Medalling With My Food

Summer cocktails that are all the rage!

RECIPES BY JILL LINQUIST

North Shore Gin Fizz

2 oz Raging Crow Caw-Caw-Phany Gin 1 oz lemon juice, freshly squeezed ¾ oz Raging Crow Honey Liqueur 1 egg white 3 ½ oz club soda lemon jest for garnish • Add the gin, lemon juice, honey liqueur, and egg white to a cocktail shaker and shake vigorously for about 15 seconds. This is called dry shaking. • Add three or four ice cubes and shake vigorously until well chilled • Strain into a glass and top with club soda which will cause even more foam • Garnish with a lemon zest

Haskap Gin Cocktail

1 ½ oz Raging Crow Haskap Gin ½ oz Raging Crow Honey Liqueur 3 ½ oz cranberry juice Combine gin, honey liqueur, and cranberry juice in a small glass and add ice.

Spruce Tip Gin and Tonic

1 ½ oz Raging Crow Spruce Tip Gin 200 ml bottle of Fever Tree tonic water lemon zest for garnish

Combine gin and tonic water in a glass and add ice. Garnish with a lemon zest.

The treasures of Munroes Island

BY TRISH JOUDREY

Wondering where your walks will take you this summer. You don’t have to wander far

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PHOTO BY MIKE BYRNE

I’ve hiked trails all over Nova Scotia and experienced impressive shorelines. Munroes Island walk is exceptional among them. For most people, the walk at Caribou Provincial Park is a short jaunt, a mile or so up the shore. But continue another five kilometres to the tip of Munroes Island, you will be rewarded with not only a workout but a hike that will be etched in your memory. And here is why.

Situated 11 kilometres north of Pictou, Munroes Island, renamed from Doctor Island in 1976, juts out into the Northumberland Strait like a fist with a beckoning finger. What intrigued me was that the entire 10-kilometre walk out-and-back was directly on the shoreline. The journey to the picturesque tip of Munroes Island turned out to be more than just a walk. It was an adventure. What would be around the next bend? What would I see in the lagoons and hidden stretches along this remote and protected wilderness area? The beginning felt like a quest. “Go to Caribou Provincial Park, walk to the grassy knoll at the top of the park, descend the stairs, and you will hit the beach,” said Gary Rankin, an avid hiking enthusiast living in Pictou. “Turn left, and just follow the beach. But time it,” he added. “You will want to aim for low tide so your walk to Munroes Island won’t be a wet one.” Following Gary’s advice, I arrived at the park at 2:00 pm, four hours before low tide, allowing enough time to walk in both directions without worrying about wet feet. With my backpack brimming with binoculars, camera, snacks, water, rain jacket, and sunblock, I was ready for anything. I set off down the stairs and headed left. Two walkers, Fay Marshall and Millie Hoffe from Pictou were just finishing their walk, so I stopped to ask if they had been to Munroes Island.