Fort Chambly National Historical Site
Interpretive Activities
Showing of a French soldier’s uniform© Parks Canada
The French Soldiers:
Defending the Colony!
What element says the most about a soldier? The uniform, of course! This activity, conducted by an interpretive guide, will
cover every detail of the French uniform as well as the life challenges faced by the men who wore it.
Uniforms from two different periods will be shown through two versions of this activity. Visitors will have the chance to wear the
uniform of Carignan-Salières, the first regiment to come from France, in 1665, and the uniform of the Compagnie Franche de la Marine, regiment which occupied the fort in 1750.
Artefact shown during the archaeology activity© Parks Canada
Archaeology at Fort Chambly: Artefacts that Have Plenty to Say!
The deeper, the older! Nothing could be truer when talking about archaeology at Fort Chambly. Become an archaeologist and explore the past through vestiges left by former occupants of the fort. Keep your ears open: these treasures have plenty to say!
One of the four bartizans of Fort Chambly© Parks Canada
Fort Chambly: Royal Ingenuity
Those French were quite ingenious! During your visit to Fort Chambly, admire the structures that were the pride of a Mr. Vauban, an engineer for King Louis XIV. The guide will show you the secrets of military architecture from that period. Bastions, machicolations, bartizans...plenty of mysteries to unravel!
A Carignan-Salières soldier getting ready to fire the musket© Parks Canada
Musket Firing Demonstration
Unique in Canada, the gun firing demonstration takes place every weekend during the summer.
The interpretation activity is there to commemorate the soldiers of the Carignan-Salières regiment, who were the first to occupy the site.
Dressed in the famous uniform, the interpretive guide fires the musket, one of the oldest firearms used in Canada.
The musket firing activity follows the activity on the soldiers’ uniform.
Xplorers Program© Parks Canada
Xplorers Program
The Xplorers Program is dedicated to children visiting with their families.
It offers entertaining activities suited for their age, and allows them to discover the natural and historic treasures of Canada.
The children visiting Fort Chambly will have the opportunity to discover the fort’s exhibitions using an activity book designed especially for them.