The Fur Trade at Lachine National Historic Site
The Fur Trade at Lachine National Historic Site is temporarily closed to the general public for the season. The site welcomes school groups for guided tours from September to November and April to June. See details.
Step into the vibrant fur trade era in the heart of Old Lachine. Pass through the doors of the 1803 stone warehouse and relive a vibrant page of history through the lives of voyageurs, the bourgeois and the Indigenous peoples. Imagine bales of pelts, stacked crates of goods and barrels of provisions. In the air there is the distinct smell of beaver pelts - the most coveted of the furs brought out of the wilderness.
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About the Fur Trade at Lachine National Historic Site
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Contact The Fur Trade at Lachine National Historic Site
1255 Saint-Joseph Boulevard, Lachine, Montreal (Quebec) H8S 2M2
General inquiries
1-888-773-8888Visitor centre and reservations
514-637-7433commercefourrure-furtrade@pc.gc.ca
Hours of operation
General public
The Fur Trade at Lachine National Historic Site is temporarily closed for the season and will reopen in spring 2025.
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School groups
The Fur Trade at Lachine National Historic Site welcomes school groups for guided tours from September to November and April to June. See details.
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