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Happy Canada Day to my neighbors to the far north!

I havent been back up to Canada in a long time, I always enjoy my travels there when I do. I am really craving some some Poutine, and there is only place in the US I have been able to find it, which has been a food cart in Portland.

Thanks from Canada! You would be welcome to come and visit Canada anytime. In our part of the country, there's not a lot of Packards to come and see.

Our Packard was invited to our grandson's graduation last weekend. I think I have attached a picture but haven't done this before so not sure.

Jimbo

Greetings to Dave (clipper47), Rusty, Brian (BDeB), Jimbo and all the other Packard friends in the Great White North.

The attached photograph shows nobody less than Lester Bowles "Mike" Pearson in Moscow in front of two Soviet steamrollers. Mr. Pearson was Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, 14th Prime Minister of Canada, foreign minister, ambassador to the United States, professor, 48 times honorary doctor, leader of the Liberal Party, great sportsman, ... but much more interesting, wedded to Maryon Pearson, known for her sharp tongued wit.

According to Wikipedia Lester Pearson "...is generally considered among the most influential Canadians of the 20th century."

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[picture source: Library and Archives Canada; reference number PA-117617]

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Nice 53 hardtop AND nice ladies too!
Just can't mail anything into Canada right now.

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Randy, Yes you can! The post office strike is over.
To all my American friends thanks for being such good neighbours. Enjoy your 4th of July also.
To Guscha, Thanks for your kind words about us Canucks and also Lester Pearson who was in my opinion one of the great Prime Ministers and world statesmen of the 20th century.
BigKev, Thank you also for your kind words but poutin is now a big hit in NYC!

Happy Canada Day from us in Connecticut also! We love to visit Montreal and all the beautiful places up north.

Please come and visit us at the Greenwich Concours the first weekend each June. There are spectacular cars on display each year, including great Packards. This year we had a 1931 833 Dual Cowl Phaeton, a 1934 1108 Dietrich Convertible sedan, a 1937 Super 8 1502 convertible, a 1939 1277 convertible and a 1942 Super 8 convertible Victoria . Other makes included a 1925 Bugatti Type 35A/51 Grand Prix, a 1929 Duesenberg Model J 113, a 1946 Alfa 6C2500 Competizione coup, a 1938 Delage D8-120S aereosport coupe and others!. So come on down!

Thanks for the postal update Dave. Glad to hear the mail is going thru. Postal workers not allowed to strike down here. I empathize as my son-in-law is a mailman in Minnesota.
Enjoy your Holiday.