Since summer is going to be hot, hot, hot on the streets of Montreal, we’ll have the chance to explore the countryside and take a dip in the area’s most beautiful lakes. In Coaticook, right across from on...
This summer, the warm breeze blowing through Montreal makes you want to go out for drinks on a patio— with or without a book —with your crush, the kids, or friends. And the best patios are always the ones...
To enjoy a day in the cool air this summer, to float in the waters of the beautiful Lac des Deux Montagnes, and to connect with nature under the Quebec summer sun, we’re heading to Bois-de-l’Île-Bizard Be...
Summer when we were kids meant vacation, sand between our toes, and building sandcastles by the lake. But since we no longer have the three months of summer break we had in elementary school (except for t...
Sunday, June 21, is the first official day of summer. The summer solstice is an astronomical event caused by the tilt of the Earth’s axis relative to the planet’s orbit around the sun. From the equinox (M...
If you want to sunbathe barefoot in the sand with a basket full of sandwiches this summer, we recommend heading out from Montreal—but not too far. Right next to the city’s scorching asphalt lies the beaut...
Montreal’s distinctive heat, after a long, very cold winter, is surprisingly humid. So humid that sometimes you can’t breathe—and you desperately need to lie down in the shade under tall trees, with the c...
Last week was a heat wave, and this is just the beginning. Summer is going to be hot and humid; the boreal climate will be blowing through the city during the summer months, but Montrealers know where to...
When we think of Quebec in the summer, we think of vast fields of golden wheat and the cool water of the lakes, campfires, and neighborhood festivals. But the region along the St. Lawrence River also has...
This summer, we’re looking to cool off—it’s already very hot in Montreal, and the tons of ice cream we plan to eat to get through the long, sweltering afternoons of the coming months is a good start. But...