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Holiday suggestions

Even nicer than our beautiful villages are the people who live here, the people you will meet along the Townships Trail.

Excursion 1
Ulverton to Asbestos (1 night)

Ulverton is the eastern entrance to the Townships Trail. It’s a handsome, close-knit village surrounding a 19th century woollen mill. Richmond is admired for the slate roofs of its buildings, and Danville for its elegant homes. The mine at Asbestos created a town and an industry, and Saint-Camille is a place driven by a strong sense of community solidarity.

Excursion 1
from Compton to Stanstead (1 night)

Louis S. St-Laurent, prime minister of Canada from 1948 to 1957, was born in the beautiful village of Compton, where you can visit the home he was born in. A little further on in Coaticook, the immense Norton House now houses the Beaulne Museum. Nearby you can cross the Coaticook River gorge on one of the world’s longest suspension footbridges. After a taste of quaint North Hatley, be surprised by stately Stanstead before you let the waves of Lake Memphremagog carry you away.

Excursion 1
from Lac-Brome to Granby (1 night)

Would you like to see an airplane that fought in World War 1? The Brome County Museum takes good care of one inside one if its five historic buildings. English charm shows its whole meaning in Brome Lake. For its part Waterloo is rich in history and culture. It’s on your way to Granby with its sumptuous Victorian mansions and generous nature. Start or finish your excursion in Bromont’s charming old village, West Shefford.

Excursion 1
from Marbleton to Sherbrooke (1 night)

Charming Marbleton, part of Dudswell, is a proud member of Quebec’s association of beautiful villages. In Gould you will find one of the most Scottish of Eastern Townships settlements, in Bury one of the most English-speaking. Eaton Corner, part of Cookshire-Eaton, is the oldest village in the region. Cap off your trip in Sherbrooke, where much of the vibrant present includes renewing the beauty of the past.