You’ll find this beautiful building at the western part of the Lachine Canal in the borough of Lachine in Montreal. The French explorers of the 1600s called les Voyageurs would depart from this location in their canoes to travel for thousands of miles inland in search of beaver pelts and trade with the first nations people of North America. In 1803 this building was erected to serve as a warehouse for the goods that they would transport. Soon afterward it was purchased by the Hudson’s Bay company which played a major economic role in Canada’s history. It is Canada’s oldest company and was founded in 1670.
Just on the other side of the building in the photo is Lake Saint-Louis, part of the Saint Lawrence Seaway and a popular spot for sailing in the summer. The warehouse was converted into a museum and is now a Canadian National Historic site. There is a bicycle path that runs along the riverfront that goes goes on for what seems like forever. Montreal has over 500km of bike paths and was rated the number one cycling city in North America by Bicycling magazine.
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I always enjoy reading this. Thanks for sharing
Viewing this picture gives me the sense of being transported back to the tranquility that existed before urbanization set in. Great job.
Thanks for reading and for the nice comments.
Thought I’d pop in to see how you are getting on Ken! Grand work on the site Ken, and your photography is amazing..hyper real! A pal of mine would love some tips on your colour editing techniques if you can drop me a note some time.
@Ben, thanks for dropping by and leaving such a kind comment and thank you again for your help! :^)
Dont tell me that this is a real photo… This is absolutely gr8.
Ok I won’t tell you… but it is ;^)
Gosh.. you inspired me dude… and thanks for that…
Ken,
This is one of the most beautiful pictures I have ever seen. Would you mind uploading it to http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/group.php?gid=101309073255410 to show people how beautiful Lachine is.
Thanks,
Emre – Lachine Lover
Emre, Due to Facebook’s draconian terms of use, I will not be able to share the photo there. I apologize. You may link to this blog post in the group if you wish! Thanks for understanding.