Conditions are expected to be excellent for the 48th Canadian Ski Marathon on February 8 and 9. The marathon, which runs 160 kilometres through the rolling hills of the Quebec side of the Ottawa River Valley, usually draws about 2,000…
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Buffalo Chicken Wings and Drumsticks
Winning Combo for Super Bowl Buffalo chicken wings have been routine chez nous for many years for a big football game. You have to call their number during the Super Bowl and the Grey Cup game. But I had to…
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Maple Salmon: Tried and True
Maple salmon I have made this recipe many times on the barbecue and in the oven. It is tried and true. I made it at the Auberge St. Simon while on the Crustacean Cruise, a cycling trip along the St.…
Gaspé Lobster Cakes or Lobster Balls? Anatomy of a Recipe Title
Quest for Crab Ended with Lobster I started making crab cakes because my wife Stephanie loves them. She orders them regularly when we visit our local bistro, Le Gourmand, in Pointe Claire, a suburb of Montreal, and, of course, in…
Cheers: Niagara Route of Vélo-Québec’s 2014 Grand Tour
To Your Good Health and Cycling Vélo-Québec has announced details including map and itinerary of its Grand Tour for 2014 (Aug. 2-8) taking cyclists through the bountiful wine country of the Canadian shore of Lake Erie and the Niagara Peninsula.…
Arctic Photographer Fred Bruemmer dies at 84
Fred Bruemmer, whose photography chronicled the lives of the Inuit and the Arctic, has died at the age of 84. My condolences to his son René, a longtime reporter at the Montreal Gazette, and the rest of the family. He…
Vélo-Québec’s Grand Tour Desjardins cycling event heads for Niagara wine country August 2-8
Cyclists are known to work up a big thirst during a long hot day in the saddle. And the 2,000 or so who will take part in Vélo-Québec’s annual Grand Tour Desjardins will be in for a special treat next…
Canada Day: Madawaska Madness
Archie Smith’s whitewater clinic I can’t think of a better way to warm up for the Canada Day weekend than a couple of days of whitewater canoeing on the Madawaska River in eastern Ontario. That’s just what I did on…
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Marathon Man
You’ll be right on the money when you call Jamie McDonald the marathon man. He’s attempting to run the equivalent of six marathons every seven days with a goal of reaching Vancouver, BC, in the autumn. Even by my sometimes…
Independent spirit on a bike
It’s hard to imagine a person of a more independent spirit than Andrew Alford, whom I met while pedaling along Highway 132 in the Lower St. Lawrence region of Quebec last week. It was raining and Andrew was wrapped in…
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