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  1. Plaisance Heritage Centre Plaisance Falls (Plaisance)
    The story of three villages, three periods and three ways of life, explaining the importance of logging in the development of the region.
    276 rue Desjardins
    Plaisance
    Telephone: 819 427-6400

  2. MUSO- Musée de société des Deux-Rives (Salaberry-de-Valleyfield)
    Exhibitions and activities focusing on the history, industrial heritage and artistic vitality of Salaberry-de-Valleyfield.
    21 rue Dufferin
    Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
    Telephone: 450 370-4855

  3. Lachine Canal National Historic Site (Lachine)
    The cradle of industrial development in Quebec in the 19th century. A 14.5-km canal that can be explored on foot, by bicycle or by boat.
    Visitor Services Centre 500 chemin des Iroquois
    Lachine
    Telephone: 514 283-6054 or 1 888 773-8888

  4. Musée du Haut-Richelieu (Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu)
    In the Marketplace building, dating from 1859, learn about regional history and Quebec ceramics, both old and new.
    Place du Marché 182 rue Jacques-Cartier Nord
    Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
    Telephone: 450 347-0649

  5. iMusee - musée de la micro-informatique (Montreal)
    Explore this microcomputer museum and see how we arrived at the computers we know today.
    1691 Pie-IX
    Montreal
    Telephone: 514 596-4488

  6. Électrium, Hydro-Québec's Electricity Interpretation Centre (Sainte-Julie)
    An electrifying visit, from the earliest discoveries to the workings of the Earth’s magnetic field, lightning and the functions of electricity in the human body.
    2001 rue Michael-Faraday
    Sainte-Julie
    Telephone: 450 652-8977 or 1 800 267-4558

  7. Biophare (Sorel-Tracy)
    A land between earth and water, combining nature, industrial history and Native heritage.
    6 rue Saint-Pierre
    Sorel-Tracy
    Telephone: 450 780-5740 or 1 877 780-5740

  8. Musée minéralogique et minier de Thetford Mines (Thetford Mines)
    In the Earth's history, each stone is a word. Fascinating stories about geology, mineralogy and mining.
    711 boulevard Frontenac Ouest
    Thetford Mines
    Telephone: 418 335-2123 or 1 855 335-2123

  9. Boréalis, center for the history of the paper industry (Trois-Rivières)
    Alongside the St. Lawrence, a tribute to logging and pulp and paper, major industries in Quebec and the Mauricie region.
    200, avenue des Draveurs
    Trois-Rivières
    Telephone: 819 372-4633

  10. Forges-du-Saint-Maurice National Historic Site (Trois-Rivières)
    The first forges in Canada. See the Ironmaster's House and the blast furnace at this lovely site commemorating the iron industry and its community.
    10000 boulevard des Forges
    Trois-Rivières
    Telephone: 819 378-5116

  11. La Cité de l'Énergie (Shawinigan)
    Interactive exhibitions and multimedia shows present a century of industrial history in the Shawinigan region: electricity, log drives, pulp and paper, electrochemicals and aluminum.
    1000 avenue Melville
    Shawinigan
    Telephone: 819 536-8516 or 1 866 900-2483

  12. Moulin de La Chevrotière (Deschambault)
    Exhibitions explore the history of the site and the region, in a mill dating from 1802.
    109 rue de Chavigny
    Deschambault
    Telephone: 418 286-6862

  13. Maison J.-A. Vachon (Sainte-Marie)
    The J.-A. Vachon house, the family home of the founders of the famous Vachon cakes, takes you back to the days when Rose-Anna prepared her goodies on a wood stove.
    383 rue de la Coopérative
    Sainte-Marie
    Telephone: 418 387-4052 or 866 387-4052

  14. Seigneurie des Aulnaies (Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies)
    An enchanting site, a former mill that still produces different types of flour, and an exhibition on the history of seigneurial life in Quebec.
    525 de la Seigneurie
    Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies
    Telephone: 418 354-2800 or 1 877 354-2800

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