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)
Vacation Spot |
Horse Photographs Horse Photographs, Horse drawn buggies in Old Quebec |
Carnaval De Quebec Carnaval de Quebec, Dogsled Race |
Gaspe Peninsula Quebec A small community on the shores of the St Lawrence estuary in the region of Land's End on the Gaspe Peninsula, Quebec. |
Animal Picture Canadian Lynx A beautiful picture of a unique animal known as the Canadian Lynx as he sleeks across the rocks at the Biodome de Montreal in Montreal, Quebec. |
Ice Climbing Quebec Step by step an ice climber, climbing in Quebec, scales the ice formations of Montmorency Falls. |
Picture Of Montmorency Falls Quebec The Montmorency Falls are the highest in the provence of Quebec, Canada. |
Olympics olympics |
Autumn Highway Parc National Du Mont Tremblant Quebec The brilliance of the Autumn colored trees is spectacular along Highway 2 which winds through Parc national du Mont Tremblant in Quebec, Canada. |
Sainte Anne De Beaupre Church Quebec This beautiful church is located in the village of Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupre in Quebec and has been destroyed and rebuilt many times. |
Montreal Attractions montreal attractions Saint Joseph's Oratory of Mount Royal |
Picture Of Frozen Waterfall Climbing A climber mid way through climbing up a frozen waterfall, the Montmorency Falls in Quebec, Canada. |
Biodome Bird A bird at the Biodome de Montreal in Quebec, Canada is one of many species found throughout this fascinating exhibit. |
Montmorency Ice Falls Cold winter months in Quebec City turns the falls in Montmorency Park to ice. |
Wall Mural |
Bonsecours Market Stock Photo of Bonsecours Market in Montreal |
Rainbow Tangle Creek Falls in Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada put on a pretty display during the spring melt with a rainbow. |
Quebec City Restaurant A restaurant in Quebec City, Canada with authentic decor and an excellent menu of fine meals. |
Fire And Ice |
Montreal Montreal Hyatt Hotel in shopping mall |
Seal Baby |
Fishing Shanties Quebec Fishing shanties on the St Lawrence River in Quebec, Canada. |
Quebec Art An art exhibit in Sainte Flavie alongside the Le Grand Rassemblement by famous sculpture artist Marcel Gagnon in Quebec, Canada. |
Montreal Subway |
Outdoor Signs Stock photos of historic Outdoor Signs |
Quebec City Vacation |
Montreal Metro |
Montreal Sites |
Picture Of The Illuminated Crowd The Illuminated Crowd is situated on McGill College Avenue in Montreal City, Quebec, Canada. |
Quebec Night Lights At night in Quebec City the lights are illuminated emitting a glow along the city skyline. |
Quartier Petite Champlain Shops Quebec City As night begins to settle in along Rues Sous le Fort in Quartier Petite Champlain in Quebec City, the lights glow amongst the shops and restaurants. |
Night Sights Night Sights, Terrasse Dufferin |
Celebrity Pictures |
Fun Game At Quebec Winter Carnival The Quebec Winter Carnival is a great place to take children for some fun winter games. |
Adventure Vacation |
Mont Joli Quebec A piece of Quebec history is found in the form of the Old Station at Mont Joli on the Gaspe Peninsula in Canada. |
Quebec Lighthouses This operational lighthouse in Quebec is situated along the banks of the St Lawrence River, on the Gaspe Peninsula of Canada. |
Pipe Organs |
Old Montreal At Dusk Stock Photo of Old Montreal at Dusk |
Sunset St Lawrence River A tree is silhouetted in the light recreated by the sunset on the banks of the St Lawrence River in Quebec, Canada. |
Montmorency Falls Rainbow Picture A rainbow forms in the mist created from the small stream of water plunging over the Montmorency Falls. |
Quebec City Train Bus Transportation A stunning fountain on display outside of the Gare du Palais or Palace Station in Quebec City, Canada where people use the bus and train for transportation. |
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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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