Science North and the Big Nickel

Okay, every country has it's town that needs something a little extra to get people there. In Canada, Sudbury is one of those towns and they really have managed to produce something out of not much at all with their two attractions -Science North (which rivals and possibly out does Scienceworks in Melbourne) and The Big Nickel - home of Canada's original Nickel mine used to produce Nickels (5 cents in Canada). We had a great three days there exploring and learning and finally meeting some wildlife up close - beavers, flying squirrels, porcupines and skunks. We also found out about float planes, setting substances on fire, energy, how much miner's earnt 100 years ago and what it was like setting dynamite down in the mines.