Tuesday, January 25, 2011

L’Internationale de chiens de traîneaux Lanaudière


L’Internationale de chiens de traîneaux Lanaudière

For more than eight years in L'Épiphanie, dogsledding races have been attracting crowds that get bigger every year, thanks to the Internationale de chiens de traîneaux Lanaudière!

Now scheduled during the third weekend of January every winter, the Internationale de chiens de traîneaux Lanaudière groups more than 100 teams, mostly from Québec, the United States and the Maritimes, into three categories.

This is the most prestigious competition of its kind held near Montréal! Race departures and arrivals take place in the heart of the city, just across from the Guy-Melançon community centre. At Parc de l'Agora, dozens of outdoor and indoor activities complete the event, providing fun for the whole family all day long, on the event site.

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Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Festi-Glace, Joliette 2011


Festi-Glace sur la riviere l'Assomption a Joliette

Vous recherchez un événement familial incomparable qui vous offre la totalité de ses activités tout à fait gratuitement? Par la mise en valeur hivernale de la rivière L’Assomption, plus longue patinoire aménagée sur un cours d’eau naturel au Québec, le Festi-Glace est sans contredit un festival unique! Lors des 4, 5, 6, 12 et 13 février 2011, vous êtes attendus pour célébrer l’hiver sur les 9 kilomètres de couloir glacé, pour la 29ème édition de notre grande fête

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Monday, January 10, 2011

Quebec city, UNESCO World Heritage site

Historic district of Quebec city is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site

Québec was founded by the French explorer Champlain in the early 17th century.
It is the only North American city to have preserved its ramparts, together with the numerous bastions, gates and defensive works which still surround Old Québec.
The Upper Town, built on the cliff, has remained the religious and administrative centre, with its churches, convents and other monuments like the Dauphine Redoubt, the Citadel and Château Frontenac. Together with the Lower Town and its ancient districts, it forms an urban ensemble which is one of the best examples of a fortified colonial city.

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