Candace, thank you for the history lesson. I enjoyed learning more about our neighbors and friends to the north (though Windsor is actually due SOUTH of Detroit).

Along the line of Canadian fireworks celebrations (sort of), here's an interesting article from last Friday's New York Times (which I only just saw today). Entitled "Oooooh, Canada," it's about a two-month-long fireworks competition in Montreal which began the weekend before last: http://travel.nytimes.com/2008/06/27...anada"&st=nyt#