The Montreal Heritage Calendar

Day by day. Have fun discovering the many attractions in and around Montreal.
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August 16, 2008

A Great Passion for Small Trains

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Model train layouts built by railway modellers.

  • Schedule : 10 a.m.
  • Target audience : General public
  • Price : contact organizer
  • Type of visit : On foot 
  • Also on August 16 and August 17.

A Heritage in Health to Discover

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600 objects from the collection of the Hospitallers of St.Joseph, of Hôtel-Dieu, relate a history forever entwined with that of Montreal.

Guided tours are available for groups and students from grade schools to universities.

The Musée des Hospitalières de l'Hôtel-Dieu de Montréal, inaugurated in 1992, commemorates the 350th anniversary of the foundation of Montreal.

Photo : Gilbert Langlois

A ride through time...to discover the Lachine Canal (guided bicycle tour of the canal)

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Accompanied by a guide, explore the rich heritage of the Lachine Canal. Discover the many faces of this unparalleled historic site.

Schedule from June 24 to September 2: Daily from Thursday to Sunday,  departure at 10:00 a.m.

  • Length : 2 h 15
  • Schedule : 10 a.m.
  • Target audience : General public
  • Price : $5
  • Leaving from : Information kiosk south of Atwater Market (Corner of Atwater and Saint-Ambroise)
  • Type of visit : By bicycle 
  • Also on August 16, August 23 and August 30.

A stroll through time...to discover the Lachine Canal (Tour of the Saint-Gabriel locks)

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Discover a historic landscape unique in Montréal. Historic locks, industrial heritage, contemporary revitalization: this one site summarizes the entire history of the canal.

Reservations accepted at 514-283-6054.

A stroll through time… to discover the Lachine Canal Tour of the Lachine Lockstation

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The tour of the Lachine lockstation focuses on the contruction and the widening of the canal.

Casting off... to discover the Lachine Canal (Heritage boat tour)

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Boat tour, games and songs for children and their parents: an entertaining way to learn a little while having fun.

  • Length : 1 h
  • Schedule : 10:30 a.m.
  • Target audience : General Public
  • Price : $7 / $12
  • Leaving from : Atwater Market dock
  • Metro : Lionel-Groulx
  • Type of visit : By boat 
  • Also on August 16, August 17, August 23 and August 24.

Casting off... to discover the Lachine Canal (Heritage boat tour)

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Join us aboard the Navark Dollier-de-Casson for a cruise along the Lachine Canal. Transit the locks, enjoy stunning views of the downtown area, and relive the history of the canal.

Schedule:  June 24 to September 3, 2007 - departures every day at 1:00 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. September 8 to October 13, 2007 - Saturday, Sunday and holidays, departures at 1:00 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. Reservations accepted at 514-283-6054.

Discover Old Montreal on foot: The official walking tour

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A walking tour full of information on history and architecture, and many anecdotes revealing the secrets of Old Montreal from yesterday to today!

Itinerary: From Place d'Armes to Place Jacques-Cartier, including the Royal Bank, Notre-Dame Basilica, Cours Le Royer, Rue Saint-Jacques, Rue Notre-Dame, Rue Saint-Paul, City Hall, the Champ de Mars, and the old Bonsecours Market. (Adults : $ 17.50  -  Seniors & Students : $ 15.50 - Children (6-12 years) : $ 8.50)

Discovery Tours

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Two original visits that will have you follow in the footsteps of Marguerite Bourgeoys to get to know her better or tour the archaelogical site of  Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours Chapel

Lachine Archaeo-Trek (guided tour by foot and aboard a « rabaska » canoe)

» in collaboration with Pôle des Rapides; Musée de Lachine

Visitors can climb aboard a rabaska canoe in the company of an archaeologist and a heritage interpreter. The archaeological wealth of four of Lachine’s heritage sites are discovered.

Guided tour by foot and aboard a « rabaska » canoe.

La Fête des Enfants

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Admission is free during the weekend of Fête des Enfants at Jean Drapeau Park. Traditional games, demonstrations and pie contest prepared by the Habitants du Fort.

Activities are also held on Île Sainte-Hélène

  • Length : 7 h
  • Schedule : 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  • Target audience : Family
  • Price : Free
  • Metro : Jean-Drapeau
  • Type of visit : On foot 
  • Also on August 16 and August 17.

Mount Royal Cemetery Annual Art Exhibition : "Shades of Light"

» in collaboration with Friends of the Mount Royal Cemetery

Artists are invited to display their talent at this Art Exhibition with paintings of sceneries of Mount Royal Cemetery as well as other artwork. Prizes will be awarded. 

For more information, please contact Andrew Sarrasin at Mount Royal Cemetery: (514) 279-7358.

  • Length : 8 h
  • Schedule : 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
  • Target audience : General public
  • Price : Free
  • Leaving from : Complexe funéraire Mont-Royal / Mount Royal Funeral Complex (1297, Chemin de la Forêt, Outremont)
  • Metro : Mont-Royal
  • Bus : 11
  • Type of visit : On foot 
  • Also on August 16 and August 17.

Old Montréal Ghost - Ghost Hunt New France

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In the New France Ghost Hunt, in team, the visitors will encounter and bring back to life some ghosts from the past.

The tickets are on sale from 7:30 pm to 8:30 pm the night of the tours. Adults: $21.50 Students: $18.50 Children (under 12): $12.50 Reservations? Highly recommended! (514) 868-0303 / 1 877 868-0303 info@fantommontreal.com / www.fantommontreal.com

  • Length : 1 h 30
  • Schedule : 8:30 p.m.
  • Price : $12.50 / $21.50
  • Leaving from : near of 469 Saint-François-Xavier Street (the street just west of Notre-Dame Basilica)
  • Metro : Place-d'Armes
  • Type of visit : On foot 
  • Also on August 16, August 23 and August 30.

Pointe-Saint-Charles: between river and canal

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Stretching between the river and the Lachine Canal, Pointe-Saint-Charles bears witness to more than three centuries of Montreal history and the prodigious vitality of its industrial activity.

All tours are two hours long and are conducted - in both French and English – regardless of the weather. Tickets go on sale at the departure point fifteen minutes before the designated time. No reservations are accepted.

  • Length : 2 h
  • Schedule : 2 p.m.
  • Price : $10 / $14
  • Leaving from : Corner Charlevoix and Centre
  • Metro : Charlevoix
  • Type of visit : On foot 
  • Also on August 16 and September 14.

Architectours

Photo : Héritage Montréal

The official bike roundabout

» in collaboration with Montréal On Wheels

Bike tour, led by a professional tour guide, starting at the Old Port, La Fontaine Park into the Golden Square Mile's, the downtown, and onto Old Montréal. You may keep your bicycle for the whole day!

Arrival 30 minutes prior to departure. Price : $29 (plus taxes) without the bike rental; $44 (plus taxes) including the bike rental (bicycles are at your disposal until 7:00 pm). Reservations are obligatory as places for bike tour are limited.

Tour of the Exhibit Damoiselle Mance

» in collaboration with The Univers culturel de Saint-Sulpice

The exhibition unveils the life and work of Jeanne Mance (1606-1673) co-founder of Montréal, founder of the Hôtel-Dieu and Canada's first secular nurse.

The exhibition can be visited individually during the museum's opening hours. A guided tour can also be reserved for groups.

Jeanne Mance. Charcoal, attributed to Sister Alexandrine Paré, r.h.s.j., end of XIX century.

Illustration : RHSJM Collection

Traditional music

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Discover the many European and Native musical instruments played in New France. You will be charmed by melodies played on the lute, the épinette des Vosges, flutes and many more instruments.

  • Length :  30 min
  • Schedule : 1 p.m.
  • Target audience : General public
  • Price : Free
  • Type of visit : On foot 
  • Also on August 16, August 23 and August 30.

Legend

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