. >> fred morin, dave mcmillen, restauranteur, chefs at the legendary joe beef, bon vivant, historiansgreat white north, princes of hospitality. and what do they like to do for fun when the rivers turn to ice three feet thick, when testicles shrink and most of us scurry for warmth and shelter? if they were like so many other canadians, they would go ice fishing on the st. lawrence river. >> because we are confined perhaps to spend so much time indoors, a lot of the families love to do, you know, activities together, like go to the cottage, goes ice fishing, you know, it gets you out of the house. it's very much a family thing. >> like many of their ilk, they seek one of the temporary towns, of sled-borne cabins, drill a hole in the ice, and wait. but these are not normal men. >> is quebec better than the rest of canada? >> obviously. >> it's not that, but yeah, sure. >>> common, you didn't have to thing about it that long. >> no. >> wait a minute. are strippers paid hourly here? is that right? it's not a -- >> it's considered an art -- a performance art. >> you consider it a performanc