Granite Picnic Tables in flood

Rivierre à Pierre in flood

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October 2nd 2010
Chute de la Marmite and Rivierre à Pierre. Rivierre à Pierre is a small town about 35 km NW of St. Raymond. Roughly translated it means River of stones. The area is a granite mining area and there is a large granite plant in town. It is pretty neat because all the picnic tables at the public parks are made of different colored granite. Nobody burns those for firewood! Many of the ho ... read more

North America » Canada » Quebec » Portneuf

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A land of vast distances and rich natural resources, Canada became a self-governing dominion in 1867 while retaining ties to the British crown. Economically and technologically the nation has developed in parallel with the US, its neighbor to the sou... ... read more