Battle of the Châteauguay
National Historic Site

Beauharnois Generating Station

Biophare

Blockhaus de la rivière-Lacolle

Chambly Canal
National Historic Site

Coteau-du-Lac
National Historic Site

Électrium, the Hydro-Québec Electricity Interpretation Centre

Exporail, The Canadian Railway Museum

Expression, Centre d’exposition de Saint-Hyacinthe

Fort Chambly
National Historic Site

Fort Lennox
National Historic Site

La Maison amérindienne

Maison Lenoblet-du-Plessis

Maison LePailleur

Maison nationale des Patriotes

Missisquoi Museum

Musée des beaux-arts
de Mont-Saint-Hilaire

Musée du costume
et du textile du Québec

Musée du Haut-Richelieu

Musée régional
de Vaudreuil-Soulanges

Muséobus,
the Children’s Museum

MUSO – Musée de société
des Deux-Rives

Plein sud, Centre d’exposition en art actuel

Quebec Museum of Archaeology

Saint-Ours Canal
National Historic Site

“Imagination is more important than knowledge.”
Albert Einstein

 

Did you know that Canada’s first railroad, built in 1836, went between La Prairie and Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu?

In the early days of the colony, transportation was almost entirely by water. At the beginning of the 19th century, a steamboat service was established between the south shore and Montréal. At the time, the bridges we use today had not yet been built.

The mid-19th century saw the advent of the train, followed by various modes of public transportation, including the omnibus, which was a kind of horse-drawn bus. Exporail, The Canadian Railway Museum, showcases an impressive collection that reflects the train’s contribution to the social, economic and demographic development of the country.

When electricity became available in the late 1800s, it changed people’s lives. There is no clearer proof of this than the way a power outage upsets normal activities today. The Électrium, Hydro-Québec Electricity Interpretation Centre at Sainte-Julie and the Beauharnois Generating Station turn the spotlight on the story of electricity.

Technological and industrial advances nevertheless have an impact on the environment. At Beloeil, on the banks of the Richelieu River, Muséobus, the Children’s Museum invites people to learn more about how scientific phenomena affect daily life.

In a similar vein, the Biophare seeks to protect and document the region’s historic and natural heritage and to make it better known through the magnificent Lake Saint-Pierre biosphere reserve. Visitors both young and old can discover regional history and become more aware of the beauty, fragility and wonders of the natural world around them.

Click on the museum of your choice to find out more!

Biophare, Sorel-Tracy
Regional history and natural heritage; guided nature tours of the Sorel Islands and Lake Saint-Pierre

Beauharnois Generating Station, Beauharnois
The environment and electricity production

Électrium, the Hydro-Québec Electricity Interpretation Centre, Sainte-Julie
Electricity-related phenomena

Exporail, The Canadian Railway Museum, Saint-Constant
Technology and transportation history

Muséobus, the Children’s Museum, Beloeil
Natural and environmental sciences