Tag: QUEBEC

SO WHAT IS QUEBEC CUISINE, ANYWAY? THE HISTORY OF QUEBEC’S MOST POPULAR DISHES

The province of Quebec has spent much of the 20th and 21st centuries solidifying a culture that is quite distinct from any other found in North America. It’s thus easy to forget that, at its roots, Quebecois culture is a hodgepodge of various others that were all brought together by historical...

The Amazing Northern Gannet Colony of Bonaventure Island in Perce, Quebec

Welcome back. My wife and I have returned from our 40th Wedding Anniversary vacation. This is my 7th article from our trip, and I should have several more; I have many photos to share. It was a great trip as we finally returned to Perce, Quebec, which we visited the year after we were married. I ...

Quebec Skywalkers Helped Build New York City

DBC official once explained it this way; “Men who want to do it are rare and, men who can do it are even rarer. He was referring to the Mohawks from Quebec. A hundred stories off the ground they are the most fearless group of people that one would imagine. When reading these types of s...

Winter Break in the Province of Quebec

When I was 8 years old, my parents took me to Italy over Christmas break, and I was miserable. I had a wishlist of Transformers, G.I.Joes, and Thundercats, but Babbo Natale was not going to be able to translate this for me. Decades later, I am now faced with a similar trip &mdas...

Learning French in Quebec

Last year I was let go from my job due to factors I did not have control over. This event did not shock me. The company didn’t have enough work for me from the beginning and I was becoming frustrated by it, and I left with a specific goal to achieve. I want to improve my French. Then over t...