Lake Memphremagog is one of the jewels of the Eastern Townships. Reputedly Abenaki for "Beautiful Waters," or less romantically "the Great Pond Place," Memphremagog is blessed with some of the most stunning scenery in the region. The lake stretches 27 miles (44 km) from below Newport, Vermont in the south, all the way up to Magog, Quebec in the north.
Located near the eastern shore of Lake Memphremagog, on Davis Road in the municipality of Ogden, Marlington Bog is a rare sphagnum wetland, or peat bog, of about 30 acres (12 hectares) in area.
The Cherry River Marsh, or Le Marais de la Rivière aux Cerises, as it is known officially, today constitutes one of the most important wetland areas in the Lake Memphremagog watershed. It is also a site that is growing in popularity as a place to walk and to appreciate the beauties of nature.
In 1976, I got my first full-time summer job as a member of the Memphremagog Conservation Patrol. I was sixteen years old. I had worked on the patrol as a volunteer for a few days during the two preceding summers, making $5.00 a day the first year and $7.00 the second.
Situated midway as the crow flies between Saint-Herménégilde and East Hereford, Mount Hereford is tucked away in the extreme southeast corner of the Eastern Townships. At 864 metres (2,835 feet), the summit of Mount Hereford has a panoramic view of the countryside in all directions.
“When a man throws an empty cigarette package from an automobile
he is liable for a fine of 50 $. When a man throws a billboard across a view,
he is richly rewarded”
Pat Brown, ex-gouverneur de la Californie
Le lac Memphrémagog, l'un des joyaux des Cantons-de-l'Est. Dérivé d'un mot abénaquis, d'après la tradition, pour "Belles eaux" ou moins romantiquement, "À la grande étendue d'eau", le lac Memphrémagog présente certains des panoramas les plus impressionnants dans la région.
Nature attracts thousands of people to the Townships every year. And an increasing number of groups are putting their efforts into making sure some of that pristine nature remains intact.
The Eastern Townships are renowned both for their scenic beauty and for their picturesque, historic villages.