Trois-Rivieres walking tour

This scavenger hunt has a difficulty level of NORMAL.

Your ideal group size should be between 2 and 6 persons – but not restricted to this. Children are welcome and will enjoy most of the challenges.

After purchase, to begin your Trois-Rivieres hunt, you will need to go to Champlain Park at 1225 Place de l’Hôtel de Ville, Trois-Rivieres, QC. This is the start location.

Once there, stand outside and log in to this website and begin your hunt, or go to My Account and follow the instructions.

Trois-Rivieres was founded in 1634 and is the second oldest city in the country after Quebec City. Jacques Cartier visited this site in 1535. Captain Dupont-Gravé named the site Trois-Rivières in 1599. This is because of the delta formed by the islands where the St.Maurice River falls into the St.Lawrence River.

Samuel de Champlain mandated Laviolette to found a trading post here to facilitate commerce with the Algonquins of the region. However, Laviolette is a mysterious man. So far, historians don’t agree on his real name or his origins – although many theories persist. Regardless, Laviolette is recognized as the founder of Trois-Rivieres.

The city quickly became a seat of government, a place of education, and an industrial hub. However, in 1908, a large part of the city succumbed to a serious fire.

In 1926, the city became the world capital of paper thanks to the many paper mills. Finally, 1969 saw the inauguration of the Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières (UQTR).