Several commercial steamers have operated on Lake Memphremagog over the course of its history.
(Continued from Steamers of Lake Memphremagog, Part 2)
Up until the 1840s, the bridge in Sherbrooke was the only one across the St. Francis River.
The 19th century saw a massive railway boom all across the Eastern Townships.
For many years roads in the Eastern Townships were primitive and impassable to wheeled traffic for most of year.