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Sponsored by GARAGE DCS antiques Flag Raising Ceremony 130 PM Cérémonies d'ouverture Ice cream-frée 1:30 PM Creme glacée- gratuite Generosity of Knowlton Lodge # 35 Dog Show 2:00 PM Exposition canine Sponsored by SOULIERS PRESTIGE Arts Alive! For children.2:00 to 5:00 pm Arts Alive! Pour enfants.Organized by ARTS ALIVE! Arts Alive! 2:00 to 6:00 pm Arts Alive! Giant natural mandela 3:00 to 7:00 pm Mandala naturelle géante Organized by HORS-CADRE Sponsored by DE LA FERME À LA Face painting 3:00 to 7:00 PM Maquillage p 4 TABLE Hors Cadre - Artistes au parc Hors Cadre-artists at Lions\u2019 Park 4:00 to 7:30 pm .P Organized by HORS-CADRE des Lions Hail Mary Money Grab 4:00 pm Argent Cache \"Hail Mary\u2019 Sponsored by H.CODERRE ET FILS Cake and Ice Cream -aratuit Fastern Townships.Laurier, who was born in Saint-Lin in the Laurentians in Sir Wilfrid Laurier the first French Canadian PM By Matthew Farfan 1841, studied law at McGill University where he received his degree in 1864.He practiced law in Montreal for a few years, but thereafter moved to L'Avenir in the Eastern Townships, where he served as editor of a small newspaper.Finding the Townships to his liking, Laurier took up permanent residence in Arthabaska ir Wilfrid Laurier, one of Canada\u2019s most illustrious Prime Ministers, spent much of his adult life in the RICHMOND 0 CANADA DAY ¢ 150 PARADE Organized by the Canadian Legion \u2014 Branch 15 Sunday, July 2, 2017 Leaving from Ecole Le Tremplin Rue Adam Stat 2:00 p.m.Participants be there by 1:30 p.m.AA \\ * À whe, Orel a /\\ =~ | FP, = f oy * À _ > SA PONN : À Â A Â | \\ > A If you wish to participate in the parade (float, horse, etc.) please call.The Legion 819-826-3444 Sherley 819-826-2404 or Debbie 819-826-2781 Join us after the parade at the ARENA P.E.LEFEBVRE 800 GOUIN ST.for FREE hot dogs, music + ELVIS SHOW FREE SHOW | 5:00 p.m.| ELVIS- BEST OF 70'S where he built his home and continued his law practice.Laurier would later discover a passion for politics.In 1871, he was elected to the r Legislative Assembly of Quebec.As MLA for Drummond-Arthabaska, he made a name for himself in the Quebec Liberal Party.In 1874, he entered federal politics, winning a seat as a Liberal in the House of Commons \u2014 ironic for someone who had been opposed to Confederation in 1867.His charisma and his talent as an orator were obvious, and he quickly rose to prominence in Ottawa.In 1877, he was made a cabinet minister by Prime Minister Alexander Mackenzie.With the defeat of the Liberals in 1878, Laurier was temporarily out of the spotlight, but he continued to sit as a member of Parliament.Laurier was interested in local affairs, as well.Despite his busy professional life, he found time to serve as mayor of Arthabaska.It was the hanging of Manitoba\u2019s CONT\u2019D ON PAGE 7 139 Queen Street, Sherbrooke (Qc) (819) 933-4949 www.les3fees.com Don't miss our Flea Market on Saturday July 8th 2017, from 10am to 4pm! Jacque Poulin NDA crachature LA SANTE AU NATUREL Aromathérapeute Naturopathe 178, Rue Queen Lennoxville, QC, J1M 1J9 819-822-1939 Printed and distributed by PressRea der press [feleld PressReader.com + +1 604 278 4604 COPYRIGHT AND PROTECTED BY APPLICABLE LAW Richmond 2004 Sir Wilfrid Laurier RECORD ARCHIVES TUESDAY, JUNE 27, 2017 PAGE 7 (PP) TOYOTA Richmond It\u2019s TOYOTA RED TAG Days! Come in and see us! rate) Cu, : - a 151 Route 116, Richmond 819-826-5923 PAUL LAVIGNE président Produits Pétroliers AVIGNE ; i 227, rue Knowlton CONT'D FROM PAGE 6 Métis leader, Louis Riel, that returned Laurier to the forefront of federal politics.In 1887, he became Liberal leader, and in the 1896 elections, his party defeated the long-entrenched Conservative government.Canada\u2019s new prime minister would hold on to power for the next 15 years \u2014 an unprecedented feat.Described by historians as the \u201cFather of Modern Canada,\u201d Laurier believed that the 20th century would be \u201cCanada\u2019s Century.\u201d Key to that potential was the development of Canada\u2019s West.To this end, Laurier encouraged immigration, the construction of a second transcontinental railway, and settlement of the West, measures that would stimulate the economy.In 1905, Laurier solidified the country with the creation of two new provinces, Alberta and Saskatchewan.By the end of his term, the population of Canada had grown by 2 million.I'M LEARNING FRENCH Because.more friends means more fun! CPF Canadian Parents for French Join CPF - for answers and support as they discover French.w.cpf.ca Throughout his career, Laurier was known for his ability to compromise.He was a vocal defender of Canadian unity, and his famous compromises resolved a number of contentious issues, including the Manitoba schools question (minority rights) and Canadian participation in the Boer War.His ability to compromise kept him in power for 15 years, and earned him the nick name, \u201cthe Great Conciliator.\u201d In 1911, however, his solutions to two major questions (cre- Canada\u2019s most eloquent and charismatic leaders.His political skills allowed him to lead his country through 15 of its most formative years.Sir Wilfrid Laurier always retained affection for his adopted Eastern Townships.Even after becoming prime minister, and taking up residence in Ottawa, he would return every summer and during holidays to his beloved home in Arthabaska.ating a Canadian Navy and Free Trade with the U.S.) finally led to his defeat at the polls.Still a powerful voice in politics, however, Laurier remained leader of the opposition until his death in 1919.He is remembered not only as the first French Canadian prime minister, but as a great statesman, and as one of Happy 150\u201c Birthday Canada?A.N.A.F.Unit 318 (The Hut) 300 St.Francis, Bor.of Lennoxville 819-346-9122 Pos with family and friends.Ny 819-565-1155 Cag a me = steveelkas.com Asa _ sn a me \u201cTPS.i - 4% +7 mt oT 5 EAN Tea, -.«= 5 =\u201c.+ à LR - J = 3.4 ds sw .cif Een EE \u201d a == É #5 ue 2275 rw Ÿ ~ ty = 2 = - se nn igi Fa lr SE RATATB Jo bd Tgp WES LET 0 HUILE A CHAUFFAGE - HEATING OIL GAZ-DIESEL Ville de Lac Brome, QC, JOE 1V0 LUBRIFIANTS LUBRICANTS Enjoy Canada Day! 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FORTIN - DÉPUTÉ DE SHERBROOKE TEE a a ÿ a] LL pl: TT 4 + + ç x An Can\u201d Xo Clan BM aa 28 - 5 sy of The gd Ap ge i, TES COURTESY OF BROMEMUSEUM.COM The Paul Holland Knowlton house was moved to the site of the Brome County Historical Society museum.tured one of the Patriote leaders, Dr.Wolfred Nelson, in the Shefford area on Dec.12, 1837.His Shefford Volunteers were also \u201con guard at Granby.to protect the families and property from American sympathizers and Canadian refugees.\u201d Colonel Knowlton assisted in furnishing the Missisquoi militia with arms and ammunition for the battle at Moore\u2019s Corner (Saint-Armand-Station) on Dec.6, 1837.He received the special thanks of Sir John Colborne who called him in 1838 to sit on the Special Council which governed Lower Canada while it was under martial law.Mention of these activities in an English newspaper had a curious sequel.Miss Sarah Knowlton of Darley Dale, Der- byshire, England, wrote to Knowlton claiming that she was a relative.Knowl- ton visited her and they kept up a correspondence.In April 1845 he learned that she had died leaving him heir to her fortune.Knowlton was named to the Legislative Council of the Province of Canada in June 1841.He was active throughout the 1840s in voicing the needs of the Eastern Townships.In 1846 he introduced a bill CONT\u2019D ON PAGE 9 Happy Canada Day! e Michelin e B.F Goodrich e Toyo e Yokohama e Nokian And other brands.133 Angus St.South TIRES FOR-YOUR\"CARSTRUCK, ® FARM OR FORESTRY,VEHICLE The people you can rely on PNEUS & MECANIQUE) 62063 East Angus 819-832-3928 Printed and distributed by PressRea der press [feleld PressReader.com + +1 604 278 4604 COPYRIGHT AND PROTECTED BY APPLICABLE LAW PH Knowlton CONT\u2019D FROM PAGE 8 to facilitate the partition of lands in the Townships, and in 1847 served on a commission which made recommendations to prevent immigrants to Canada from being induced by American speculators to settle in the United States.In 1847 also, he and Philip Henry Moore of Mis- sisquoi objected in local newspapers that the recently adopted free trade would mean too heavy competition for Canadian goods in the home market and called for protective legislative action.Knowlton had also objected in 1846 to the inequality of representation in the Legislative Council: Canada West had 18 members but Canada East only 15.Nor did he and Moore feel one member from the Townships was enough, but, according to Knowlton, in speaking to the governor, Charles Murray Cathcart on this subject they might as well have \u201caddressed a horse block.\u201d Knowlton signed the Annexation Manifesto of 1849, thus placing himself among those who felt that, with the economy of the country at its lowest ebb, union in a great North American confederacy of states would be a particular benefit to Canada East.When it came to a decision between loyalty to the British crown and the progress of his country Knowlton firmly supported the latter.As a result he lost his military commission, at the special request of the member from Shefford, Lewis Thomas Drummond, who according to a local newspaper wanted a friend appointed to the position.Knowlton\u2019s interest in his own area remained constant.In 1849 he obtained, through his influence as a legislative councillor, a grant for a road through Brome Township that brought traffic to Knowlton.He gave land and funds for the building of a high school in 1854 in Knowlton, just as he had earlier contributed to the erection of the Anglican church and rectory.To Knowlton also goes the credit for securing Brome County in 1855 out of parts of Stanstead, Shefford, and Missisquoi counties.He was elected first warden of the county, and became first president of the Brome County Agricultural Society in July 1856.He worked to have the counties organized into districts for judicial purposes, and in 1857 Brome County became a part of the judicial district of Bedford.The Advertiser and Eastern Townships Sentinel was started in Knowlton in 1856 by Lucius Seth Huntington, who acted as editor, and Knowlton, who provided influence and financial support.Articles in the early issues reflect some of Knowl- ton\u2019s political views, especially that the interests of rural districts were not fairly represented in Parliament.In 1860 Knowl- ton and Moore took up a lively issue in the paper by appealing for a meeting before a forthcoming election of a new legislative councillor which would determine that henceforth the voters would be represented in Parliament by residents of the Townships.When Knowl- ton felt that the editor had become too radical, the partnership was dissolved.Paul Holland Knowlton died on Aug.28, 1863 at his home in Knowlton.Many memorials of his liberality remain in the village of Knowlton, including the Paul Holland Knowlton Memorial Museum in the original high school he assisted.All through his career he had kept the progress of the province as his first goal and he became inseparably connected with the history of his own area.CANADA 150 | follow a.= Happy Canada Day! through.TUESDAY, JUNE 27, 2017 PAGE 9 Brome Township\u2019s Sydney Arthur Fisher was Canadian minister of agriculture By Steve Blake orn in Montreal in 1850, Sydney Arthur Fisher bough farmland in Brome Township in 1874 and 1875.He had a degree in political economy and scientific agriculture from Trinity College in Cambridge, UK.Fisher developed Alva Farm in Brome Township into a \u201cshowplace of scientific agriculture,\u201d historian Anne Drummond wrote in the Dictionary of Canadian Biography.Meanwhile, in 1896 Fisher became Canada\u2019s minister of agriculture in Prime Minister Wilfrid Laurier\u2019s government, a position he held for 15 years, during which time he expanded the country\u2019s experimental farm system.He revolutionized the marketing and transportation of Canadian produce, Drummond writes, creating subsidies for and the inspection of cold storage warehouses in major eastern centres and refrigeration facilities on steamships.Fisher worked in the late 1890s with the United States to control disease in livestock \u2014 especially bovine tuberculosis \u2014 which included the destruction of entire herds and prohibition of the exportation of infected livestock.He helped develop a national meat inspection program in 1907.He worked to LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES CANADA conserve farm and forest lands in southeastern Quebec.Fisher\u2019s interests included the registration of copyrights and he helped establish the Civil Service Commission.Although he was unmarried and without children of his own, Fisher was interested in the education system.He supported the consolidation or rural schools, which did not go over well with the rural population.In failing health in 1919, Fisher wrote a will creating a trust fund of $100,000 to promote agriculture and Protestant school consolidation in Brome County.He was discouraged by the continued resistance to consolidation, so he focused on strengthening Brome\u2019s one-room schools and on prizes for agricultural fairs.Fisher died of a heart attack in 1921 in Ottawa.- © lr Nr DRY ARMSTRONGING INC.od -0® .-0 veo © indi \u2014-.e Be proud to be a Canadian and let's celebrate Canada\u2019s Birthday! 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Building a great country one day at a time! 5 + 4 4 4 4 AAA ASSEMBLEE NATIONALE QUEBEC Pierre Reid Orford MNA 618, Sherbrooke St.Magog, Quebec J1X 2S6 819-847-3911 I> Plantations Stéphan rreauit Vente de fruits et légumes de saison Strawberries, Pumpkins and Trees Selling fruits and vegetables in season 4d Rh.8 4 5 y i - i : D 7, ! + « \" A Lg ne > CoE TN, Te .re i .?7 Vig bd -Joli (Windsor) 331 Route 143 nord, Val www.plan tationsperreault.com press reader Printed and distributed by Pre ssReader PressReader.com « +1 604 278 4604 COPYRIGHT AND PROTECTED BY APP Ww LICABLE LA \u201cBrome-Missisquoi is à great place to live because of people like you.| am grateful for everything you do in oùr community., + \u201crr ,.% | would like to thank each and everyone of you.\u201can, : Happy Canada day and\" let s celebrate the 150\" anniversary of the Confederation.Cheers |\u201d | CANADA 150 Constituency offices Bedford Cowansville Magog 106 rue Principale 351 rue Principale 353 rue Principale O.(450) 248-3144 (450) 263-0025 (819) 868-1305 1) Denis.paradis@parl.gc.ca A COLLECTION CITE § TUESDAY, JUNE 27, 2017 PAGE 11 Bibeau DEPUTEE COMPTON © STANSTEAD M.P.CONSTITUENCY OFFICE 175, Queen Street, suite 204 Sherbrooke (Québec) JIM 1K1 819347-2598 marie-claude.bibeau@parl.gc.ca www.mcbibeau.liberal.ca © /mclaudebibeau O @mclaudebibeau EXPERTS AND CHOICE Josiah Sawyer (Faton, 1800); David Steward / (Clifton, 1800); Hugh Finlay (Stanbridge, 1800); Samuel Willard (Stukely, 1800); Isaac Ogden (Stanstead, 1800); John Savage (Shefford, 1801); Edmund Heard (Newport, 1801); Luke Knowlton (Orford, 1801); Gilbert Hyatt (Ascot, 1803); and Henry Ruiter (Potton, 1803).Loyalists who received grants were expected to bring with them a certain number of associates to help settle the land.Actual settlement, however, was very slow.= French Canadians (c.1850-) The crisis in the seigneuries The boom in the Fastern Townships coin- VILLE DE LAC-BROME TOWN OF BROME LAKE Town of Brome Lake wishes you a very Happy Canada Day.Fest fog fro 4 fr RY i $ 7% À 1 7 Ld \u2018 3 fee Ge c Sn & cided with a severe economic and social crisis in the seigneuries.By the 1820s, there was not enough seigneurial land left to settle French Canada\u2019s rapidly growing population.Younger sons and daughters began leaving Quebec by the tens of thousands, mainly for the factory towns of New England.Political and religious leaders grew alarmed.Many of them thought it was a national tragedy that, while their younger generation was leaving, large parts of Quebec, including the Eastern Townships, remained unoccupied.They formed colonization societies to assist settlers and to pressure the government.Catholic parishes A new law passed by the Legislative Assembly in 1850 allowed the creation of Roman Catholic parishes in the Townships.These parishes would have the right to tax Catholic property and build Catholic schools.This, combined with the new economic opportunities in the region, attracted thousands of French Canadians.The first arrivals found it difficult \u2014 they were strangers in a part of Quebec where the language was overwhelmingly English.English was also the language of business and opportunity.In time, however, more French Canadians arrived, enough to build churches and schools.One of the peculiarities of Eastern Townships to- ponymy (which is the study of place names) is the result of the \u201cgrafting\u201d of a French Catholic parish system to a previously existing English township division or village.Thus it is common to find names like Sainte-Edwidge-de-Clifton, which incorporates the name of a Catholic parish (named after a saint) and that name of the original township.There are countless other examples: Sainte-Catherine-de-Hatley; Saint- Cyrille-de-Wendover; Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes-de-Ham; Saint-Mathieu-de-Dixville; and so on.Changing demographics By the end of the 19th century, French Canadians would be the majority in most parts of the Eastern Townships.Yet, over a century later, the region is still home to a significant English-speaking population.There are many bilingual and bicultural communities, and the region is frequently cited as a model for harmonious co-existence between the two cultures.Education St.Francis College GUé & JURNIER | 3RPENTEURS-GEOMETRES INC.v Land SURVEYORS Enjoy Canada Day! Richmond County Historical Society he St.Francis College (1854-1898) | ree a prominent role on the education scene in Quebec.The New England pioneers relied on private initiative for the education of their youth and built local school houses, academies and a college.This red brick building (1855-1882), measuring 75 by 40 feet, consisted of classrooms, private apartments for the principal and his family, and rooms for student boarders.On February 4, 1882, St.Francis College was destroyed by fire.Classes continued in church and town 62500 halls until a new brick building was SUPER PUPPY EDUCATION CE OARDING TRAINING 450-242-1134 www.miguefournier.ca A COE % BOARDING x EXPERT LAND SURVEYORS SINCE 1949 AN EXPERIENCE THAT MAKES THE DIFFERENCE @ COWANSVILLE - GRANBY .EN SC PES) % OBEDIENCE CLASSES * SEER 77 chemin de Fulford, Lac-Brome, QC.JOE 1R0 www.superpuppyeducation.com 450-242-1134 Call us now for your summer bookings % WE OFFER PRIVATE TRAINING, SPECIALIZED TRAINING al AS WELL AS BOARDING WITH TRAINING PROGRAMS 8.2 Your dog\u2019s training can be suited to your specific needs gp 2 2 built and ready for classes in March, 1883.Printed and distributed by PressRea press reader PressReader.com +1 604 278 4604 COPYRIGHT AND PROTECTED BY APPLICABLE LAW Daniel Johnson Sr., premier of Quebec By Matthew Farfan Townships Heritage Web Magazine T: date the only Premier of Quebec native to the Eastern Townships is Daniel Johnson Sr., who was born in Sainte-Anne-de-Danville in 1915.The son of an Irish Catholic father and a French Canadian mother, Johnson first entered provincial politics in 1946 in the by-elections held that year.He ran in Bagot as a candidate for Maurice Dup- lessis\u2019 Union Nationale, and won a seat in the National Assembly.He entered the cabinet ten years later when Premier Du- plessis appointed him Minister for Hydraulic Resources.In 1961, Johnson was chosen leader of the struggling Union Nationale.In opposition, he worked to reorganize the party and develop a solid platform.He was elected premier in the 1966 election, defeating the Liberals under Premier Jean Lesage.On the issue of constitutional reform, Johnson pursued political equality between Canada\u2019s two founding peoples.He continued the social reforms initiated under the Lesage government, known as \u201cthe Quiet Revolution.\u201d These included, among others, the creation of the Université du Québec (and other ed- | n | «i WTA A Se ucational reforms), and the establishment of Radio-Québec.Daniel Johnson, who died in 1968, was the father of two Premiers of Quebec: Pierre-Marc Johnson (Parti Québécois, 1985), and Daniel Johnson Jr.(Liberal, 1993-1994).our Stories] The Eastern Townships\u2019 chapter in Canada\u2019s 150-year story TUESDAY, JUNE 27, 2017 PAGE 17 Dr.Henrietta Banting promoted women in medicine By Steve Blake y enrietta Ball was born in Rock Island on March 4, 1912, and graduated in 1932 with a bachelor\u2019s degree in biology.Following that, she continued her education at the Banting Institute, and she earned her master\u2019s in medical research from the University of Toronto in 1937.The following year she married Sir Frederick Banting, who had co-discovered insulin.He died two years later in a plane crash while he was in the military.Lady Banting then entered medical school at the University of Toronto, joining the wartime class of 1945.According to information on the Women\u2019s College Hospital website, she was automatically enlisted in the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps.After the war, Dr.Henrietta Banting enrolled in a post-graduate course in obstetrics and gynecology in London, England.She then taught at a medical school in Hong Kong from 1949 to 1950.Banting returned to Canada the next year and opened a private practice in Toronto she operated until 1957 when she joined the staff at Women\u2019s College Hospital.A year later she was appointed director of the Cancer Detection Clinic at WCH, a post she held until she retired in 1971.Before long, however, Banting was diagnosed with cancer and she became a COURTESY OF WOMEN\u2019S COLLEGE HOSPITAL patient of the clinic she directed.She died at the hospital on July 26, 1976 at 64.After her death Women\u2019s College Hospital established the Henrietta Banting Breast Care Centre and the Henrietta Banting Memorial Fund.The hospital\u2019s website says Banting was a lifelong advocate for women in the field of medicine, but she urged women to consider careers as doctors rather than nurses.pn Proud to advise you since 1983! BILINGUAL SERVICE // LEGAL-AID ACCEPTED Me 260, rue Principale Est, Famham 450 293-1702 [| 201-170, rue de Sherbrooke, Comansville 450 288-1700 réa vOCAtS-COM Printed and distributed by PressRea der press [feleld PressReader.com + +1 604 278 4604 COPYRIGHT AND PROTECTED BY APPLICABLE LAW PAGE 18 TUESDAY, JUNE 27, 2017 By Townshippers\u2019 Association Townships Heritage Web Magazine he major lakes and rivers provided the only way to travel in the Eastern Townships before the area was opened for settlement.The two major lakes were Champlain and Memphrema- gog.Both stretched on either side of the international border, partly in Canada and partly in the United States.Lake Champlain Lake Champlain and its shores were Travel by lakes and rivers the scene of warfare between the English and the Indians, then later, the English and the Americans.Some of the first Loyalist settlers came to Missisquoi Bay by Lake Champlain, and more would follow.Lake Memphremagog Lake Memphremagog was first travelled by the Indians in birch bark canoes.The Abenakis named the highest mountain, Owl\u2019s Head, after their chief.Travelling by this lake, the first settlers of Brome County, who were led by Nicholas Austin, arrived.Whenever travel by water was not possible, the Indians and settlers turned to the land.It took longer to travel this way, especially while blazing a trail through the forest on foot.However, settlers also used horses and ox sleds to draw provisions over the developing, but still primitive tracks.Some tracks, used more than others between the growing settlements, eventually became the permanent roads.Rivers The numerous rivers of the Eastern Townships were highways for the early settlers, many of whom arrived by the St.Lawrence.In the Townships, they found, among others, the Pike, Richelieu, Ya- maska (north, south, and central branches), Massawippi, Missisquoi, St.Francis, Becancour, and Nicolet Rivers, as well as many other smaller streams and brooks.Not all, however, were navigable, in some cases impeding settlement of the region.The spell of Lake Memphremagog By Matthew Farfan Townships Heritage Web Magazine jewels of the Fastern Townships.Reputedly Abenaki for \u201cBeautiful Waters,\u201d or less romantically \u201cthe Great Pond Place,\u201d Memphremagog is blessed with some of the most stunning scenery in the region.The lake stretches 27 miles (44 km) from below Newport, Vermont in the south, all the way up to Magog, Quebec in the north.Memphremagog\u2019s past is almost as colourful as the sun that drops behind Owl\u2019s Head Mountain at the end of a clear day, or as the trees that line the shores and turn bright red and orange in autumn.Le Memphremagog is one of the Early history During Memphremagog\u2019s early history, the lake served as a convenient canoe route for the Native peoples who inhabited the area.In the late 1700s, as American pioneers began to push north through New England into Canada, the lake continued to serve as a vital waterway.The northern outlet of the lake, the Magog River, flowed into Lake Magog and the St.Francis River, which in turn flowed into the St.Lawrence.By the mid-1800s, Memphremagog was becoming a vacation resort for travelers from both sides of the border.At first, the lake was the playground of the affluent who bought large estates along the eastern shore, especially around the sleepy hamlet of Georgeville, and along the shore northeast of Newport.Later the arrival of the railroads at both ends of the lake (the Passumpsic and the Waterloo & Magog) brought a constant Canadiens.L'année 2017 marque le 150e anniversaire du Canada Au nom des citoyens et citoyennes de Brome-Missisquoi ( Shefford), je souhaite un joyeux anniversaire a toutes les Canadiennes et tous les Joyeux 150° anniversaire, Canada! ~/ Canada is marking its 150\" Anniversary on July Ist, 2017 On behalf of all the citizens of Brome-Missisquoi (Shefford), I wish a very Happy Anniversary to all Canadians.Happy 150* Anniversary Canada! FN Vas - Pierre Paradis Parliament 1045, rue des Parlementaires Québec (Québec) G1A 1A4 Circonscription 104, rue du Sud, bur.100 Cowansville (QC) J2K 2X2 Téléphone : 450 266-7410 Député de Brome-Missisquoi Circonscription 49, rue du Pont, Bedford (QC) JOJ 1A0 Téléphone : 450 248-3343 Circonscription 297C, chemin Knowlton, Ville du Lac-Brome (QC) JOE 1V0 Téléphone : 450 242-6171 stream of passengers from Montreal and all over New England.The boom was on.Grand hotels Vast luxury hotels were built.In their day, Memphremagog House in Newport and Mountain House at the foot of Owl\u2019s Head were famous all over North America for their luxury and style.Steamships like the Mountain Maid and the Lady of the Lake whisked travelers from one end of the lake to the other.Memphremagog had become the resort of northern New England and the Eastern Townships.The grand hotels would eventually disappear, but the boom would continue well into the 20th century when vacationers began to give way to summer cottagers.Today, Lake Memphremagog enjoys a mix of full-time residents, cottagers, and tourists.Mountains and islands What is perhaps most remarkable about the lake is that, despite its popularity, it has not been spoiled by over-de- velopment.It is just as beautiful as it was 200 years ago.Owl\u2019s Head (with a ski resort on its north face), Bear Mountain, and Mount Elephantis still loom majestically over the water, and Mount Orford, RECORD THE VOICE OF THE EASTERN TOWNSHIPS SINCE 1897 another ski resort and the center of a provincial park not far from Magog, rises into view.During fishing season, anglers flock in droves to the base of Owl's Head, where the water reaches a depth of over 100 metres (350 feet).Here trout, landlocked salmon, and (according to fable) the sea serpent Memphré lurk.The lake\u2019s 20 islands still attract sailboat enthusiasts who moor their rigs off the tree- lined shores.Skinner\u2019s Cave, once the haunt of a legendary smuggler, still gapes its jagged maw at passing canoeists.The foreboding Province Island, so named because of the international border (the \u201cprovince line\u201d) that slices through it, still welcomes flocks of gulls to its long sandbar.Storied past The place names of Memphremagog tell stories as well.One has only to think of Molson Island to be reminded of the great brewing family after whom it is named.Some places bear the names of early settlers: Austin, Magoon Point, Knowlton Landing.Others recall the lake\u2019s Native past: Indian Point, Magog, Wigwam Point.ra 288 3 months $38.00 (reg.$ 41.57) 6 months 12 months $146.00 (reg.$155.91) line subscription too! 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