Founded in 1989, Les Francofolies is a festival of French-language music that lasts for over a week in the city of Montreal. The 20th edition of the festival in 2008 promises to deliver more of the same spectacle that crowds have associated with the event for the past 2 decades. There will be well over [...]
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Just For Laughs
Montreal is famous for being a city of festivals. The summer months see millions of people take to the downtown streets in celebration of many different cultural events that draw tourists in from all over the globe. One of the longest lasting and most famous of these is the Just For Laughs Festival. Since 1983, [...]
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Animals at the Ecomuseum Zoo
The Ecomuseum of Montreal is the closest thing to a zoo the city has to offer. In the middle of nature, featuring swamps and wooded areas, over 30 different types of animals are on exhibit. The animals are all native to Canada, most of them can be found here in the St. Lawrence Valley. An [...]
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Picking Your Own Fruits
Montreal’s northern climate can make it a challenge to grow your own fruits and vegetables. Most tropical fruit does not do very well here, as the trees and plants have difficulty lasting through the harsh winters. However, there are a number of fruits which do thrive in Quebec and most of these growing regions can [...]
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Montreal Festivals
One of the long-standing jokes amongst citizens of Montreal is that if there is a way to celebrate something, you can be sure that Montreal will organize a festival to do so. This is in reference to the fact that, especially during the summer season it seems as though each passing week brings a new [...]
