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By Houle, Jean-François
Parc National de Plaisance
By creating Parc National de Plaisance on March 22, 2002, the Quebec government took steps to protect and present not only a representative sample of the Saint Lawrence Valley lowlands, but an area renowned for its wealth of plant and animal life. The park, located on the site of Louis Joseph Papineau’s seignory on the banks of the Ottawa River, is surrounded on all sides by farmland and human settlements. This veritable oasis notable for its wetlands is one of the jewels of Quebec’s natural heritage.
The English version of the Encyclopedia of French Cultural Heritage in North America is online since December 15th, 2009. It features an ever growing number of articles, documents and resources on the heritage of French-speaking North America.
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