non-families. 13.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.8% had someone who was living alone who was age 65 or older. The average household size was 2.74 and the average family size was 2.96.

In the town, the population was spread out with 24.8% under the age of 18, 9.7% from 18 to 24, 24.1% from 25 to 44, 25.5% from 45 to 64, and 15.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 107.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.2 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $20,833, and the median income for a family was $22,083. Males had a median income of $20,250,says McIntyre. "Then I thought I might be able to raise a little money for the cancer society."

McIntyre's goal is to raise $25,000 for the non-profit organization. He says he's paying for the roughly $7,000 trip himself.

Some family members initially expressed concern about the trip. In addition to giving him hand warmers for Christmas, McIntyre's children are making sure he sets off with a GPS locator and a brand new car battery.

"Certainly we wanted to make sure he had really good winter tires," says his son, Cameron.

Keeping his wife's memory alive

McIntyre and his wife, Dorothy, loved taking road trips together throughout their marriage. In 2007, they towed their trailer across Canada to celebrate their 50th anniversary.

She died of lung cancer in 2013, shortly after receiving her diagnosis.

McIntyre says