Attention all MonSFFen: Join us tomorrow, Sunday, August 28, for a day of food, fun, and friends!
After three years of virtual summer picnics on the club’s Web site, we finally have the opportunity to hold an old-fashioned, in-person, Club Barbecue-in-the-Park, just as we used to pre-pandemic!
Tomorrow, Sunday, August 28, we plan to gather beginning at 10:00AM (so as to secure ourselves a good spot!) in our new picnic locale, Parc Maisonneuve, just across the street from the Olympic Stadium and next door to the Botanical Gardens!
The weather forecast is favourable—hot and sunny—we have acquired a propane barbecue in order to comply with the regulations in place at Parc Maisonneuve, and of course, we all crave a little face-time that doesn’t require a screen and an internet connection!
We welcome all club members and friends to join us for what promises to be an enjoyable, relaxing day in the park!—good food, good weather, good friends!
A Few Notes:
Parc Maisonneuve is accessible by car or on foot; the Pie IX and Viau Metro stations are nearby, and the park is on a number of major bus routes. Like Parc Angrignon, paid parking is available within the park, but get there early to be sure to secure a spot, as Maisonneuve is quite popular and populated on most days. Street parking is available along both Rosemont Boulevard and Viau Street, but again, get there early!
This will be our first foray into Parc Maisonneuve, so we’ll be feeling our way around and sizing up the park’s suitability for future outings. We plan to find ourselves a spot not far from the parking lot, within the area we’ve designated on the map above “Proposed Picnic Area.” Look for us in that area. If necessary, we’ll fan out further to find a spot, but we expect to set up within that “Proposed Picnic Area.”
You may want to bring along a folding chair, if you are able, as there seem not be as many picnic tables as at Angrignon. And, bring your own food and drink, and burgers or hotdogs if you wish to make use of the club’s new barbecue grill!
The park’s washroom facilities remain closed at this time, like those at Angrignon, but there are port-a-potties on site. We can only hope they are better maintained than those at Angrignon, poor sanitary conditions being the reason we abandoned that park for this one! In addition, the Botanical Gardens have available facilities just a short walk away.