> > As for national boundaries, I heard a story about some people who opened a bar (nightclub? speakeasy?) on the US-canadian border during prohibition. The bar was at the Canadian end of the building, the restrooms were in the U.S. and asmall dancefloor was in between with the border running right down the middle. With all that dancing and trips to the restrooms, there was a great deal of border crossing every night.
> > How"I don't 'splain 'em, I just tell 'em"ard
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> My cousin leaves in St. Stephen New Brunswick home of the Ganong Chocolate Factory, and officially "Canada's Chocolate Town". In the middle of town, there's a bridge, over which lies the town of Calais Maine.
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> She regularly goes over 'stateside to buy cheaper grocery staples, and many Americans go over to the Canadian side for uniquely cheaper Canadian producets. (For some bizarre reason, milk is cheaper in the U.S. but flour is cheaper in Canada). Most folks in both towns have bank accounts in both currencies, and there's many people who live in one country and work in another.
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> I don't know if it's as busy as the Detroit-Windsor border crossing, but it's cool.
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> te (once told by an American "there ain't NOTHING north of Maine!) ach

It sounds like the Canadian version of Hershey, Pa. I've been looking for a good Canadian vacation, so I'll add St. Stephen to the list of possibilities. You didn't mention that vacations are also cheaper in Canada because of the exchange rate.
How"chocoholic"ard