http://www.sitebits.com/canada/montreal/escapes.html Montreal Escapes en Copyright &copy; 1999-2009 Gromco, Inc. Mon, 21 Nov 2011 00:32:56 EST Sat, 14 Oct 2006 16:00:00 EDT info@sitebits.com info@sitebits.com 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). <br><br> 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... Ree http://www.sitebits.com/2006/saint_joseph_du_lac_the_big_apple.html Sat, 14 Oct 2006 16:00:00 EDT <div class="oldimagediv"> <img alt="Trail Quebec" src="http://www.sitebits.com/images/2005/trail-1.jpg"> </div> 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. Ree http://www.sitebits.com/2005/little-train-of-the-north.html Tue, 11 Oct 2005 00:00:00 EDT <div class="oldimagediv"> <img alt="Beluga Whale" src="http://www.sitebits.com/images/2005/beluga-whale-2.jpg"> </div> 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! Slavito http://www.sitebits.com/2005/whale-watching-quebec.html Wed, 05 Oct 2005 00:00:00 EDT <div class="oldimagediv"> <img alt="Magog" src="http://www.sitebits.com/images/2005/magog-1.jpg"> </div> 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. Ree http://www.sitebits.com/2005/magog-eastern-townships.html Fri, 05 Aug 2005 00:00:00 EDT