Montmorency Falls

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The Montmorency Falls (French: Chutes Montmorency) is a large waterfall on the Montmorency River in Quebec, Canada.

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LocationEdit

The falls are located on the boundary between the borough of Beauport, and Boischatel, about 12 km (7.5 mi) from the heart of old Quebec City. The area surrounding the falls is protected within the Montmorency Falls Park (French: Parc de la Chute-Montmorency). The falls are at the mouth of the Montmorency River where it drops over the cliff shore into the Saint Lawrence River, opposite the western end of the Île d'Orleans.

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Access and tourismEdit

There are staircases that allow visitors to view the falls from several different perspectives. A suspension bridge over the crest of the falls provides access to both sides of the park. There is also an aerial tram (Funitel) that carries passengers between the base and the top of the falls. In the summer the park hosts an international fireworks competition with the falls as a backdrop.

During summer months, the falls give off a yellow glow due to high iron content in the waterbed.

The Ice Hotel was located at Montmorency Falls for its first year.

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In popular cultureEdit

The Falls were the site of a key scene between the lead actors in the 1947 film Whispering City, which was filmed on location.

In his poem "Sleep and Poetry" (1816), John Keats says that human life is "a poor Indian's sleep / While his boat hastens to the monstrous steep / Of Montmorency."

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GalleryEdit

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See alsoEdit

• Canyon Sainte-Anne
• Charlevoix tourist train
• List of Waterfalls
• Sépaq

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ReferencesEdit

• Réseau Sépaq, Parc de la Chute-Montmorency Historic Site brochure, 2003.

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External linksEdit

• Vivre Au Canada.tv: Montmorency Falls during summer
•  "Montmorency, Falls of". The New Student's Reference Work. 1914. 
•  "Montmorency, Falls of". New International Encyclopedia. 1905. 

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