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Canada: Making tracks to Quebec's Le Massif de Charlevoix
A ski vacation deep in the heart of Francophone Quebec is an adventure in its own right. But at Le Massif de Charlevoix, a year-round resort about 90 miles northeast of Quebec City, getting to the slopes by rail adds to the experience. Not content to...
Tags: Quebec City (Canada), Hotel and Accommodation Industry
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New York's Erie Canal by boat
Special to the Los Angeles Times"Now I know what's meant by 'steering committee,'" the lock tender said with a laugh as the water, rushing through the sluice gates of Erie Canal Lock 32, raised us to his level. Karin was at the tiller of Seneca, our 42-foot charter boat, and I had my...Tags: Medina (Saudi Arabia), Restaurants, Music, Ice Cream, Foods and Beverages
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Matt Weinstock, Jan. 6, 1960
The Daily MirrorâTurn Me Down and I'll Spill Everything!â Stay-Away Record Before the record book for the decade is closed, J. Barrington Farrington Arrington, who retired undefeated as a police reporter for the old Daily News and now gets his kicks as the sage of... -
'The Winter Vault' by Anne Michaels
The Winter Vault
A Novel
Anne Michaels
Alfred A. Knopf: 342 pp., $25
We regularly hear that progress entails loss. We come across it ourselves every time smog blurs the skyline or the computers we don't really command crash -- something typewriters...Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Warsaw (Poland), Science and Technology, Fiction, Pulitzer Prize Awards
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Explore temples, pagodas
Times Staff WriterSOUTHEAST ASIA Discover the steamy allure of some of the world's newest vacation hot spots on 16-day tours to the legendary kingdoms of Cambodia, Thailand and Myanmar (Burma). The Southeast Asia tours, offered Oct. 14, Dec. 30 and Feb. 3, will visit the...Tags: Bangkok (Thailand), Science and Technology, Yangon (Burma), Cruises, Travel
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Finding sandwich bliss
Saltie is a sandwich shop, about as big as a saltbox, in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. I ate there in April 2011 and still think about the sandwiches my companions and I sampled and shared. We tried the Captain's Daughter, whose combination of top-shelf...Tags: Salt, Sea Salt, Restaurants, Mayonnaise, Foods and Beverages
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From canals to clocks: Famous Chicago conventions
The NATO summit, which opens Sunday with more than 60 heads of state expected to attend, is the most august such gathering in Chicago history. As far as conventions go, though, the number of participants is middling compared with others the city regularly...
Tags: NATO Summit, Hull House, Religion and Belief, NATO, Government
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Taken For Granted: A sailor, his ship, his legacy
The sleek, 130-foot yacht dwarfed the wooden replica tied up alongside. Five hundred years of maritime progress was on display. During a brief stay in Frankfort Harbor, the Niña drew the curious to this small northern Michigan town, providing a unique...Tags: Spain, Europe, Native Americans, Petroleum Industry, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers
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Report: U.S., Canada scrap Seaway expansion idea
WATERTOWN, N.Y. (AP) — A published report says the United States and Canada don't believe the St. Lawrence Seaway needs to be expanded to allow larger, ocean-bound ships to enter the system. The Watertown Daily Times reports that the U.S. Army...Tags: Watertown, U.S. Army
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Odawa tribal citizen nominated for seaway board
President Barack Obama nominated Wenona Singel, a tribal citizen of the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians, earlier this month to be a member of the Advisory Board of the St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corp. Singel’s nomination was sent to...Tags: Ottawa (Canada), Barack Obama, Indigenous (music group), U.S. Senate, Michigan State University
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Study: Great Lakes shipping important to economy
TRAVERSE CITY — A newly released study says the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway maritime industry supports 227,000 jobs and generates billions of dollars in wages, tax revenue and purchases. The industry-funded analysis released Tuesday...Tags: Mussels, Lakes and Ponds
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Agencies getting tough with ship ballast dumping
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — After decades of delay, government officials are beginning to crack down on cargo ships that allow foreign invasive species to hitchhike to U.S. waters, where they have turned ecosystems upside down and caused billions of...Tags: Water, Science and Technology, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Politics, Chesapeake Bay
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