Short hops A walk in the park: Fort Chambly 2 Jul 201714 Aug 2017 Part of an occasional series exploring North America’s national, provincial and state parks. I don’t know, maybe Parks Canada employees train alongside the Disney people or something. Because these folks are happy.…
The Other Things How giving a lift to a stranger led me to a murder 16 Jan 201710 Mar 2017 This story was first published in the Montreal Gazette and is republished here by permission. ___ The best tales are the stories within stories. One starts: “I’m trying to get…
The Other Things Skin and bones: How Mad Anthony was twice buried 4 Oct 201631 Dec 2016 ERIE, Pa. Pennsylvania loves its war heroes. Oliver Hazard Perry, Alexander Kelly, Nicolas Biddle, dozens of others. But only one of them had his bones boiled for transport: Mad Anthony…
The Other Things The Naperville conversation that lasted a lifetime 28 Sep 20164 Oct 2016 NAPERVILLE, Il. I’m seeing love stories everywhere. Like these two kids. We find them here on the Century Walk as they are making each other’s acquaintance. They are about eight…
The Other Things Menomonee and Montrealer: Milwaukee’s first power couple 24 Sep 201628 Sep 2016 MILWAUKEE I spent weeks leading up to this trip telling people excitedly that I was headed to Wisconsin and their response was nearly unanimous: “ … ?” That’s probably the…
Dirty weekend… The not-quite ghost town of Venosta, Quebec 21 Aug 20165 Sep 2016 VENOSTA, Que. We were inspired to spend a weekend in the municipality of Low when an opinion piece on the importance of saving Quebec’s ghost towns came across my desk.…
