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This is a blog of the Chicago Fire Fighters "Ignite the Spirit" 580 mile bike ride from Chicago-to-Toronto Canada. Our ride is taking place to aid Chicago Fire Fighters and their families who are battling cancer. Through this ride we raise funding to support that cause and along the way bring awareness about cancer to the communities we visit.
The Ignite the Spirit Fund was created with the mission of financially helping our members when they are faced with battling cancer. It may come in the form of money to help with medical costs or something as simple as meals delivered to try to help with their fight. If we can relieve even the smallest amount of stress during their treatment it is our hope this will give them more strength to fight the disease. Ignite the Spirit is a charity that has been around since 2003 and has helped over 500 families in need. Ignite the Spirit has donated over 1.5 million dollars to ease the hardship of Chicago Fire Department families.
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Riding toward Algonac
Boardwalk along the St Clair
Bikes loaded first then our trucks
The ride was about 15 minutes to cross
Pat Readon
Unloading on the Canadian side
Abundant corn and soy fields.
Also saw several orchards. Here some young apples.
Mike Lopez
Pat Brennan
Lunch is served.
Strathroy-Caradoc fire department opened up their house for our lunch stop.
We finished the day with dinner and bbq hosted by the London Fire Department
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Day 5,
Algonac to London, 91 miles,
456 total ride miles so far
Mike and I are ready for the day. "Let's do this"
Arturo and Pat making some preride adjustments.
Back yard to our hotel last overlooking the St Clair
I thought this was some sort of ship part.
Turns out it's a sculpture Northern Waters by John Chaffee
Algonac is known for ship building. Chris Craft started here.
We arrived at the ferry crossing
The ferry has arrived
Look we all have our passports
The ride was about 15 minutes to cross
As we entered Canada we first lay foot on the Walpole Island Indian Reserve. Nookshkaan is a Chippewa a word for stop.
Strong cross and headwinds made the ride the tough today.
One stop brought us to the town of Newbury
Jim, Dan, Mike and Dave. Posing at our park stop in Newbury
On the route. Looks like a Nikon.
Lots of agriculture in this region.
We smelled this industrial hemp field a mile away. I have never seen a field of hemp. This looked like several hundred acres.
We've reached London!
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