The North Will Open Soon!

This line on the floor of the Haskell Free Library separates the U.S. and Canada. The library literally sits on the border of Vermont and Quebec. The border closure had caused the tourist attraction to close.

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I went ahead and updated my passport. I am fully vaccinated and I believe it's time for me to travel safely across the country. I am hopeful my passport will allow me to travel to Canada, The Bahamas, Bermuda and Great Britain.

The coronavirus pandemic cost the United States and Canada billions of dollars in revenue. The closing of 5,525 miles of border has dented tourism and business travel. From Alaska to Maine, from the Yukon to New Brunswick, the shutdown of the border had an impact.

Aroostook Valley Golf Course sits on the U.S. and Canadian border. Canadians have to travel at least 25 miles into the U.S. to enter the golf course. Entry is in Maine but majority of the course is in New Brunswick.

President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau are close to working out a mutual agreement on how to open the border safely. If Americans and Canadians are fully vaccinated, the border will be open to travel.

Since March 2020, the border was closed to Americans. Only essential travel was allowed into Canada. Immediate quarantine was required if you entered either side of the border.

And like the U.S., there are white extremists in Canada reluctant to get vaccinated and refusing to wear facial protection. With that being said, the border will open and rules are loosening.

Canadian citizens and permanent residents who have had a full dose of a coronavirus vaccine approved for use in Canada can skip a 14-day quarantine that has been a requirement since March 2020. Eligible air travelers also no longer have to spend their first three days in the country at a government-approved hotel.

Restrictions barring all non-essential trips between Canada and the United States, including tourism, will remain in place until at least July 21.

Trudeau said the easing of the rules marks a "big step″ toward re-opening the border.

The Blaine, Washington and Surrey, British Columbia border crossing is the busiest. The Peace Arch is a very popular destination between the United States and Canada.

“We’re very hopeful that we’re going to see new steps on reopening announced in the coming weeks,” he said at a news conference in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. “We’re going to make sure that we’re not seeing a resurgence of COVID-19 cases because nobody wants to go back to further restrictions, after having done so much and sacrificed so much to get to this point.”

Julia Dunn, who landed at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport from the United States while on her way to Halifax, said she was glad the restrictions had eased.

"It’s very freeing being able to get home to family without having to spend those two weeks alone,″ she said.

Dunn, who is originally from Cape Breton but now lives in Houston, said she booked her trip to Canada after learning about the planned easing of quarantine rules a few weeks ago.

Trudeau said he understands how eager people are to see the border reopen but noted that the pandemic continues and "things aren’t normal yet.″

"Nobody wants us to move too fast and have to reimpose restrictions as case numbers rise like we’re seeing elsewhere in the world,″ he said. "We need to do this right.”