Chambly, Quebec

Society Travel & Tourism
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Here are some pictures I took on my trip to Chambly, Quebec yesterday afternoon. Chambly is a beautiful little town of about 20000 inhabitants. It’s located about 25 kilometers south/east of Montreal. Chambly is known for one of the many Canadian national historic parks. This particular historic park in Chambly is the oldest established in Canada (1924). The park houses Fort Chambly which was built originally in 1665 on the banks of the Richelieu river to protect french colonists from iroquois raids. In 1709 it was rebuilt to protect New France from British invasion. This is the structure you see in these pictures. Afterwards it was used by the British to help repel the American invasions of Canada in 1775 and again in 1812. Currently, the fort holds a museum located inside and all around the walls of the structure, and many re-enactments of training and battle are availabe at special times in the summer. The fort is an invaluable witness to New France’s presence in North America. Enjoy.

Fort Chambly
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Entrance To Fort Chambly
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Inside Courtyard
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Another Outer View
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Part of the Museum Inside the Fort
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Wax Museum Portion of French Soldiers in Battle Positions
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Wax Museum Portion of the Fort's Recruitment Center, French Officers and Military Drummer
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i drove through chambly once. is it a good place to go visit? i'm in south shore, so its kinda close to me ... the only thing that seemed interesting at the time seemed to be the lake (or was it a river?)

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Canons guarding the wall of the fort facing the Richelieu river
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Close up view of the same cannon. Notice the design detail on the metal
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Tourgide dressing a tourist up as a French soldier and showing us how to fire a musket
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Generals Quarters
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Fallen Soldiers of Chambly Gravestone
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Tombstone of General John Thomas of the American army
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Church, not far from the Fort
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Statue of "Christ" accross from the church in front of the Richelieur River
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Chambly church and part of the Richelieu river
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Nice shot of Mont St. Hillaire from accross the Richelieu
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Another shot of Mont. St. Hillaire
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Another Fort Shot
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General James Wolfe of the British Army
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[QUOTE]
*Originally posted by nomaan: *
i drove through chambly once. is it a good place to go visit? i'm in south shore, so its kinda close to me ... the only thing that seemed interesting at the time seemed to be the lake (or was it a river?)
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The town is beautiful, especially the area close to the Historical park and the fort, as well as the Canal. If you're into history, you will love it. If not, then you can still enjoy the small old town atmosphere. It's only about a 10 minute drive from where you are. I haven't been here in years. I was only a kid when I first saw the area. I enjoyed it so much more now.

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Very Beautiful indeed. But I dont like these heritage villages. Too religiousy, if you know what I mean.

P.S. GOSH! Quebec is so damn religious! Ever go through Trois Riviere? A freaking cross every 2kms! And they light up at night!

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hskhan, have you ever been to Bavaria, Germany? Now, they are religious! It's actually quite beautiful, IMHO.

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Trois Rivieres is another historic and beatiful little town. Yes, the province of Quebec has many churches, and I thinks its beautiful as well. It shows the history and culture of the land and people.