Almost every building in the village is a hotel, restaurant, or store for the sale of relics, curios, novelties and souvenirs. Everything contributes to the general fete or holiday-like appearance of the place.

In addition to the constant stream of visitors coming from Quebec, etc., by electric trains, special trains arrive at Levis and Quebec that come from all parts of the provinces, quite frequently. Sometimes as many as four and five trainloads will be here in one day all brought out to the church by the comfortable electric cars.

There is no better way of seeing the beautiful valley of Beaupré than by walking from the Church of Ste. Anne to the village of St. Joachim, a distance of something less than five miles. The high mountain—sides are liberally wooded with noble trees to near the roadway, where banks that are clear of wood slope more gradually, and not too steep to climb with a little effort. The daisies are so profuse in many places that the effect is nearly like that of a snow- storm. Particularly so where the young orchard is springing up, the spaces between the rows of trees being quite white.

No country could be richer in waterfalls of all sizes, from the precipitous and mighty fall of Montmorency down to the dashing cascade that starts out from the mountain side. In some places they may be heard but not seen, until in looking beyond the road a tiny stream is seen to be making riverwards, and further examination reveals a charming fall in some leafy copse on the other side of the road. The tones of these waterfalls, cascades, rivulets and springs are musical, grateful and soothing to ear and spirit beyond the power of words to describe; while the water, sparkling and clear, is pure and refreshing to the thirsty wayfarer.

\Vildflowers are very prolific, sweet—scented and a constant joy to the eye.

“ In the cool and quiet nooks, By the side of running brooks; In the forest's green retreat, With the branches overhead—” will be found the iris, violet, trillium, water lily, and, at times, delicately colored orchids; while crowning the neat white fence of many a humble cottage festoons of trailing roses gladden the way. There is a pleasant walk at Chateau Richer, up to the mill by the bend of the rip- pling Riviere a la Puce. The still water above, the

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