The province of Quebec is not only the largest in Canada (about one and a half million square kilometres) but, arguably, the most unique. Originally known as New France, Quebec still lives up to the name. The provincial flag consists of a blue background with the white cross of the old French flag separating the four white Fleurs- de -lis which honour the Virgin Mary, and the official language is French. In November 2006, the Canadian House of Commons passed a 'symbolic' motion to recognize the Quebecois as a nation within a United Canada. Quebec's neighbouring western province is Ontario, but to the east and south there is a plethora of provinces and states - Newfoundland and Labrador, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island in Canada, and New York, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine in the United States.
The Canadian Shield, formed in the Precambrian era, covers 80 percent of Quebec's area. The Saint Lawrence River and the Appalachian Mountains make up the remaining 20 percent. The original settlers to the territory arrived thousands of years ago, after the Ice... (... more information below the photos)
Rimouski The town of Rimouski on the shores of the St Lawrence River is a beautiful place to visit during a vacation in Quebec. |
Canadian Symbol |
St Lawrence River Vacation The Gaspe Peninsula is a great vacation destination with many communities formed along the banks of the St Lawrence River in Quebec, Canada. |
Full Wall Mural |
Canada Flag Stock Photo of a Canada Flag beside a Quebec Flag |
Happy Faces Stock Photo of Happy Faces |
Pictures Of Children Pictures of Children, Toddler Activities |
Hull Canada Pont Alexandra Bridge crosses the Ottawa River from the city of Ottawa to Hull in Quebec, Canada. |
Romantic Ice Skating Stock Photo of romantic Ice Skating during the Quebec Winter Carnival in the old city |
Pictures Of Waterfalls |
Canadian Shield Autumn Riviere Jacques Cartier Quebec The dramatic colours of the leaves on the trees and the bushes lining the banks of the Riviere Jacques-Cartier show that autumn has come to the Parc de la Jacques Cartier in Quebec; a National Park set deep in the Canadian Shield territory. |
Landscape Waterfalls Autumn Forest Quebec Along the Riviere due Diable in Parc national du Mont Tremblant in Quebec, Canada, the waterfalls are beautiful as they cascade over the landscape while the Autumn forest surrounds them. |
Quebec Snow Rafting Snow rafting at the Quebec Winter Carnival is a joyous event for the whole family. |
Ice Skates Ice Skates, Old Port Montreal City |
Biodome De Montreal The Biodome de Montreal in Quebec, Canada is a tourist attraction which is a reproduction of five different ecosystems. |
Ice Sculptures |
Perce Rock |
Snow Sleds |
The Plains Of Abraham The Plains of Abraham during the Quebec Winter Carnival in Canada. |
Ice Luge |
Autumn Full Moon Quebec Canada A full moon illuminates the Parkway and the Autumn forest in La Mauricie National Park in Mauricie, Quebec in Canada. |
Quebec Montreal Winter Time |
Animal Rescues Paul And Heather McCartney Baby Harp Seal One of the those difficult and political animal rescues, the Canadian baby harp seal hunt is an activity opposed to by Heather and Paul McCartney and many Canadians. |
Frozen Waterfall Quebec During the winter months in Quebec, Canada the Montmorency Falls become frozen enough to climb on. |
Ice Fishing Huts |
Ice Fishing Houses |
Winter Background Picture View over the Saint Lawrence River on a cold winter day in western Quebec in Canada. |
Montreal |
Snow Scenery |
Church Pews Church Pews, Basilica of Notre-Dame |
History Of Quebec History of Quebec, Quartier Petit Champlain |
Olympic Park Montreal Tourist Attractions Quebec Tourist attractions are plentiful in Montreal, Quebec but Olympic Park with the Montreal Tower is one attraction that must be seen. |
Waterfall Landscapes Stock photo of Waterfalls and Waterfall Landscapes |
White Rose Picture A picture of the petals starting to separate from the bud of a white rose at the Montreal Botanical Garden in Montreal, Quebec. |
Ice Bar |
Metis Sur Mer Lighthouse The Metis sur Mer lighthouse is situated on the banks of the St Lawrence River along the Gaspe Peninsula, Quebec. |
River Road Parc De La Jacques Cartier Quebec A paved road that travels alongside the Jacques-Cartier River in Parc de la Jacques-Cartier in Quebec, Canada is stunning in the middle of Autumn. |
Rue Saint Denis Nightlife Montreal Quebec The restaurants along the Rue Saint Denis in Montreal, Quebec bring out many of the locals and visitors for the exciting nightlife. |
Funny Pictures funny pictures of laughing clowns |
Preschool Winter Activities |
Snow Sled |
Quebec City Stores Residents do some Christmas shopping in the quaint stores of the beautifully lit streets in Quebec City, Canada. |
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... Age glaciers had receded. The nomadic Asian people who travelled across the Bering Strait to North America developed into three distinctive groups - Algonquian, Iroquoian and the Inuit. All had their own language and way of life, the Inuit and Algonquin continued the nomadic ways and travelled much of the Quebec peninsula hunting and fishing. In contrast, the Iroquois settled along the Saint Lawrence River farming and developing the arable lands.
Although it is known that the Vikings landed in Newfoundland during the end of the 10th century, and Europeans fished the Northern Atlantic Ocean no explorers had claimed the land until Jacques Cartier. The French explorer, on his second of his three voyages (1534 - 1542) to the New World, claimed the land of the Saint Lawrence Valley for the King of France. At the time there was a population of about one thousand in the settlements in the area around what is now Quebec City and further up river near Montreal. During the rest of the 16th century more Europeans, especially the French and Basque, fished the waters at the mouth of the Saint Lawrence and traded with the natives for furs.
In 1608 Samuel de Champlain founded Quebec City on the site of Stadacona, an old Iroquoian village. (Stadacona was said to be the village from which Canada was named.) Quebec City became the first city, built by Europeans, to be a permanent community, not just a trading post. It is the capital city of the province of Quebec. The word Quebec comes from the Algonquin 'Kebec' meaning 'where the river narrows'. In 1663 New France became a Royal Province under Louis XIV of France and more settlers came. Europeans explored this new country and fur trading flourished. For most of the 17th century the Iroquois attacked the Algonquin tribes who had befriended the New France immigrants - the hostilities continued until 1701 when the Iroquois signed the Montreal Peace Treaty. In 1753 France and Britain began a territorial war in North America which culminated on September 13, 1759 when General Wolfe defeated General Montcalm on the Plains of Abraham near Quebec City. France gave their lands to Britain by signing the Treaty of Paris in 1763 and the part of New France known as 'Canada' became the Province of Quebec. In 1867 the Confederation Act was signed by the four original provinces, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. The Act also stated that French Canada was a term used for the Francophones living in these provinces.
A historic vacation city and province as these Quebec pictures show, Quebec was the location chosen as the centre of New France during the 17th and 18th centuries and where the roots of French civilization in the Americas were established.
I have travelled extensively through this vacation province, and have taken many pictures of old Quebec City which has been restored and celebrates its French heritage and culture. Old Quebec city is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a family vacation spot.
But donīt forget to browse through other Quebec Pictures, from Montreal to the Gaspe Peninsula.
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