so, is it Ben's?

Whoops, sorry.

No, it is not Ben's.

As I said, it is THEE most famous Deli in Montreal, nay, Canada.

hmmm... I would have thought that was a Druxy's somewhere in Toronto... :)

Kirk, when was the picture taken? The place is empty! I've never seen it like that before! :)

I cropped it from the net.

I've been there a few times. The first time I went there, a Quebecois amigo of mine sent me there. I remember thinking, "this is what he's been yapping about. The place looks right out 1945"

Well, who knew, it was right out of 45.

When I was there it was around 2 or 3 p.m. and there was no lineup outside.

Every other time, though, it was lined up out the door.

Unfortunately, I don't like smoked meat. So even if I've passed in front of the place a few times, I've never eaten there.

And no, I'm not a true Montrealer. I'm from Ottawa. :)

ok, so the only other one that seems to be famous is Schwartz's. Is this Scwhartz's Deli or the Charcuterie Hebraique de Montréal located at 3895 Saint-Laurent?

Oui have a wiener, er winner.

Shwartz's it is. Aka, the Hebrew Deli (it's original name)

And I love smoked meat....

where is this?

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d1...273624399a.jpg

Hamilton.

HMCS Haida.

not Hamilton. Is that where the Haida got moved to? This baby is floating on a river.

go east.....

Bridgewater, Nova Scotia

whoa... Game ON Lucifer.


But I guess you are in the 'boat' business......

I am, but actually I just drove past it on Saturday on my way to Lunenburg.

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...o/100_3489.jpg

need a hint, or am I just a thread-killer?

no... you're not a thread killer, it's just not that this is burried in Nonsense, it doesn't get the exposure it so rightfully deserves!

(a hint would sure help tho)

This wouldn't be somewhere Magnetic Hill, in New Brunswick would it?

It isn't, but it is somewhere between you and there.

perhaps the large version of the pic will help

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...100_3489-1.jpg

I would guess that this is very close to the St Lawrence... obivously in Quebec.

Is it famous for something?

It isn't in itself, but it is on the grounds of somewhere famous.

Is it on Mont Royal?

no, much further east, past QC

Okay.. so, it's in quebec, it's a famous location, and it is east of QC. Very few places that would be well known are left. Places like Perce?

too far east. Okay, big hint: It's behind Ile d'Orleans.

I'm ashamed to say that I had to goole ile d'orleans. for some reason I thought it was near Ottawa, even though I've driven past at least four times. So.. If this is behind that place, looking at the map I would put the butt side of ile d'orelans, or the behind part, the south shore, directly south of the island. Is this picture somehwhere in St Michel de Bellechasse? I guess this because it sounds kind of churchy, and there's a church in your pic.

Oh, see when I meant behind Ile d'Orleans, I meant the north shore. I pass Ile d'Orleans all the time, but I'm in the seaway, so naturally (to me) behind means the north shore. You are on the right track with the churches.....

How about Mont Saint Anne or st joachim de montmorency?

ummm, no, she isn't on a mountain

ahhhh... a hint... "she" isn't on a mountain. so there must be a reference to some kind of female saint... of to search google again.

so close, and yet so far...

holy smokes, I'm at a loss... my googling skills are definitely sub par for this one... Hint?

Okay, without actually giving the answer, when I said "she isn't on a mountain", what I meant was, you should google "Mont SAINT ANNE" without the Mont!

ok... the obvious guess would be Ste Anne de Beaupre, althought I can't find the scenery that youv'e posted. Is this close?

In the interest of breathing some life into this thread, I'll post something while waiting your answer.
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http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d1...000/spider.jpg

You are indeed correct, the location is Ste. Anne de Beaupre. The place in the photo is across the square from the cathedral and is called The Basilica Inn. More information can be found here
Sanctuaire Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré

whew! that must have been a record. Although, the Christmas break did disrupt things a bit...

National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa

thank god someone else spoke up. I knew it, but didn't want this to turn into the "Lucifer and Leto thread"

i second that! game on Daval!

You and Leto can still take guesses at mine!