (368 words)

  
 Hotels near Wattle Park, Burwood, Victoria, Australia
This downtown hotel is four blocks from the Melbourne Aquarium and the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre.
Melbourne, VI Located opposite Albert Park Lake and Golf Course, this conference hotel is two km from the city centre and the Toorak Road shopping precinct.
The Albert Park Manor Hotel is situated in the CBD, nearby to a tram stop which operates services to the city centre and the beach.
www.expedia.co.uk /daily/hotels/Victoria/WattlePark.asp   (770 words)

  
 Venus Bay information & attractions - Travel Victoria: accommodation & visitor guide
Venus Bay is very much a holiday town, with a large collection of houses and units available for holiday rental and a 4 star caravan park, all located within a short distance of the coast.
The Cape Liptrap Coastal Park, which extends along the coast to Waratah Bay, offers a number of scenic bushwalking tracks.
Wilsons Promontory is at the southernmost tip of the Australian mainland and one of Victoria's most popular national parks with 130 kilometres of coastline featuring granite headlands, mountains, forests and fern gullies
www.travelvictoria.com.au /venusbay   (237 words)

  
 Masterpiece Theatre | Her Majesty Mrs. Brown | Victoria's Highland Journals
We drove through the small suburb of Maxwell Heugh, down into the town of Kelso, and over the bridge which commands a beautiful view of the broad stream of the Tweed and of the Park of Floors, with the fine house itself.
The park is remarkably fine, with the approach under splendid beech, sycamore, and oak trees.
Hope Scott and Lady Victoria (my god-daughter and sister to the present Duke of Norfolk) with their children, the young Duke of Norfolk, and some other relations, received us.
www.pbs.org /wgbh/masterpiece/mbrown/journals_22.html   (851 words)

  
 South Melbourne, Victoria - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The colours of the Swans Australian Football League club are draped from the tower with respect to the former South Melbourne team competing in the 2006 AFL Grand Final.
South Melbourne is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
The suburb is notable as it was the first of Melbourne's suburbs to adopt full municipal status and is, along with Fitzroy, one of Melbourne's oldest suburbs.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/South_Melbourne,_Victoria   (676 words)

  
 St Kilda   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
The former seaside resort of St Kilda has an air of shabby gentility, which enhances its current schizophrenic reputation as a sophisticated yet seedy suburb, largely residential but blessed with a raging nightlife.
Running from St Kilda Road down to the Esplanade, Fitzroy Street is Melbourne’s red-light district – usually pretty tame, though late at night not a comfortable place for women alone – and epitomizes this split personality: it’s lined with dozens of thoroughly pretentious cafés and bars from which to gawp at the strip’s goings-on.
Luna Park on the Esplanade is a well-loved landmark, a tacky, old-fashioned fairground entered through a huge laughing clown’s face.
www.pacificislandtravel.com /australia/victoria/mel_stkilda.asp   (490 words)

  
 Middle Park, Melbourne, Victoria, community website, forums, neighbourhood web pages
Sitting quietly between St Kilda and Albert Park lies the tiny suburb of Middle Park, Melbourne, Victoria; a sleepy place that's located right on the Port Phillip Bay and merely a handful of kilometres from the thriving central business district of Melbourne.
Middle Park is a well-kept secret; uncovered just once a year when the Formula One Grand Prix machinery in all its glory rolls into town; and the suburb is transformed into a sea of flags supporting the various teams that vie for championship in the neighbouring Albert Park Lake.
At one end of the suburb is Port Phillip Bay - at the other is the Albert Park Lake.
www.middle-park.com   (370 words)

  
 Albert Heights Serviced Apartments Melbourne : Accommodation Melbourne
From the Albert Heights Serviced Apartments Melbourne, guest can gain direct access to the Central Business District by car, tram or simply by a ten minutes walk.
Albert Heights Serviced Apartments Melbourne is situated in the beautiful historic suburb of East Melbourne and central to all the art and sport complexes, a vast array of restaurants and some of the best shopping in Australia.
Albert Heights Serviced Apartments Melbourne is within walking distance from major hospitals and public transport is just one block away.
www.holidaycity.com /albert-melbourne/map.html   (140 words)

  
 Elwood, Victoria - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Elwood is a bayside suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Originally a working middle class suburb in the early part of the 20th century Elwood has overseen waves of gentrification and is now one of Melbourne's most sought after bayside addresses.
Elsternwick Park - popular place where local residents walk their dogs.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Elwood,_Victoria   (280 words)

  
 Australian Restaurants - The Point, Albert Park, review & details (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab1.isi.jhu.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
The point offers diners a magnificent view of Albert Park Lake.
The dining room had a make over a couple of years ago and now looks splendid with its great views over Albert Park Lake.
Gourmet Traveller 2006 Australian Restaurant Guide Best views "Albert Park's The Point, meanwhile, perches on a lake, and Sunday afternoons see entertaining flotillas of junior skippers and their craft sailing its waters just past the glass."
www.mietta.com.cob-web.org:8888 /Australia/Victoria/Albert_Park/The_Point.html   (829 words)

  
 Sports parks
Auckland City provides around 550 summer and winter sports grounds within our sport parks.
We provide reserved fields, field markings, goal posts and padding as appropriate, access to changing rooms and a ground person on call if you need assistance.
Please note: these sports fields will be closed for renovation from early November 2006 to early May 2007.
www.aucklandcity.govt.nz /whatson/places/sportsparks/default.asp   (78 words)

  
 Hotels near Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia
Rising 10 storeys above neighbouring Flagstaff Gardens, this city-centre hotel is within 500 metres of Queen Victoria Market and the Telstra Dome.
The historic Victoria Hotel is located in the city centre, just a short walk to some of Melbournes major attractions, shops, restaurants, theatres and...
Located in the upmarket, leafy suburb of South Yarra, the Albany is located 200 metres from the Royal Botanic Gardens and one block from Fawkner Park.
www.expedia.co.uk /daily/hotels/Victoria/MonashUniversity.asp   (803 words)

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