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(Unrelated photo from our wildflower hike this morning.)
I'm scheming to dust off some nascent plans from 2020 to visit Montreal and Quebec City, and I'm hoping some of my Litten buddies can help me out. What are some must-see locations and must-do adventures, bookish and non-bookish, in Montreal and/or Quebec City in June?
We'd be driving from MA, so cool things to do/see in Vermont would also be great. I've only been as far north as Quechee.
Bookwormjillk We drove along Lake Champlain this winter and it was beautiful. 2y
RaeLovesToRead Awesome picture!! @The_Penniless_Author might be able to help you out.. 2y
The_Penniless_Author @RaeLovesToRead I'll try my best 👍 @ImperfectCJ When are you thinking of going? Montreal has a ton of festivals, most of which are worth checking out. The Biodome is always worth visiting, and so are the botanical gardens if the weather is nice. If you want a coffee, definitely go to Crew Collective and Cafe. The building is beautiful. For dinner, try Stash Cafe, a Polish restaurant with live piano music that we eat at every time we go. 👇 2y
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The_Penniless_Author Aside from that, Montreal is a fun city to just walk around. Pick a few of the best neighborhoods - Mile End in Plateau-Mont-Royal, Saint-Henri, Old Montreal - and just wander. As for bookstores, Argo is good, and if you want French books, Librairie Gallimard. I haven't visited any others. Oh, and you must eat poutine. La Banquise is pretty great, but honestly there are so many good places you can just pick at random. 2y
The_Penniless_Author As for Vermont, if you're traveling before the end of April you should visit a sugar shack. Palmer's in Shelburne is our go-to, but they have them everywhere. Shelburne Farm is worth visiting. Burlington, of course - you can check out Church Street and Lake Champlain. If you like beer, you're spoiled for choice. If you're willing to go out of your way you can drive through the Northeast Kingdom and try the best beer on the planet at 👇 2y
The_Penniless_Author ...Hill Farmstead, and while you're in the area visit the Bread and Puppet theater, one of the most unique experiences you can have here. If you're lucky you can catch a performance, but I know they're touring the northeast in April. Other than that, Vermont's a very outdoorsy state, so there are tons of parks/trails/mountains to visit. There's plenty I'm forgetting I'm sure, so feel free to ask me any questions! 2y
ImperfectCJ @The_Penniless_Author Thank you for all of these suggestions! I'm writing them down and will look them up. We'd be traveling in the first half of June for my elder child's high school graduation trip, visiting friends in MA and doing a little circuit to Montreal, Quebec City, Bar Harbor, ME, and then back to MA to fly home. I was hoping to hit the Maritimes again (esp Nova Scotia), but I don't think I can swing that this trip. 2y
The_Penniless_Author Ah, too bad, you'll just be missing Montreal's two biggest festivals. Jazz Fest runs from the end of June through early July, and then the Just For Laughs festival is right after it from mid to late July. Although maybe that's a blessing in disguise since it won't be quite so packed. 2y
Cuilin If you drive on 91 to 89 then North on 93,the drive through the White Mountains is like driving through something from the Lord of the rings movies. Maybe return that way. 2y
ImperfectCJ @The_Penniless_Author It's unfortunate timing, but we do enjoy missing crowds. My sister and I accidentally visited Austin at the very beginning of SXSW in 2019, and I'm glad we left just as it got really busy. That pretty takes over the city. We love urban hiking, though, and it sounds like Montreal is a great place for that! 2y
ImperfectCJ @Cuilin Thank you for the suggestion! We're just starting to look at routes now. 2y
The_Penniless_Author Yes, seconding what @Cuilin said. I used to hike in NH all the time, and the drive through the White Mountains is beautiful. If you can take a route the goes through Crawford Notch, do it. (Same with Vermont and Smugglers Notch near Stowe, though that will take you off the highway a bit and would definitely be its own side trip). 2y
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