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are wanting to take a unique
souvenir, you can have your
picture taken and then superimposed on to the bridge of
any of the Starship Enterprises.
You can also find out more
about Spock Days, the annual Trek convention the town
holds. Previous guests have
included Robert Picardo (The
Doctor, Star Trek Voyager), Marina Sirtis (Counsellor Deanna
Troy, Star Trek The Next Generation) and Walter Koenig (Pavel
Chekov, Star Trek The Original
Series).

town (the Trek doctors outside the town surgery was my
favourite) and takes you past
the bust of Leonard Nimoy
(Star Trek’s original Vulcan –
Mr. Spock). When Nimoy visited the town in 2010, the population trebled overnight! He
also left his handprint which
is cast in bronze underneath
his bust. It’s a fitting tribute
to the man that embodies the
spirit of Star Trek and has supported the town’s efforts to be
the official “Star Trek Capital of
Canada”.

Outside the Trek Station is
a special plaque, honouring
Gene Roddenberry and the
impact he had on popular culture by creating such a seminal television show. Unveiled
by his son Rod in 2008, it is
fitting that the town not only
celebrates its favourite Trek
characters but the man who
created them for us all to love.

Your last stop in the town
should definitely be the newly
opened Trekectera museum.

After this, I would recommend
you download the Vulcan App.
This gives you a walking tour
of the town, narrated by Garrett Wang (Ensign Harry Kim,
Star Trek Voyager). It points
out interesting murals around

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Situated just around the corner from the Nimoy bust,
this is a perfect addition to
the town. Opened just a few
months ago, the museum is
the next step in making the
town a Mecca for science fiction fans. If you ever get the
chance to go and visit, I would
highly recommend that you
ask for Michael. Michael is a
resident of the town who has
been pushing for Vulcan to
embrace its sci-fi destiny and
he is quite the tour guide. A
raconteur with a great passion for films and television,
you can tell he is a super-fan.
I could honestly have listened
to him tell stories all day. Not

Image © Laura-Jane Clements, 2013

Image © Laura-Jane Clements, 2013

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