The little street known as Côte Benson-Hall (it’s almost a lane, really) is named after George Benson Hall (1810-1876). He was born in Amherstburg, Ontario. In the War of 1812…
1864The Morning ChronicleYesterday, as two gentlemen were talking at the door of the “Mercury” office, they observed a respectable looking man suddenly stagger and fall upon the side-walk near O’Doherty…
Fire and earth – working with clay is almost that simple. Add sufficient water to make the earth malleable, and you can meld three of the four “basic elements” into…
New York’s Plaza Hotel has its Eloise and now Quebec’s Auberge Saint-Antoine has its own iconic resident: Bruno Lebrun. Bright, loyal and resourceful, Bruno is always in search of adventure…
Nicolas Chibaeff, the French Consul General in Quebec City, hosted a Bastille Day reception at the Séminaire de Québec on Monday, July 14. In keeping with tradition, the elegant room…
The Festival d’Éte might be over but Quebec City’s summer of cultural delights certainly isn’t. For two evenings at the end of this month, theatre enthusiasts can attend a magical…
Nestled under the trestle alongside the Cap-Rouge tidal river, is Église Saint-Félix-de-Cap-Rouge. The beautiful little stone church has been celebrating masses with the help of local talent every Sunday this…
There are few in the Anglophone community in Quebec City who are not intimately acquainted with the immigrant experience. Even those who have moved from another province, or even a…
Have you hugged a tree lately? Well Mount Wright would be a good place to find a nice tree to hug. The Wright family donated their 190 hectares (469 acres)…
Rides on the historic schooner La Goélette Grosse-Île, demonstrations on how to make a birch-bark canoe, and tours of the private Ursuline gardens are just some of the highlights of…