Tag: Pleasure-way
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East and West Pleasure-Way Connection Rally 2025
It is always fun to get together with people with common interests. Going to a Pleasure-Way rally is incredibly fun because we get to spend time with hundreds of people who share the same love and method of travel and that we do. And speaking of sharing, warmest thanks to Mark Haskell, a Pleasure-Way owner,…
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Montréal, Quebec
Founded in 1642, Montréal is the largest city in Quebec Province and the second-largest in Canada. Although Toronto surpassed Montréal in population and economic growth in the 1970s, the city remains an important center for education, art, culture, commerce, pharmaceuticals and tourism. We enjoyed a terrific visit to this home town of a dear friend…
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Uke N’ Brews
We have started our second RV trip to Canada. As some of you may recall, we had to cut last year’s trip short because we contracted COVID-19 – for the first time – while on Prince Edward Island (see Oh, Canada!). The first half of this trip is dedicated to visiting areas of eastern Quebec…
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Antelope Island State Park, Utah
Never have we stayed anywhere that refreshed our souls and piqued our curiosity quite like Antelope Island State Park. Located 40 miles northwest of Salt Lake City, Antelope Island is the largest of ten islands within the Great Salt Lake. The park encompasses the entire island and has lots to offer: beaches, an historical ranch,…
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Geographic Center of the Nation
Belle Fourche, South Dakota holds the distinction of being the “Geographic Center of the Nation.” This was true until Hawaii was admitted to the union in 1959. After Hawaii was added, the geographic center of the US shifted approximately 20 miles out of of Belle Fourche. The actual “Geographic Center of the Nation” is on private…
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Gateway Arch National Park
The Jefferson National Expansion Memorial was established by executive order in 1935 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. An architectural competition was held in 1945 to choose the design of the memorial which would celebrate the westward expansion of the United States championed by President Thomas Jefferson. Eero Saarinen’s design for the memorial was selected in…
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Hartman Rock Garden
Imagine being laid off from work. Now imagine it’s 1932, during the Great Depression, and you’ve been laid off by your employer. What would you do? In 1932, Ben Hartman faced that scenario and he began creating art in his back yard. He continued to do so until his death from occupational exposure to silica…
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Fundy Trail Parkway
The Parkway was conceived in the early 1990’s by businessman Mitchell Franklin. He lobbied for the construction of an accessible trail system along the Bay of Fundy. His daughter recalls how her father took New Brunswick Premier Frank McKenna for a sightseeing tour of the area in 1994, “I knew he was important because the…
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Oh, Canada!
Even the best laid plans can go awry as we unfortunately discovered this week. We had to cut short our stay in Canada by 12 days and high-tail it back to Maine. You may wonder, why the sudden return?! We’ve had a terrific three weeks and met a number of wonderfully kind people. Canada is…
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Crossing the Border
We experienced some trepidation concerning crossing the border into New Brunswick. Unlike crossing the border during air travel, we had far more stuff with us, especially food, which is always a concern. Our border experience started off on a bad note. The customs guard asked for our license plate number. Apparently our bike rack obscures…