A two hundred-kilometre drive north from Quebec City takes one to the Saguenay River and the cities of Chicoutimi and La Baie, now merged into one city called Saguenay. The Saguenay River is a rift valley in the mountains, a fjord that flows into the St. Lawrence River. At La Baie the tides cause the … Continue reading Anchored to the rock
Quebec
Back home again
We arrived home at midnight Monday from our trip to Quebec. The next morning I went to pick up our cats from the place where they were boarded. They were both sleeping peacefully when I first saw them, but as soon as they heard my voice they began a loud chorus of "Get me out … Continue reading Back home again
Quebec: from Ultramontanism to nationalism
Ultramontanism was a word invented to describe the Roman Catholic church in France which taught that people owed a greater loyalty to the man on the other side of the mountains than to their own government. The man on the other side of the mountains was the Pope who resided across the Alps in Rome. … Continue reading Quebec: from Ultramontanism to nationalism
Flatlander Faith 