The nights are getting cooler in Montreal, and the kids went back to school this week. It’s officially back-to-school season, and we’ve run out of things to read. A beach (or lakeside) novel and a fall no...
Two weeks ago, we marked the anniversary of the Great Peace of Montreal. 325 years ago, in 1701, one of North America’s most important diplomatic documents—the Great Peace of Montreal—was signed under a l...
The nights are cool, alas! Fall is just around the corner in Quebec, and the first red leaves are falling into the cold waters of the St. Lawrence River. But during the day, it’s warm in the sun, and fall...
In 1966, author andsocialite TrumanCapote hosted the most iconic ball of the decade. There were 450 guests—artists, actors and actresses, European aristocrats, American politicians, debutantes, and “it gi...
In the fall, Montreal is always a bit rough-hewn, a bit gothic, and damp, anxious, and exhilarated under the last scorching rays of the summer sun. And this fall, the must-see exhibitions in town follow t...
Last week, in the back room of La Buvette Beaubien, a group of very cool Montrealers dressed in earthy tones gathered to celebrate the launch of the MONTREAL SIGNATURE GUIDE, a practical yet poetic work b...
This weekend, the first red leaves began to fall lazily from the trees and onto the narrow streets of the Eastern Townships’ villages— fall is slowly arriving in Quebec, and it’s going to be a long, mild...
Summer in the city—and in Montreal—has a palette of proto-nostalgic flavors that evoke the American movies we watched as children; they taste of freedom and anticipation, and carry the weight of a never-ending day. The...
The days are getting shorter, students are moving back into their rooms in shared apartments on the Plateau, it’s the start of apple season—it’s back-to-school time. And this back-to-school season, like al...
When describing Quebec to Europeans, many people talk about the moors and green hills of Scotland. Here, too, it rains a lot; there are dense forests, a history of colonial wars, lakes, and romantic legen...