Voyageur Esso- Schreiber, On

Paul iceman Mondor here!

Even though it is obvious my name is now associated with Winter riding, the fact is that I have crossed Canada 28 times, coast to coast on motorcycles. I know a thing or two about roads and places encounter along the way. Restaurants, motels, parks etc. One stop that is always on my list no matter the season, is The Voyageur stop in Schreiber Ontario. It is a fuel stop, a restaurant and a motel. All in one.

I have learned over the years what makes a good motorcycle stop.

1.      A restaurant where food is like home and the prices as well as the staff are great

2.      A motel where you can park your steed in front of it and keep an eye on it

3.      A fuel stop where you can fuel and park your bike in site while you pay

4.     A place with an asphalt parking where (If you are like this) your bike will stay clean and stable

The Voyageur meets all these. Plus it is on the edge of the great lakes. What more can you ask. The breakfasts are excellent and so is lunch and dinner. The rooms are nice and clean and have that homey feeling. the staff is great and the service is A1. No matter if I am chasing a rainbow, catching the sun or being chased by a snow storm, this place is always a stop for me. Over the years I have sent many riders there. Riders from Canada, the US and some from overseas. And they have all enjoyed it. Schreiber’s location around the great lakes puts it in the perfect place to stop whether you leave from Kenora or Sault St-Marie.

Go ahead! Ride the Great lakes! Make sure you stop there. It will become a part of the trip you will remember.

Paul “Iceman” Mondor

The purpose of life's journey is not to safely arrive at the end of the line in a well preserved body, but to come in at full speed, sliding sideways saying "Holy Crap! " What a ride!

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"Iceman Vs Labrador "     released Dec 19, 2009

Kirk Nangreaves

Saturday, July 12, 2001 (Day 42)

10:50pm: Today was a good day! I finally got some of my confidence back and convinced myself that I could bike across Canada by myself. The 100km I did today seems low but I only left Schreiber around 2pm and was plagued with bike problems all afternoon. I had a tough time leaving Schreiber; I had grown rather fond of it. (Ed note: Schreiber was eventually given the favourite town award). Part of that is due to the fact I was staying at a really nice place: the Circle Route Motel attached to the Voyageur Restaurant. The employees were super friendly and the restaurant served great food (it was also the only place in town that served ice cream, making it a major hang out spot for the whole town). In particular, I kept on running into two kids on mountain bikes with whom I chatted a number of times. It’s a small little town (from what I could see, most people know each other) and when they give their phone numbers, they only give 4 digits (it seems the first three are common to the whole town!)

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