June 7, 2020 Shaika Cafe to IIe Bizard

June  7, 2020 

A. T. Lane,   and Laura Snowball  set out at 9:30 am from Shaika Café 

on a  95 km exploration of Ile Bizard and environs.  The ride 

 was a beautiful discovery of north Montreal's green spaces. 

We first traveled east  along the De Maisonneuve bike path to check 

on the construction progress of the REM rail project.

Bike path around the road construction  at Dawson CEGEP 

Work in progress:  REM construction  at the  the corner of 

Rues Bleury and St Catherine

Looking east towards Place Des Arts. 

Anti racist protesters were gathering for a march at 

Place Emilie  Gamelin 

Tranquil Sunday morning biking along Park Lafontaine bike path 

Velo Quebec is open for business. 

New COVID bike lanes on Rue Christophe- Colomb 

- two separated  lanes in each direction  

Train Bridge over to Laval 

Exciting ferry  ride  from Laval over to Ile Bizard powered 

by the river current 

Ile- Bizard 

 Bois-de-Ile- Bizard Nature Park Lookout

Bridge from Ile Bizard to Montreal 

Bois-de - Liesse Nature Park 

Return along Gouin, O'Brien, Ste Croix , Lucerne, Jean Talon

&Victoria; 

Laura Snowball grateful to our trusty leader A.T. Lane