Imagine the tour guide directing the group to sit on this stylish bench — the more agile might take bleacher seats. Considering the location, Quebec City, I expect the remarks will be filled with history and perhaps clarify some Canadian history for this United States citizen.
Yes, our textbooks included some basics. French explorers, fur traders, and priests travelling by ship, canoe, and foot. They drew maps, traded with the Native Americans, and introduced the Christian faith.
However, travel and reading the information at the base of monuments and tourist literature exposes a person to much more of a rich history. Have you been to Canada? Which portion?
One branch of my family tree, the final group to arrive, entered Canada before making their way to the United States and settling in Wisconsin.
The sweet romance – with a touch of suspense – Starr Tree Farm, is set in a fictionalized version of where the above immigrants settled. Join Laura in her stay in the tiny village of Crystal Springs. Will the year-long mystery of her husband’s death find a solution here?
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