Québec, Canada

The following pictures will represent a small number of the many pictures being taken enroute to Maine and Canada.  Pictures will be added over a period of the next several months so please check back.  Up-dates will occur about every three or four days.

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July 24th through 27th, 2004

After spending two weeks In Maine it was time to go.  With heavy hearts we loaded the car while dodging rain drops.  The Loon was swimming just off the dock and we felt he came to say good-by.  Our destination today was to be Quebec City but first a brief visit to Fort Kent, Maine.  Fort Kent is a small city of just over 2100 people and is part of Aroostook Valley.  It is just across the St Laurence River and is about as far north as you can go in the State of Maine.

The Fort Kent Blockhouse was built in 1839 at the time the Aroostook War.  This was an undeclared, bloodless war that occurred in 1839.  Canadian lumberjacks entered the Aroostook region to cut timber during the winter of 1838-1839 and then seized the American land agent who had been dispatched to expel them.  The war was now under way.  Maine and New Brunswick called out their militiamen and the US Congress authorized a force of 50,000 men.  An agreement between Maine and New Brunswick in 1839 averted any actual fighting.

When we arrived in town we were greeted by this crowd as shown on the right.  The local Fire Department (volunteer) was having a muster and everyone came out for it.

A very tired firefighter and his dog.

Old Québec

(clicking on this picture will take you to the remaining pictures of this fascinating city.  I must warn you that there are a lot of pictures.)

Leaving Quebec and heading North

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