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Montreal – 14/Oct/2006 17:00
Traditionally considered to be a classic “outing with the kids,” apple picking is fun for really big kids, too (I happen to fall into the second category). The perfect place is only a half hour drive from Montreal, right next to Oka Park (for those of you who are familiar with its pristine beaches).
Saint Joseph-du-Lac is a town completely devoted to planting, growing, cultivating, juicing, and baking apples. In short, everything to do with apples except picking them - that you have to do yourself...
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Montreal – 25/Sep/2006 13:10
L'Entrecôte St-Jean is an establishment that has been there approximately forever,
in part because of its prime location in Downtown Montreal
(the corner of Rue Peel and Blvd de Maisonneuve) and in part because its formula just works. Mix one part indecision, two parts repetition, a dash of hospitality, a slab of steak, a sprinkling of chocolate and a glass of red wine. That simple formula could be a critic's worst nightmare, but that's only because they would be going there with the wrong attitude...
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Montreal – 12/Oct/2005 00:00
Judging from the 6 or 7 buses of Japanese tourists armed with tripods and zoom lenses that could launch canonballs I saw unloading beside Lac des Sables, the
Laurentien mountains (a.k.a. les Laurentides) of Quebec possess Fall foliage that draws a very international crowd.
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There are two important things I learned from my recent whale-watching trip. One: whales come in all sizes, mostly smaller than you think. And two: whales are not dolphins!
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Montreal – 06/Aug/2005 00:00
Part of the Eastern Townships, Magog is a small village on the shores of Lake Memphremagog. It’s a half hour from the Vermont border, and about an hour (and a
century or so) away from Montreal.
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