Canadians cutting Florida travel plans, but Sunshine State cares not
Miami, Fla. — It's just a short drive from the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, and a stone's throw from the Atlantic Ocean.
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Dairy Belle is a linchpin in the community of Dania Beach, Fla. On Sundays, there's lineups out the door for ice cream, poutine and toasted hotdogs. In March, when tourist season is at its peak, it serves 700 customers a day. And, its menu of Quebec specialties even attracted the Carolina Hurricanes to visit and make a large group takeout order.
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The proprietor, Francois Grenier, took over Dairy Belle from his mom and dad, Gilles and Ritane Grenier, who launched the business in 1998 as a small shack with a single crockpot of gravy. Francois was a teen when the family made the move from Victoriaville, Que., to South Florida.
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They were part of the throng of Quebeckers who had fallen in love with the beach communities north of Miami. Even now, there are traces of the past. There are quaint hotels that look like they're straight out of 1955. You'll find them on the main streets of Dania Beach and the neighbouring community of Hollywood. There are signs that boast service in English and en francais. On Hollywood's main street. there's a replica Bonhomme waving to passersby in front of Richard's Motel, which offers extended stays for snowbirds. The snowman mocks the fact that's it 33 C out, with humidity that breaks a person into a sweat second after getting out of an climate-controlled vehicle.
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But the past is giving way to a new present. Signs next to Richard's Motel promise new developments. The centre of Hollywood looks more like its famous California namesake, with high-rise hotels and condos, and shops that beckon the wealthy. And Dairy Belle has moved from its former shack into an airy space in a Dania Beach strip mall.
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It's a sign of how the old Florida, a place for the Canadian pipeline of retirees, is giving way to the new Florida, with young money and tourists coming from all over the world.
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The Canadians who had timeshares and condos are leaving. And the number who choose to vacation in Florida are shrinking. But Florida tourism continues to boom. Fact is, they don't need the Canadians anymore.
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Grenier has seen the number of Quebec regulars dwindle. There are still some who make Dairy Belle their first visit as soon as they get off the plane, but there aren't as many. Some of the Quebec regulars have reduced their number of visits.
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