St Jacobs, Ontario, Canada (2007)

The community of St. Jacobs is located in southwest Ontario. It is a popular location for tourism, due to its Mennonite heritage and retail focus. Three kilometres south of the town centre is the St. Jacobs Farmers' Market, a popular tourist draw. Fresh farm products are sold from across the area, plus many vendors have discount clothing, toys, candy, and other wares.  Ref: Wikipedia

Toronto, Canada (2007)

Valparaiso, Chile (2006)

Valparaíso (literally in Spanish: Valle Paraíso (Paradise Valley) and also called "Valpo" locally) is a city in central Chile and one of the country's most important seaports and an increasingly vital cultural center in the hemisphere's Pacific Southwest.

Valparaíso was declared a World Heritage Site in 2003, thanks to its historical importance, natural beauty (large number of hills surrounding a picturesque harbour), and unique architecture (particularly, a mix of 19th century styles of housing). Built upon dozens of steep hillsides overlooking the Pacific Ocean, Valparaíso boasts a labyrinth of streets and cobblestone alleyways, embodying a rich architectural and cultural legacy.

Ref: Wikipedia

Sarina, QLD, Australia (2009)

Sarina is a town near the coast in central Queensland. Industries include sugar cane growing and milling, distilling ethanol, cattle grazing and agriculture. Population just over 3000. Ref: Wikipedia

Pomeroy, WA, USA (2009)

Pomeroy is a town in Garfield County, Washington State, USA.  Population ~1500.  The Nez Perce trail existed in the area before history was recorded, and the first written record of caucasions passing through the area were Lewis and Clark in 1805.  Ref: Wikipedia
Pomeroy is a gateway to the Blue Mountains and the Snake River where there is year around recreation of camping, hunting, riding snowmobiles, fishing and hiking.

Troy, Idaho, USA (2009)

Troy is a town in Latah County, Idaho - population ~1000.  It is nestled in a beautiful valley of rolling hills and fragrant pines 11 miles east of Moscow. Troy is well known as a logging community.  http://www.troyidaho.net/

Okanogan, WA, USA (2009)

Okanogan  (dervied from a word in the Syilx'tsn language meaning "rendezvous" or "meeting place") is a city in Okanogan County, Washington, United States. Population ~2500

This Mural by Dennis Conger in 2000 is from a photograph by Frank S. Matsura who came to the United States from Japan in 1905.  He settling briefly in Seattle before crossing the Cascades to eventually settle in Okanogan, Washington where he started work as a professional photographer. As the only photographer in the newly incorporated city of Okanogan, Matsura was present to record the development of the city and the surrounding area. He photographed both the profound and minor changes taking place in and around Okanogan.  Ref: http://content.wsulibs.wsu.edu/cdm-matsura/

Tonasket, WA, USA (2009)

Tonasket is a city in Okanogan County, Washington State, USA, population ~1000. It is named after Chief Tonasket of the Okanogan people, a local leader from this area who assumed the status of grand chief of the American Okanogan after the drawing of the U.S.-Canada border by the Oregon Treaty of 1846 of 1846.  Ref: Wikipedia

Bowen, QLD, Australia (2009)

Bowen is a mural town  It is located on the north-east coast of Queensland, Australia.   The twentieth parallel (20 degrees South) crosses the main street. Bowen is in the dry tropics. It enjoys a diversified and prosperous economy based on agriculture, fishing, tourism, and mining. Much of the movie 'Australia', directed by Baz Luhrmann and starring Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman, was filmed in Bowen.  Ref: Wikipedia

This mural shows the Case children Albert, Lil and Nancy in 1922 with their goat Tago carting water from a well near Muller's Lagoon. Goats played a very important role in Bowen during the depression.  Ref: Bowen Murals    Mural by Frances Rowland of Westlakes, Queensland in 1990©