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HERITAGE

Cemetery Gisla
Phone: 1-800-363-5515 / 1-819-583-5515
Fax: (819) 583-5555
E-mail: tourisme@cldgranit.qc.ca
On the road Gisla, the place where rests Donald Morrison, legendary character of the end of the 19 century (1857). Site of the heritage indicated by the municipality.

Address: Gisla road, Milan 


Mont St-Joseph Sanctuary (Nat. park of Mont-Még.)
Phone: 1-866-888-2941 / 819-888-2941
Fax: (819) 888-2943
E-mail: parc.montmegantic@sepaq.com
Website: http://www.parc.mont-megantic@sepaq.com/
Besides both observatories at the top of the Mont-Mégantic (1 105m), you will find at the top of the Mont St-Joseph (1 065m), a sanctuary and a place of pilgrimage dedicated to St-Joseph, father of the Holy family.

The chapel built in 1883 was recently restored. This site offers a spectacular point of view on the border mountains and on the sector of the lake Mégantic.


Opening date: Year round
 
Rate: Park access

Address: Parc national du Mont-Mégantic: 189, route du Parc, Notre-Dame-des-Bois

Park Morrison
Phone: 1-800-363-5515 / 1-819-583-5515
Fax: (819) 583-5555
E-mail: tourisme@cldgranit.qc.ca
Located in the intersection of the road Gisla and the continuation of the road Dell is the place where Donald Morrison was arrested. A park and a reconstruction of a small round wooden building are on the scene. Site of the heritage indicated by the municipality.


Address: Between Gisla and Dell roads, Milan



Park Morrison
Phone: 11-800-363-5515 / 1-819-583-5515
Fax: (819) 583-5555
E-mail: tourisme@cldgranit.qc.ca
This huge Catholic temple was built in 1913 and it cost 79 000$ It is a neogothic style. Inside the church, you will see a splendid apsidal window of 10m X 6m which represent Jessy's tree. Made in 1849, the window's from Immaculée-Conception's Church in London. Also, you will see a wonderful Casavant's organ of 2200 pipes and this organ is the most important of the diocese.


Address: Rue Laval, Lac-Mégantic



Sainte-Agnès Church
This huge Catholic temple was built in 1913 and it cost 79 000$ It is a neogothic style. Inside the church, you will see a splendid apsidal window of 10m X 6m which represent Jessy's tree. Made in 1849, the window's from Immaculée-Conception's Church in London. Also, you will see a wonderful Casavant's organ of 2200 pipes and this organ is the most important of the diocese.

Adress: Rue Laval, Lac-Mégantic

Saint-Vital's Church of Lambton
Phone: (418) 486-2390
Discover by a commented DC the history of Lambton's Church, «Les cloches se racontent!» 20 minutes lenght. Also, do not miss our cult and hostorical objects exhibition.

Opening date: July 5 to September 6 at 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Rate: Free

Address: 209, rue Principale, Lambton

St-Andrew's Church
In 1880, a presbytherian community's born in Lac-Mégantic. A little while atfer the community foundation, Georges McArthur's preacher of Masboro mobilize anglophone peoples of the region to planify the new construction of their church. 10 years after, in January 1890, the religious community of St-Andrews greet the first faithfuls.

Actually, this building is always present in our urban landscape but is now a restaurant.


Address: 5209, rue Frontenac, Lac-Mégantic

St-Barnabas anglicane Church
St-Barnabas Church was built in 1891 and the style is neogothic. Andrews and Stearns families were the only 2 families to participated and stayed in Lac-Mégantic. Both families were from England. Visit not available.

Address: 3394, rue Agnès, Lac-Mégantic

St-John's anglicane Church
This church was built in 1889. It is a Neogothic architecture and the site offers a wonderful panorama on the Appalachian trails and the Mégantic lake. Visit not available.

Address: 4576, rang 4, Frontenac

 
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