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My Montreal: Lachine & Other Quebec Curios

August 27, 2015 // 0 Comments

One of Lachine's historical trading posts. This particular building is now a cultural heritage site. Photo source: Adqproductions/Wikimedia Commons

It is said that the town’s name came from a joke of the explorer La Salle looking for China one fine day in 1669. When he didn’t make it to Asia, the people mocked him [read on]