The following passage, by naturalist and travelogue writer T. Morris Longstreet, was written long before the days of modern insect repellents and nylon tents with ultra-fine mesh.It contains valuable information and advicefor campers venturing deep into the Laurentian woods in the month of June.Matthew Farfan, Editor
The first settlement at Rawdon occurred in the lower corners of the township early in the nineteenth century possibly between 1815 and 1820.
October 5, 2004 -- As an amateur genealogist, I felt duly intimidated trying to conquer Canadian genealogy from Texas! When my father, Richard GRAY died in 1999, I found several documents linking him to Rawdon. With a hope and a prayer, I contacted Beverly Prud’homme at the Rawdon Historical Society to see if they had any information on the GRAY family from there. I sent what little information I had. My father was the son of George William GRAY & Alice Elizabeth WARD; George’s parents were John William GRAY, and his wife was Bertha Jane HIGGINS. That didn’t get us very far.
1) d) All of the above.
2) b) Lac des Seize îles, between Morin Heights and Arundel.
3) c) The municipality is situated at the northeast extremity of the old Milles-Isles Seigneurie, which took its name from the Milles-Isles or (Milles-îles) River, which was famous for its many islands, and which separates the Laval Island from the north shore.
4) a) The lake was christened by Saint-Jérôme magistrate Benjamin-Antoine Testard de Montigny in honour of his seven sons.
1) Deux-Montagnes refers to which of the following?
a) A lake.
b) A town.
c) An MRC.
d) All of the above.
2) Which of the following is a lake in the Laurentians?
a) Lac des Six îles.
b) Lac des Seize îles.
c) Lac des Soixante îles.
d) All of the above.
When most people—especially Montrealers—talk about going to “the Laurentians” they are referring to the rugged but pristine recreational and wilderness areas in southwestern Quebec, including the impressive ski hills and trails in and around Saint-Sauveur, Val-David and Mont-Tremblant.
Tamaracouta Scout Reserve was opened as a Scout Camp in 1912 with funds provided by a group of generous citizens led by Colonel E. A. Whitehead. Originally a farm, the property formerly belonged to the Dawson family of Mille Isles.
1) b) Adèle Raymond, who was the wife of Member of the Legislative Assembly Augustin-Norbert Morin. Morin had donated land for the erection of a church at this location.
2) b) Lac-des-Sables is the former name of Sainte-Agathe. It is also the lake around which the town is built.
3) d) Sir Wilfrid Laurier, who was prime Minister of Canada from 1896 to 1911.
4) d) All of the above.
5) a) Saint-Lin-Laurentides is actually in the adjacent Lanaudière Administrative Region.
6) a) Big Hill.
1) Sainte-Adèle was named in whose honour?
a) The patron saint of skiers.
b) The wife of a local politician.
c) Maurice Duplessis’s aunt.
d) None of the above.
2) The former name of Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts was what?
a) Agathaville.
b) Lac-des-Sables.
c) Sainte-Agathe-des-Champs.
d) All of the above.
3) Saint-Lin-Laurentides is the birthplace of which Canadian Prime Minister?
a) Sir John Abbott.
b) Brian Mulroney.
c) Louis Saint-Laurent.
d) Sir Wilfrid Laurier.
On considère Herman Smith-Johannsen comme le plus grand pionner de ski au monde. Né en Norvège en 1875, diplômé en génie mécanique, il étudiera en Norvège et en Allemagne. Jeune homme, sa carrière l’emmènera aux États-Unis.