Read more Limoilou 10 Jun, 2014 For Québec City residents, the funny looking word “Limoilou” refers to the vibrant, unpretentious neighborhood just to the north... Read more
Read more Poutine 29 May, 2014 A publication no less ponderous than the Wall Street Journal has weighed in on poutine, the unofficial national dish... Read more
Read more Cruising to Québec 14 May, 2014 The first cruise ship of the season was parked in the port of Québec this weekend. Having left Fort... Read more
Read more When the saints go writing home 30 Apr, 2014 Le 3 avril dernier, l’histoire de la Nouvelle-France s’est réécrite encore une fois, et d’une manière qui était tout... Read more
Read more Maison McGreevy 15 Apr, 2014 Peeking over the western walls of Old Quebec is McGreevy House, a stately, Italian-renaissance masterpiece that is as old... Read more
Read more Dashing through the Snow 20 Mar, 2014 As the sugar season approaches, many Quebecers turn their attention to the forests of the province and partake in... Read more
Read more Circus School 9 Mar, 2014 In Québec, like many places on earth, religion has become less important over the years. One of the consequences... Read more
Read more The Elles 25 Feb, 2014 Many Québec residents head toward the sun and sand during the cold winter months, but few do it the way... Read more
Read more Mont Sainte Anne 18 Feb, 2014 Forty-five minutes to the northeast of Québec City is Mont Sainte Anne, a world-class ski resort that will satisfy... Read more
Read more Walk. Don’t walk. 2 Feb, 2014 I don’t know if it is true where you live, but here in Québec City pedestrians cross intersections diagonally.... Read more
Read more St. Matthew’s Anglican Church 25 Jan, 2014 Québec City’s St. John Street starts within the city walls and stretches westward, becoming the central artery of the... Read more
Read more Elvis de Québec 14 Jan, 2014 Elvis de Québec Have you seen Elvis? No, not that Elvis, our Elvis. Québec’s Elvis. His name is David Thibault and he does... Read more
Read more Québec in 2014 6 Jan, 2014 The laurels keep coming in for Québec City! La Vielle Capitale has just been put near the top of... Read more
Read more Ste Anne to the rescue 18 Dec, 2013 St. Anne, patroness to mariners, miners, cabinet makers, and pregnant women, can add one more group to her list... Read more
Read more A man flu??? 10 Dec, 2013 In French-speaking Québec, even the common flu takes on a different accent, becoming contested ground in the battle between... Read more
Read more German Christmas Market 4 Dec, 2013 Sprechen sie deutsch? Do you speak German? Well, actually, speaking German is not mandatory at Québec City’s Deutscher Weihnachtsmarkt;... Read more
Read more What’s in a name? 27 Nov, 2013 For most of the 17th and 18th century, Québec City was the capital of a vast, new French empire.... Read more
Read more L’ancien bureau de poste 19 Nov, 2013 Situated at the top of Mountain Hill, l’ancien bureau de poste is an impressive building. My customers frequently ask:... Read more
Read more A scale model 13 Nov, 2013 At the turn of the nineteenth century, Québec City was the military heart of British North America, and tensions... Read more
Read more Le Clocher Penché 11 Nov, 2013 Last Thursday, I had lunch at Le Clocher Penché. This restaurant is on the corner of St. Joseph-Est and... Read more
Read more Benoît 7 Nov, 2013 The federation of milk producers for the province of Quebec has recently launched an advertising campaign to promote the... Read more
Read more Food Tour 2 Nov, 2013 My favorite way to see a city is to eat my way through it. In restaurants, grocery stores, bars,... Read more
Read more Angel 31 Oct, 2013 For three days after the first snow of the year there has been a persistent drizzle in Québec City.... Read more
Read more First Snow 28 Oct, 2013 It is the first snow of the season this morning in Québec City. In Québec, snow is good. Snow... Read more
Read more Un beau groupe 27 Oct, 2013 I have only done it for a short time now, but it has quickly become one of my great... Read more
Read more François-Xavier Garneau 24 Oct, 2013 In the summer of 2011, when I left the University of Kansas history department for Quebec, my dearest friends... Read more
Read more Poison Ivy 23 Oct, 2013 In this day and age of warnings, disclaimers, and cautionary blurbs of all sorts, I was struck by this... Read more
Read more Condé Nast: Top Ten! 19 Oct, 2013 Condé Nast Traveler has just released the results of its 2013 Readers’ Choice Survey and Québec City is getting... Read more
Read more Finding a Québecer on Facebook 15 Oct, 2013 Try finding a Québecer on Facebook. It can be an exercise in patience and oftentimes an exercise in futility.... Read more
Read more Aldo 28 Sep, 2013 Aldo is my best customer. Aldo is a donkey. Any walking tour of Old Québec includes a stop at... Read more
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