The Fur Trade at Lachine National Historic Site of Canada
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25 years gone by !
The Fur Trade at Lachine National Historic Site of Canada is celebrating its 25th anniversary in
2009. On the 18th of May 1984, the site was welcoming its first visitors.
Commemoration of the 200th Anniversary of the Warehouse
The stone warehouse and the Old-Canal in Lachine at the beginning of the 20th century© National Archives of Canada / PA-86124The old fur trade warehouse that is the Fur Trade at Lachine National Historic Site of Canada just celebrated its 200th anniversary. The warehouse was built in 1803. It is a witness to the era of the fur trade around Montreal, from now and then. This warehouse has survived the passage of time to tell us the stories of the fur trade companies, and of the adventurers that have sought shelter under its roof.
The stone warehouse and the Old-Canal in Lachine at the beginning of the 21st century© Parks Canada / Kedl / 2002Explorers by Nature (guided tour by foot and aboard a « rabaska » canoe)
Paddling in a "rabaska" canoe, follow in the footsteps of four great explorers : LaSalle, LeMoyne, MacKenzie et Thompson. Discover their legacy in an adventure that will take you from the Fur Trade at Lachine National Historic Site to the "Musée de Lachine".
Schedule : Saturdays and Sundays of July, at 9:45 am and 1:15 pm at the Fur Trade at Lachine National Historic Site of Canada, from July 4th to July 26th.
The exploration lasts 2 hours 30 minutes. Places are limited.
Reservation: 514-637-7433
Information : 514-637-7433
© Parks Canada/M. Mercier, 2007Lachine Archaeo-Trek (guided tour by foot and aboard a « rabaska » canoe)
Discover the archaeological wealth of Lachine via trading posts, fur-trade warehouses, the Lachine Canal, and notable churches. An archaeologist and a historical interpreter will accompany you aboard a “rabaska” canoe, on a trek that will take you from the Fur Trade at Lachine National Historic Site of Canada to the Lachine Museum.
Lachine Archaeo-Trek© Parks Canada
Guided tour in a canoe© Parks Canada / N. Rajotte / 2006
Schedule : Saturdays and Sundays in August, at 9:45 am and 1:15 pm at the Fur Trade at Lachine National Historic Site of Canada, from August 1st to August 30th .
The trek lasts 2 hours 30 minutes. Places are limited.
Reservation: 514-637-7433
Information : 514-637-7433