All routes are supervised by certified guides. Are you game? Located at the top of the cliff, Manoir Montmorency houses an interpretation center, a gift shop, and a restaurant. The current building is actually an exact replica of the original Manoir Montmorency, which went up in flames during renovations in Way back in , Governor Frederick Haldimand had the original Manoir built as country house.
Rumor has it that the illicit relationship lasted 27 years. The Manoir is open seven days a week in high season spring and summer and over Christmas.
There are several ways to get to Montmorency Falls. The easiest is by car via Autoroute Dufferin-Montmorency. Follow the highway until you reach the waterfall, then take the bridge over to the island. It was a popular destination as far back as the 18th and 19th centuries! Welcome your faithful friend! The Manoir Montmorency has its own restaurant which serves an extensive menu along with Sunday brunches. The terrace at the Manoir offers incredible panoramic views of the falls and the surrounding landscape.
Located at the foot of the falls is a small sandwich place called The Sandwicherie, which offers a wonderful selection of beverages and sandwiches. They offer some great street food type of meals at affordable prices. The Bridge Snack Bar is an other place for you to grab something to eat and even get a drink at the park. It is on the entrance at the Boischatel sector. The whole park is accessible to wheelchair and those with reduced mobility.
Although entry to the park is free, the ride and activity will cost depending on the season. While pet dogs are allowed in many places, guide dogs are allowed everywhere. The Visitor Centre has a souvenir shop, toilets and a snack bar for a quick bite. Although the Montmorency Falls seems similar one of the many touristy places around the world, it has some interesting facts you need to know.
The coolest fact is that the falls is basically an ancient geological structure or more precisely as the geologists like to put it; a fault. While the Duke of Damville, Charles de Montmorency never saw the falls that were named after him, it became a strategic point in the war between the British and the French years later. The remnants of the military installations set up by the British in are still standing and can be found towards the east of the park.
The war also spawned a legend that lives to this day. Two young lovers, Louis, and Mathilde during the time of the war were set to be married. Louis who was in the military was killed in a battle near the falls. Mathilde who was overcome with sadness put on her wedding gown and jumped off the falls. Ghostly encounters and sightings about a White Lady are reported even to this day by believers!
The Manoir Montmorency was also the place of a love affair between the Duke of Kent and Therese-Bernardine Montgenet, who was a married woman. According to rumours, the illicit relationship lasted for 27 years!
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