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North Hatley
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The region east of Magog holds its Loyalist connections dear, and this is one of the few areas in QuA©bec where you'll encounter vestiges of the snobbish anglophone attitudes that once pervaded the whole province.
NORTH HATLEY
, a thirty-minute drive east from Magog along Hwy 108, is an anglophone bastion, with boutiques selling Lipton teas, Liberty products, tweeds and Aran jumpers; the resident population steadfastly refuses to change the town's name to "Hatley Nord". Otherwise the village is home to QuA©bec's longest-running English-language theatre,
The Piggery
(tel 819/842-2431 for reservations), which puts on several quality productions throughout the summer, and there are several art galleries and antique shops clustered along the waterfront. A few kilometres northeast, you can visit the underground galleries of an old copper mine at the
Mines Capelton
, 800 Hwy 108 (April-Oct; reserve tours on tel 819/346-9545; $14.95).
The village boasts two of QuA©bec's classiest
inns
: the romantic
Manoir Hovey
(tel 842-2421 or 1-800/661-2421; $125-175), nestled along the lake with its private beach and boats; and
Auberge Hatley
(tel 819/842-2451; $125-175), set on the wooded hillside overlooking the lake and town. Decent
pub food
can be had at either the English-style
Le Pilsen
, 55 rue Principale, with its locally brewed draught and basic meals, or
CafA© de Lafontaine
, which serves more of the same next door at no. 35. The slightly more expensive but exquisite
Restaurant CafA© Massawippi
, 3050 chemin Capelton, is open for dinner only. Other useful information
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