Happy Victoria Day!

[phesina]

Port Huron, Michigan (across the St. Clair River from Sarnia, Ontario) is celebrating the occasion with Canadian Appreciation Weekend! -

http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/a...=2014305180098

[chocolatepuppy]

Happy Victoria Day!!!

[Litterati]

Thanks from a proud Canadian, and the same to fellow PT'rs who are celebrating, also peeps in UK, Oz and NZ. Plus that's really cool re Canadian Appreciation Weekend, Pat!

[Karen]

Happy Victoria Day indeed! My great-grandmother and her sister were ladies in waiting and seamstresses to Victoria herself!

[phesina]

Happy Victoria Day indeed! My great-grandmother and her sister were ladies in waiting and seamstresses to Victoria herself!

Wow! So this is a true personal holiday for you, Karen!

[Litterati]

Wow Karen! I'm totally in awe of your royal connections (seriously). Wondering if your family was told any interesting tidbits from behind the scenes in Victoria's court.

Interesting thought Pat. Don't know if other countries honour peeps celebrating, but holiday is celebrated by all countries ruled by Britannia. In my own province, Quebec, holiday has been renamed as Patriots Day as francophone majority is not happy with connection to English ruler. Re the shopping, yeah, for sure borders had major line-ups today as Canadians went on shopping trips to US. My closest border crossing would be en route to Plattsburgh NY.

[phesina]

Oh, that's funny, Canadians celebrating the big national holiday by heading for the U.S. to shop! Are most stores in Canada closed on Victoria/Patriots Day, and since people are off work they celebrate with running over for a shopping trip? I imagine Port Huron cashed in big time!

Windsor, Ontario is much closer to me, about 45 miles. But I didn't hear about any Canadian Appreciation Weekend events or sales going on around Detroit.

Patriots Day is a holiday in Massachusetts and Maine here, in April. I don't know what patriots it's in celebration of. In Massachusetts it's the date for the Boston Marathon.

Pat

[phesina]

Thanks from a proud Canadian, and the same to fellow PT'rs who are celebrating, also peeps in UK, Oz and NZ. Plus that's really cool re Canadian Appreciation Weekend, Pat!

I was wondering, do they have this also in other countries with the British influence in their history.

I think that's kind of neat, the Canadian Appreciation Weekend.. "We love you all, Canadian friends and neighbors! Now come on over and spend some money!"

If Port Huron was closer than 102.8 miles (via I-94), I might be tempted to pop over and pick up a couple of Maple Leaf cookies in celebration.. Or just cross the bridge to Sarnia and spend the money there!