As we cruise over the liquid border from Canada into the United States, the captain of the M.V. International slows down so we can see the hint of two stone boundary markers in a narrow patch of razed forest along Upper Waterton Lake.
Lovers of starry skies and all manner of celestial spectacles can now visit Quebec s Mont-Tremblant National Park knowing it s received an official dark sky stamp of approval. Newly designated as an International Dark Sky Park, Mont-Tremblant is being recognized by the International Dark Sky Places Program (IDSPP), for the work it has done to protect its nocturnal environment.
Parks Canada and the United States National Park Service signed a renewed memorandum of understanding Aug. 8 and committed to a continued collaborative relationship in the Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park .