St-Ambroise Red Appearance – 7/10, good copper tones that lean slightly towards chocolate Taste – 3/10, it smells like caramel and chocolate but tastes like what elderly people would call “sweet” Texture – 4/10, burnt caramel burns your mouth Unless you’re retired and have lost your sense of taste, you Read more…
Gerald Ford was the only president in American history to assume office without running either for the office of president or vice-president after Richard Nixon became the first president to resign from office. Although John F. Kennedy’s legacy was focused on US-Soviet relations, Ford’s presidency was mired in domestic controversy. Read more…
Distance: 827 kmLocation: Ontario, New YorkDate: April 21-22, 2023 Up front: Whoever bought this car just went through the online checkout and accepted all the stock options—stock rims, stock glossy fake wood panels, and stock interior and exterior colours. It doesn’t feel as luxurious as the competing Mercedes-Benz GLC, but Read more…
La Bittt à Tibi Pilsner Appearance – 7/10, pale yellow hue is delightful, but the score is hampered by the thin layer of foam that is neither consistent nor appealing. Taste – 6/10, unsophisticated, it smells bitter, tastes bitter, and leaves a bitter taste in your mouth when you’re done, Read more…
Carmine red, brewster green, midnight blue – these are just the few colors that the Ford Model T was available in. Black was cheaper to paint, but the myth that the car only came in black is not true. You can come and see all the colors here yourself. Ford Read more…
The Michigan Science Center is completely family oriented, meaning that it’s only fun for kids. It is not at all like the Canada Science and Technology Museum that is full of exhibits from different eras of technology. When there are interesting artifacts, such as the solar-powered car from 2008, there Read more…
Make sure to buy the museum ticket after you buy the factory tour ticket because you get half off. Parking is charged at the time of admission, but I wish they wouldn’t make me pay $9 to park in the middle of nowhere in an industrial zone. It looks like Read more…
There’s a surprising number of non-Ford vehicles employed on the grounds of the Henry Ford Museum, Rouge Factory, and Henry Ford Academy. There were John Deere vehicles for the gardeners and a Canadian bus to ferry visitors from the welcome center to the factory grounds. They show you two long Read more…
The first thing that struck me about the building was its illogical layout. Unlike its European peers that are laid out from ancient to modern from the ground upwards with regionally themed wings, the maze of corridors and permeable courtyards don’t seem to have any order. But if you’re the Read more…
Distance: 763kmLocation: SaskatchewanDate: April 6-9, 2023 Up front: I’ve already driven the fully-loaded trim level of the sportier 300S, but this model year is special. After the old Chrysler 300 was discontinued in 1971, it was brought back from the dead in 2004, only to have 2023 become its final Read more…