Tourist Destination

tourist destination: Both Jacques Cartier and Samuel de Champlain walked near the grounds where the church now stands, forced by the dangerous rapids to temporarily drop anchor, according to The Waterloo Record. Although it is not necessarily well-known as a tourist destination, the area surrounding the church is one of Montreal oldest and best-preserved historical sites. Its location next to the rapids of the river that form the island northern border, in the neighbourhood now known as Ahuntisic-Cartierville, has given it a unique view on the city history. The parish dates back to 1736, when services were held in a small chapel formerly used by Sulpician missionaries near an old Huron portage site. And although the grey stone facade with its elegant twin bell towers was only built around 1850 as part of an enlargement, the back of the church and much of the interior are original. The church building itself was completed in 1751. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.