Indoor water park and outlets make North Conway a huge draw The Montrealer August 5, 2009 5067 When my family and I travelled to Maine in July, I knew we had to pass through the bargain hunting capital of the state of New Hampshire - North Conway - en route to our initial destination of Portland. So why...
A luxury cruise on Ontario’s Lake of the Woods The Montrealer August 3, 2009 7532 Guests aboard the Grace Anne II receive royal treatment while cruising on one of the province’s most scenic lakes It’s abundantly clear to anybody who lays eyes on her the Grace Anne II is the unquestiona...
Kingston – a super summer getaway destination The Montrealer June 7, 2009 6272 Kingston is a town that never loses it attraction for me, partly because I’ve been going there almost all of my life. As a youngster living just a few miles west in Napanee (hometown of me and pop star Avril La...
Exploring Ireland’s enchanting Ring of Kerry The Montrealer June 3, 2009 5203 Even visitors to Ireland who don’t believe in fairies and leprechauns become smitten by the inherent charms of the emerald isle. I’ve been travel writing for nearly 15 years and the question I receive most is, ...
The Baseball Hall of Fame is the highlight of Cooperstown, N.Y. The Montrealer May 7, 2009 3492 Some of those who dispute the claim that Abner Doubleday invented the game of baseball in a cow pasture in Cooperstown, N.Y. in 1839 say the idea is nothing more than a “field of dreams”. Any notion that this...
Gaylord Palms Resort – Southern hospitality on a large scale! The Montrealer May 5, 2009 3822 Approaching The Gaylord Palms Resort and Convention Centre, I wondered if a new stadium had been built to take advantage of nearby Disney World. The huge structure designed with Old Florida architecture with a ...
Back to Boston – pedestrian friendly and historically rich The Montrealer May 3, 2009 3507 We recently visited with Larry Meehan, VP of Tourism for Boston, when he was in Montreal with a delegation to promote Boston and Massachusetts to the Montreal travel trade. The province of Quebec (and Montreal ...
Charming Manchester Village – a great Vermont getaway The Montrealer April 5, 2009 4328 Fabulous outlet shopping, magnificent golf and the historic and elegant Equinox make this a compelling Vermont retreat Manchester Village is a small community in the southwest corner of Vermont with a du...
Miami’s Acqualina popular with Montrealers The Montrealer April 3, 2009 5328 Spotlight on Travel - Mike Cohen SUNNY ISLES, Fla - While I focused on Sunny Isles Beach, Florida in a recent column, I do so again, this time with a focus on a spot where I bumped into many Montrealers...
Another look at the benefits of Fort Lauderdale The Montrealer March 7, 2009 3948 Colleague Donna Carter provided readers with a nice perspective on Fort Lauderdale and the Everglades in last month’s edition of The Montrealer. Allow me to add some tips for those of you possibly headed down t...
