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Spring in Quebec is the time for the large snow banks to melt down, for the colourful flowers to bloom, for all the trees to bud, for the many migratory birds to return and for warmer temperatures to heat up the earth! Take advantage of this tourist season to enjoy the spring conditions of the many ski and snowboard slopes of the ski resorts. Stop in one of the sugar shacks to enjoy a sugary meal with your family or enjoy the warm sunrays at a terrace with your friends.
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Spring in Montérégie
The Montérégie region is a great region for your next vacation in the province of Quebec. Its country roads will take you to vinegar factories, orchards, breeding farms and maple groves. This tourist region is also rich in history, especially because of the Patriots, to whom we owe a long page of Quebec history. Because of this, the many museums and historic sites of the region are a great place where to find information concerning the area. You will also find a place to do all your favourite outdoor activities!
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Beauharnois Generating Station and Électrium
Hydro-Québec opens you the doors of its facilities to give you the chance to better understand electricity. In the Montérégie region, you can visit two of these facilities: the Beauharnois Generating Station and the Electrium, Hydro-Québec's Electricity Interpretation Centre. The latter will give you information about the production of electricity as well as about all kinds of subjects related to electricity, like magnetic fields.
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Quebec's Regions Reveal Their Secrets
In order to learn more about the attractions and activities in each one of the 21 Quebec tourist regions, visit the guides below.
To find tourism information concerning an activity, an event or a festival in Quebec, visit: quebec-guidetouristique.travel
Our Highlights
Chocolaterie
La Cabosse d’Or
The diversified chocolate factory La Cabosse d’Or proposes a large variety of chocolate products. During your visit of the boutique, you will discover pastries and candies, among other things. The tearoom next door, for its part, offers a complete array of imported teas. In summer, you can let your stomach be tempted by the sorbets and ice creams, or try the Choco-Putt, a chocolaty mini-golf!
Are you Ready for the Spring Celebrations?
Like all the other seasons, spring has its celebrations. In this article, you can read about St. Patrick’s Day, Easter, Mother’s Day and the Journée nationale des patriotes (Patriots Day). Which one of these special days will you celebrate?
Érablière et vergers Charbonneau
The Charbonneaus, who is a family of successful farmers, have created a fine family business that combines maple sugar making and apple growing. Once the sugaring season arrives, the entire family is ready to make you sample their new maple syrup and ciders. What is more, they concoct delicious meals that you can enjoy in the sugar shack with your family.
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Sensational Aerial Adventure
In some of the Montérégie forests, people can find some curious facilities. Ropes and nets meet with Tyroleans and footbridges for the joy of thrill seekers. Arbraska Rigaud and Arbraska Mont Saint-Grégoire propose you aerial challenge courses that can reach 21 meters (70 feet) in height. It is your turn to play Tarzan!
Montmusée Montérégie
Montmusée is a groupings of 17 museums located in the Montérégie region. During your visit of these museums and interpretation centres, you will have the opportunity to appreciate art under all its forms, to learn more about the history of the region and to discover the technology that made our world evolve.
Arnold Paintball
Arnold Paintball proposes you strategy games full of thrills that require precision and technique. Armed with your gun loaded with your paint balls, dodge in and out of the obstacles and outsmart your opponents without being caught! Guaranteed fun!
Festival and events
Festival La Grenouille en Fête
The 32nd edition of the Grenouille en Fête
The term “frogman” takes all its meaning during the Grenouille en Fête festival, which will take place on April 26 and 27, 2008 in Chambly. In fact, this event, which is unique in North America, is the host of hundreds of divers, who came to rush down the Richelieu River rapids. Come try it!
This year, you must visit Québec City!
We cannot go without mentionning the celebrations of the 400th anniversary of Québec City, which officially began on December 31, 2007. During the spring season, the activities of the 400th anniversary will mainly be presented indoors. Museums, interpretation centres and concert halls have prepared the best artwork and history exhibitions to make you relive the epic story of Québec City since its foundation in 1608.
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The 21 Tourist Guides are Now Online!
As we promised in the last issue of Winter in Quebec, here is the last tourist guide: the James-Bay region. With this last guide, all of the 21 Quebec tourist guides are now online. Visit them often because we constantly add new activities and attractions!
Quebec’s Seasons archives its tourist newsletters! If you missed one season, you are only one click away from making it reappear. Read our issues and stay informed of what goes on in Quebec!
In the last Winter in Quebec issue, you can read about the Laurentides region. Winter sports and gliding sports had the place of honour, just like ice fishing and health cares at the different spas.
The Montérégie region had the place of honour in the last Spring in Quebec. Spring activities, museums and games where adrenalin is rising were only some of the broached subjects.
To highlight the 400th anniversary of Québec City, the region of Québec had the place of honor in the 2008 Summer in Quebec. Featuring: cruises, ghostly guided tours and family outings.
