Leonard Nimoy Trekking To Vulcan

Nimoy will make the trip to Vulcan, Alberta on April 23 to celebrate the small town's new designation as the "Official Star Trek Capital of Canada."

The town of just under 2,000 people has touted itself as a tourist draw of Trekkies for the past couple of decades. It hosts an annual Star Trek convention, and even has erected monuments and tourist facilities in honor of the original series.

Interesting enough, the town's association with Star Trek is merely a naming coincidence. Vulcan was founded in 1915, with all of its streets named after Roman gods and goddesses. Following the success of the Star Trek franchise, especially in the 1980s, the town adopted a sci-fi bent capitalizing on its name, and has been a tourist attraction ever since.

Nimoy is in the area because he's part of the Calgary Comic and Entertainment Expo, who is lending Nimoy for the Friday event. The actor and director will be on hand for the unveiling of a bronze bust of his Spock character created by sculptor Nathan Scott, and is also expected to lend his famous Vulcan handprint into bronze.

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