Since 2001, Champlain Church has been recognized by the Ministère de la Culture et des Communications as a classified heritage building. Well lodged in the heart of the Champlain community, this temple preserves several decades of history within its walls ...
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Located in Sainte-Justine, a parish in Quebec between the southern foothills of the Appalachian Mountains and the northeastern U.S. border, the Trappist Fathers Historic Site plunges you into the lives of the pioneers who built this parish over a century ...
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Founded in 1667, Seigneurie de Sainte-Anne is a seignorial estate that has seen every phase of Quebec's history. From the founding of the Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade community to the turn of the 20th century, the estate has collected many secrets to share ...
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Today, the BCHS owns and maintains a number of heritage buildings which comprise the Lac-Brome Museum. It welcomes individuals, families and groups. Extensive Archives delight history buffs and impress the most serious scholars, and our Museum educates ...
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Built in 1847 and now classified as a historic monument. As a cultural hub for the municipality of Saint-Charles-Borromée, it hosts permanent exhibitions and works of art. Music, poetry, theater and lectures all contribute to its regional influence. The ...
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Dive into daily 17th century life! This encounter with flamboyant period characters, a tour of animated sets recreating 17th-century Quebec in a grandiose décor alongside the Saguenay Fjord and observation of archaeologists hard at work will treat you ...
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Visit the Pythonga theme park on the shore of the Désert River, which runs through town. The Pythonga in authentic tugboat once used to tow logs across the Baskatong Reservoir.
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Museum space shining the spotlight on the works of Claude-Henri-Grignon, author of Un homme et son péché (The Woman and the Miser) and TV series Les Belles Histoires des Pays-d’en-haut. Featured: a reconstruction of his office, some personal effects, ...
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In the early 1830s, a gentleman named James Forbes had this building constructed for commercial rental purposes. It was then expanded and transformed into a barracks to house an English garrison from 1837 to 1840, soldiers who fought in the Battle of ...
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Founded in 1864 in the wake of the Civil War, the Windsor powder mill--located in the Eastern Townships--is the oldest black powder factory in Quebec. Of the 56 buildings that were, you can still see some remnants along five kilometres (three miles) of ...
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