Miata Mailing List: July 1999, Message #210

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>Montreal developed at the junction of three major transportation and 
>communication routes, the St. Lawrence, Ottawa and Richelieu 
>rivers. It is totally indefensible and therefore became a cosmopolitan 
>trading / meeting / communicating centre, an outgoing forward-
>thinking and liberal (small "l") zone.
>
>Quebec City developed as a fort, at the point where the St. 
>Lawrence River narrows, on a high bluff within cannon-shot of the 
>other side of the river, as a defender and a controller of travel and 
>trade. As the capital of the province, it has developed a conservative 
>(small "c") and protectionist persona.
>
>Almost 400 years later, the personality of these two cities has not 
>changed much. Montreal is still outgoing and cosmopolitan, and 
>Quebec City is still conservative. Both are a blast to visit, so go for it.

Thanks for the info Nora. :) I usually go up in the Fall
since it gets really boring here. :)

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   SunRider
Red '99 Sport
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Steve Bernard; Haverhill, MA
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