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Lachine Fur Trade Museum

1255 St-Joseph Blvd | arrondissement de Lachine, Montreal, Quebec H8S 2M2, Canada
1 514 637 7433
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Ranked #78 of 208 attractions in Montreal
4.5 of 5 stars 4 Reviews
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“A hidden away gem”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed February 22, 2012

Fur trading is how Montreal's industry started and still important. This gem of a museum give you a good idea with great explanation about how it shaped Montreal. Very interactive. Rent a bike for the day, pick up a picnic and the Atwater market and enjoy the picnic on the grounds of the museum More

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“Small Museum Highlighting An Important Past”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed February 3, 2012

This small museum shows exhibits of what started as the basis of commerce in this part of the world. More

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“Family friendly, cheerful, helpful guides”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed September 18, 2009
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We visited this museum today. The staff there was very friendly, cheerful and helpful. We did not have children with us, but they would be able to touch just about everything in the musuem. The guide encouraged us to do just that. If you are visiting Montreal and are using public transport, you will need to take the metro green... More

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“Lachine Canal, Montreal”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed July 8, 2008
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This small, but well presented museum is located in a historic stone warehouse on the Lachine Canal and is part of the . Lachine Canal National Historic Site of Canada. [--] Exhibits explain the history of the fur trade in north America. The guide was cheerful, well informed and bilingual. Visitors learn about the life of the voyageurs and the... More

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1255 St-Joseph Blvd arrondissement de Lachine
Montreal, Quebec H8S 2M2
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