Quebec City Archives

Québec City: A frozen vision of French North America

This article explores Québec City as a place shaped less by modern France and more by a preserved and altered vision of French North America, tracing how history, empire and chance created one of Canada’s most unusual cities. Québec City and the myth of Frenchness…

A black bear in Duchesnay Forest near Quebec City, Canada.

Watching black bears in the Duschesnay Forest, Quebec: A quiet afternoon with Pistache

A firsthand account of black bear watching in Quebec, set in the protected Duchesnay Forest outside Quebec City. Exploring bear behaviour, conservation research, and what it is like to observe wild bears safely from a viewing tower. Bear safety in the Duchesnay Forest Carol walks…

Montmorency Falls near Quebec City, Canada.

Montmorency Falls near Quebec City: Complete guide with prices, hours and tours

This guide covers everything you need to visit Montmorency Falls in Quebec, Canada: admission prices, cable car costs, opening hours, transport options from Quebec City, and which tours include the waterfall. I explain the three ways to reach the summit, what to expect at different…