Stories of family and ancestors who lived and worked in Cohoes (textile and garment workers, butchers and barbers), Waterford (canalers), Whitehall (farmers and canalers), Port Henry (iron miners and Civil War soldiers), Champlain (canalers and farmers) and other towns along the Champlain Canal in New York State with some diversions to the places they emigrated from....Quebec (landless farmers, shoemakers, sailors, soldiers), Acadia (more farmers), and even Cornwall, England (tin miners).
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Québec Winter Traditions
It has been pretty cold here in New York State and it makes me think about past winters and northern winters. Gilles Vigneault, the Québec chansoner, sang"Mon pays, ce n’est pas un pays, c’est l'hiver" (My country is not a country, it’s winter). He meant Québec is a land of snow, ice storms, snowstorms and hibernation. However, Québec folk are also known for having some great winter fun like toboganning, cross country skiing, snowshoeing, and ice skating.
Québec loves winter, Christmas and Christmas tourists! Just take a peek at all the hype and something about "the warmth of winter" Hahaha!
Here is another crazy "frozen north" thing to do.....
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