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he following articles were first published under the series title "How Laurentian Places Got Their Names" in the monthly newspaper Main Street. Subscriptions can be obtained by contacting Main Street, 614 Robert, Lachute QC J8H 1P5, by phone at 1-866-660-6246, or by email at mainstreet@bellnet.ca. Be sure to mention that you learned of it here. Main Street is a local initiative that has been undertaken by Jack Burger who distributes the paper throughout the North River basin. Copies are available free at many local merchants, but your support by subscription would go a long way toward ensuring its viability.

Joseph Graham

Table of Contents:

Beresford Township Brownsburg Chemin Renaud Ste. Agathe Christieville Greenshield's Point, Ste. Agathe Ivry sur le Lac Labelle Lake Louisa Les Chutes Wilson Mont Tremblant Pine Tree Road, Echo Lake, Morin Heights Rawdon Rue Laroque, Ste. Agathe Shawbridge Sir John's Lake St. Adolphe D'Howard Ste. Adèle The Doncaster Reserve The Lost History of Weir The North River The Ottawa River Val David Petit Lac Nominingue Mount Rabbi Stern Mont Laurier Canada Palomino Road, Ste-Agathe Lachute Or How Barron Lake Was Named Grenville Geological Province, The Rocks Beneath Our Feet Rue Sir Mortimer B. Davis, Ste. Agathe des Monts Chemin Wheeler, Mont Tremblant St. Faustin Abercrombie