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What Should I Know Before Driving from New York to Montreal? Hidden Gems Await

1. A Reef Older Than Dinosaurs

Chazy, New York, USA

Imagine walking on a fossil reef that formed 450 million years ago, long before the dinosaurs roamed Earth.

2. The Radical Abolitionist's Last Stand

North Elba, New York, USA

Visit the final resting place of John Brown, the controversial abolitionist who believed armed rebellion was the only way to end slavery.

3. Benedict Arnold's Daring Escape

Lake Champlain, New York, USA

Discover the narrow strait where Benedict Arnold, before his infamous betrayal, executed a brilliant naval escape against a superior British fleet.

4. The "Gibraltar of Lake Champlain" and a Border Blunder

Rouses Point, New York, USA

Explore the ruins of a massive stone fort so strategically important, it was built, abandoned due to a surveying error, and then rebuilt.

5. Quebec's Loyalist Apple Haven

Frelighsburg, Quebec, Canada

Wander through one of Quebec's "most beautiful villages," where Loyalist history meets prime apple country in the shadow of ancient volcanoes.

6. An Unconquered Island Fortress

Saint-Paul-de-l'Île-aux-Noix, Quebec, Canada

Take a ferry to an isolated island fort built after the War of 1812, designed to deter American invasion but which never fired a shot in anger.

7. The Duck Capital with a Split Personality

Knowlton, Quebec, Canada

Explore a quaint Eastern Townships village famous for its Brome Lake Duck, but also for its fascinating blend of American Loyalist and French-Canadian heritage.

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