we were planning on coming into the Q this weekend,  one of the party has lost his passport and we still want to do a trip....thinking about coming in from the US side but last time we did that we were turned off by the"lack of wilderness" .........Too Civilized with fire grates and bathrooms!  We have a party of 5 with 2 canoes and some kids..any ideas as to where we can go on the american side and still experience a "wilderness" experience...without overworking the kids to much.....a tow or flight would be OK......help me out QJers...!!!!

If you are close to a city that has a passport office, it is possible to get a replacement passport on a short cycle time

The fastest I have able to accomplish this was in less than 8 hours.  My daughter was supposed to leave for Ireland in two days when she discovered that her passport was not to be found (and neither was her birth certificate). 

I got on the horn the next morning and determined that the closest location that issued passports was Houston.  I then made the rounds of my US Congressional elected officials.  I hit pay dirt with my U.S. House of Representatives member (and it didn't hurt that he was House Majority Leader at the time).  His office expedited the paperwork (can you say "greased the skids"). 

My wife and daughter grabbed a plane from Dallas to Houston about 10:00 a.m. and had a "hot off the press" passport by 4:30 that afternoon.  They were back home by 8:00 that evening to finish packing for the trip.  And, yes.  She boarded the plane to Ireland the next morning.

dd

wally wrote on Jul 16^th, 2009 at 3:38am:

It's just "working the problem."  Let's just say it was an "active" few hours.

dd

Thanks DD Ive already exausted the normal passport channels....heck, Ive even exausted the way past normal channels.....just no time left to get one..I guess Ive resigned myself to an alternate plan and the lakers in Ferguson have just gotten an incredible reprieve!!

Nope - you don't need it to get in.  Yes, it expedites the process and it is preferred but it's the US that has mandated the Passport or other acceptable proof of citizenship for entry.  My wife and I use a passport while my kids have NEXUS cards.  So, your real problem isn't getting into Canada - it's getting out.