Eastern Townships Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
tourist region and former administrative division of Quebec, Canada
About Eastern Townships
The region comprises counties that had been divided into townships after the traditional method of land grants of the original New England and New York settlers. Earlier French settlement along the St Lawrence River had divided the landscape into parishes and seigneuries. The principal cities are Sherbrooke, Granby, Magog, and Cowansville. The towns of Drummondville, Victoriaville, and Thetford Mines are part of the region. The region has summer colonies used by vacationing Montrealers and several ski resorts, including Mount Orford, Ski Bromont, Mount Sutton, and Owl's Head. The first inhabitants of the region were the AbenakiFirst Nations. The names of many towns, lakes and rivers of the area are of Abenaki origin. The region was part ofNew Franceuntil the 1763 Treaty of Paris which gra
Eastern Townships Travel Guide Sections
Our comprehensive guide covers 11 sections including: