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THE CHURCH of OUR LADY of GOOD HOPE, Fort Good Hope, North West Territories Canada

This is a historic Carpenter Gothic-style Roman Catholic church located on a bluff overlooking the Mackenzie River in this tiny native community. Only 13.7 by 7.6m in size, it was built as a mission of the Oblate Fathers. Father Emile Petitot, a renowned ethnologist, linguist and geographer of the Canadian northwest was a resident of the mission from 1864 to 1879. It was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1977.

The simple exterior of simple white wooden clapboard siding, a steeply pitched roof, lancet windows and a lancet entryway make it a plain example of the style.
But it belies the extraordinary painted decoration of the interior: It took 
Father Petitot 20 years to complete the large painted murals between the windows and the borders around the murals. He used paints made from plants he collected in the area. The ceiling is a vibrant blue covered with gold stars.

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I would like to think of myself as a full time traveler. I have been retired since 2006 and in that time have traveled every winter for four to seven months. The months that I am "home", are often also spent on the road, hiking or kayaking. I hope to present a website that describes my travel along with my hiking and sea kayaking experiences.

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