Lachine

James and Dorothy met during World War II at an ice arena in Lachine, Quebec.

Alpena Community College is the hub of higher education for places like Metz, Posen, Lachine, Glennie, and Lincoln.

Situated in the former industrial neighborhood of Little Burgundy, near the Lachine Canal, the restaurant has the feel of a ragtag bistro, with vintage furniture and stuffed animal heads mounted on the walls.

Catch the roughly nine-mile bike path that follows the park-buffered Lachine Canal past the grain silos that attest to the area’s industrial heritage, repurposed warehouses and plenty of new construction.

Environmentally friendly, electricity-powered boats will take you on excursions along Montreal’s Old Port, soon to be the site of a new cruise line dock, or the Lachine Canal.