Mercier Gathering 2024 – Le Chemin du Roy
The 2024 Mercier Gathering was held on August 17 and 18, in the Portneuf region, under the theme “Le Chemin du Roy” (King of France’s Way). Participants were invited to meet at 1:30 pm in the parking lot of Deschambault’s Church. Our guide explained the history of the Church (histoire de l’église Saint-Joseph , link to Wikipédia in French) together with the complicated negotiations surrounding the acquisition of an organ created by Samuel Russell Warren. The group then walked a…
Mercier Gathering 2024
LE CHEMIN DU ROY (King’s Way) Remnant of New France The directors of Association des Mercier de l’Amérique du Nord are inviting you to join them on August 17 and 18, 2024, to discover a picturesque part of the historic Chemin du Roy which wanders through Portneuf Region, on the North bank of majestic Saint Lawrence River. Inaugurated along its entire length in 1737, the Chemin du Roy is depicted on the above engraving, created by James Pattison Cockburn,…
