Cutting up giant chunks of rock is no mean feat! Granite Central (formerly known as Granite Expo) has been the site of several well-attended granite sculpting events in recent years

Matthew Farfan
This coming Labour Day weekend, Granite Central in downtown Stanstead will be hosting a live granite sculpture event. Beginning on Friday, September 3, and continuing right through to Monday afternoon, the co-op will welcome visitors from near and far who wish to see huge blocks of solid granite being cut into different shapes.

The view from Eagle Point, Lake Memphremagog, c.1920.

Matthew Farfan
Just days before the deadline was set to run out on September 1, the US government has decided to accept the gift of over four hundred acres of prime, undeveloped Lake Memphremagog lakeshore property from the estate of Montreal-born philanthropist Michael Dunn, who died back in 2007.
Dunn, who resided on Lake Memphremagog in an area known as Eagle Point, died three years ago, bequeathing over 800 acres of lakeshore property to governments in both Canada and the US, on the condition that the land be maintained in a natural state and that it be made accessible to the public. The international property spans the Canada-US border and includes over one mile of pristine lakefront real estate.

Preparations for the onslaught

By Doug Hooper

It’s starting. All week long, trailers and trucks have been arriving in Brome to set up for the annual party. It could hardly be autumn if there were no Big Brome Fair. Of course, Brome Fair signals that other end-of-summer event: back to school. The fair will take priority though, as many students attend all four days in a desperate attempt to stave off what must inevitably come.