We rode to Verona Ontario from Peterborough the day after my birthday.  Needless to say, that was a very long day on the bike.  It was nice to get that far though because we were able to drive to the cottage for that night.  Andrew’s mom and brother were visiting, along with my Grandpa and […]

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We woke up today well rested largely in part to the generosity of the Coleman Family.  They set us all up with beds, made sure we were all well fed and dressed us up with clean clothes.  Today we were riding to Peterborough, approximately 90 km.  The first half was fairly difficult, after 3 days […]

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Riding through Southern Ontario was phenomenal. The reception and support that we received from firefighters from Exeter all the way to Toronto was nothing short of remarkable. It is very refreshing and heart warming to experience the love and support from the Hopkins and Braatz families and all of their friends.  Lindsay and Kristy put […]

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When we arrived at the fairgrounds we were met by my Grandpa, My Aunt Lisa and my Uncle Mike who is an official honourary rider now, joining us during our convoy.  We were also met by a number of London Firefighters and close friends of my Dad and mine.  These firefighters included the London Ontario Chapter […]

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When we first planned our route, Exeter had not been a scheduled stop.  However, when the boys at the hall had been contacted we were honored that they wanted to be invovled with the tour as a stop and would lead us off as we made our way to London on Saturday.  It was great […]

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Today our mission was Exeter, if we were to get that far than we would drive into London a day early.  On Saturday we will be heading back to Exeter to complete the ride as a part of our London event.   To get to  Exeter we would need to complete 183 km.  After such a […]

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We left Espanola around 10 am with a ferry registration for 3:50 pm.  We had about 113 km before hopping on the chicheemaun in South Baymouth to  carry us  across the Georgian Bay and Lake Huron to Tobermory.  The route was surprisingly hilly but the weather was almost perfect for riding and was accompanied with […]

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Event:            The Typically Canadian Tribute Tour Celebration – featuring live musical entertainment, Fundraising BBQ, Jason Williams-Chicago Blackhawks, and the kiddie Police rodeo. 

Date:               Saturday, June 21st, 2008
 

Time:              Noon-BBQ and Entertainment begins.
1:45 pm Parade from Western Fair arrives with TCG Riders at Covent Garden Market
2:00 pm Official Ceremony starts.
2:30 pm interviews available
                        Photo Opportunities through out 

Location:        […]

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Leaving Sault Ste Marie we rode about 155kms to a beautiful RV site called Lake Lauzon Resort.  Al and Karen, the owners, were amazing.  They gave us a complimentary stay at their beautiful stop and we had the opportunity to ride with a cancer survivor that morning as we dedicated today’s ride to Karen. 
The ride to […]

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Tyler Rathwell who unfortunatly we weren’t able to meet was crucial to setting up our stop and let me tell you he did a great job.  Wanted to give a thanks to him before we go over last nights festivities.   
After the primo meal prepared by Marty and Richard we took some pictures before the […]

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