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Defying icy roads, bitter iwnds and the longest highway in the world since he left Vancouver Jan. 7, adventurer Mike Flynn is cycling across Canada because it is there. The tall, 32-year-old cyclist from Niagara Falls is also zooming across the country -
Defying icy roads, bitter iwnds and the longest highway in the world since he left Vancouver Jan. 7, adventurer Mike Flynn is cycling across Canada because it is there. The tall, 32-year-old cyclist from Niagara Falls is also zooming across the country -

Defying icy roads, bitter iwnds and the longest highway in the world since he left Vancouver Jan. 7, adventurer Mike Flynn is cycling across Canada because it is there. The tall, 32-year-old cyclist from Niagara Falls is also zooming across the country -

Date2/14/1983
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0127371F
      Niagara falls is getting its icy winter mantle, But some motels there have tropical indoor pools for Toronto escapees
      Niagara falls is getting its icy winter mantle, But some motels there have tropical indoor pools for Toronto escapees
      Lennon, Frank
      2/23/1973
      The Nudist Beach of Vancouver has attracted young people from across the country, including Ontario
      The Nudist Beach of Vancouver has attracted young people from across the country, including Ontario
      Mahler, John
      9/19/1974
      Born in controversy because of its location across from Toronto's City Hall, the Four Seasons Sheraton Hotel has had one problem after another since i(...)
      Born in controversy because of its location across from Toronto's City Hall, the Four Seasons Sheraton Hotel has had one problem after another since i(...)
      Geo, Mario
      8/18/1972
      Triumphant return: Richard Beecroft jubilantly wheels across the finish line at Nathan Phillips Square as a crowd of well-wishers welcome him back from his global cycling odyssey
      Triumphant return: Richard Beecroft jubilantly wheels across the finish line at Nathan Phillips Square as a crowd of well-wishers welcome him back from his global cycling odyssey
      Beecroft, Richard
      8/18/1986
      On the road: Torontorian Bill Roedde, 61, offers a few tips and anecdotes to anyone who might consider following his lead and cycling across Canada this summer
      On the road: Torontorian Bill Roedde, 61, offers a few tips and anecdotes to anyone who might consider following his lead and cycling across Canada this summer
      McConnell, Colin
      4/18/1986
      Swiftly taking shape is the new Rainbow bridge across the Niagara Falls gorge, replacing the Honeymoon bridge wrecked three years ago by an ice jam. T(...)
      Swiftly taking shape is the new Rainbow bridge across the Niagara Falls gorge, replacing the Honeymoon bridge wrecked three years ago by an ice jam. T(...)
      Toronto Star (Firm)
      2/19/1941
      King Lear: Canadians across the country are being denied the chance to see Peter Ustinov in the televised role of King Lear because of a squabble over imported talent at Stratford
      King Lear: Canadians across the country are being denied the chance to see Peter Ustinov in the televised role of King Lear because of a squabble over imported talent at Stratford
      Bezant, Graham
      10/19/1979
      It was the change of the bike brigade at Queen's Park yesterday as 130 cyclists went after the first prize in the Carling O'Keefe International Grand Prix of Cycling
      It was the change of the bike brigade at Queen's Park yesterday as 130 cyclists went after the first prize in the Carling O'Keefe International Grand Prix of Cycling
      Goode, Jeff
      8/1/1983
      A champion cyclist herself, Sylvia Burka-Lovell, 29, now spends as many as 12 hours a day in hospital, at the side of her husband, Jocelyn Lovell, whose cycling career was ended by an accident that paralyzed him
      A champion cyclist herself, Sylvia Burka-Lovell, 29, now spends as many as 12 hours a day in hospital, at the side of her husband, Jocelyn Lovell, whose cycling career was ended by an accident that paralyzed him
      Lovell, Jocelyn
      11/3/1983
      Icy riders. Jack Combs, 32, (front) and John Muir, 26, enjoy the growing sport of iceboating on Burlington Bay. When the ice is just right, their craf(...)
      Icy riders. Jack Combs, 32, (front) and John Muir, 26, enjoy the growing sport of iceboating on Burlington Bay. When the ice is just right, their craf(...)
      Combs, Erin
      2/28/1978
      Lawrence Avenue W., looking e. across railway tracks between Benton & Caledonia Roads
      Lawrence Avenue W., looking e. across railway tracks between Benton & Caledonia Roads
      Salmon, James V. (James Victor)
      1/23/1955
      Public park talks: When union local president Bob Kennett (left) refused to cross a picket line to meet mayor Dennis Flynn in Etobicoke's Civic Centre, the two men held informal negotiations in a public park across the street
      Public park talks: When union local president Bob Kennett (left) refused to cross a picket line to meet mayor Dennis Flynn in Etobicoke's Civic Centre, the two men held informal negotiations in a public park across the street
      Bock, Tony
      7/26/1984