Museum Computer Network Post-Conference Tour of Montreal

The MCN Conference Local Arrangements Committee has been looking into
organizing a tour of Montreal, Quebec for Sunday, November 3rd.  Montreal,
a 2-hour drive from Ottawa, is the world's second largest French-speaking
city (but you'll get by speaking English in most parts!).  This city,
which is often called very "European" is a lot of fun, with a wide variety
of cultural and heritage attractions.  Because there is so much to offer,
we'd like to see which of the following tours would be of the most
interest.  If you would be interested in attending a tour, please respond
to Gail Eagen, conference program chair (e-mail: [log in to unmask]; tel:
1-819-994-1200), with your preference by September 9th.  Note we will also
be planning a series of tours around the conference in the Ottawa region.

Possible scenarios:
1. History Promenade in Old Montreal
        Notre-Dame Basilica (a masterpiece of neo-Gothic architecture)
        Jacques-Cartier Place   (a marketplace since 1804)
        Pointe-a-Calliere, Museum of Archaeology and History (great
        multimedia show)
        Centre d'histoire de Montreal (Montreal History Centre)
        Chateau Ramezay Museum (built in 1705)

2. Downtown Art Promenade
        Musee d'art contemporain (Canada's only gallery dedicated soley to
        contemporary art)
        Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (an exhibit of the Group of Seven
        will be showing)
        McCord Museum of Canadian History  (see an exhibit on hockey and
        much more)
        Canadian Centre for Architecture (the world's only museum
        dedicated to international architecture)
        Mount-Royal Park (a huge, beautiful park in the heart of the city)
        St. Joseph's Oratory (a popular pilgramage destination)

3. St. Helen's Island
        Stewart Museum at the Fort (early history of New France and the
        rest of North America)
        Biosphere (super-interactive museum on the subject of water)
        Casino (in Expo 67's French Pavilion)

4. Montreal East
        Olympic Park (with a tower to view entire city)
        Botanical Gardens (one of the largest in the world)
        Insectarium (all the creepy crawlies you could ask for)
        Biodome (actual recreated ecosystems, such as the rain forest)
        Montreal Museum of Decorative Arts (located in a beaux-arts mansion)

Note: all these sites and more are described on the Montreal Official
Tourist Information  Web site
at http://sun2.cum.qc.ca/octgm/english/Welcome.html.