Q: I am packing up the family truckster and taking the tribe from NJ to Quebec this summer. Any suggestions on places to stop at on the way there or back. FYI: "Truckster" and "tribe" are references to the movie Vacation with Chevy Chase where they taking a long car trip with the family (ie tribe)
A: If you are taking I-87 to get to Quebec, then You may want to look at Lake George, as someone else mentioned. Ausable Chasm is in that general area and is an amazing site to see. http://www.ausablechasm.com/ I myself liked to stop in Albany for a meal and to tour the state capital. There are many historic buildings there and a museum or two that might be of interest, depending on the age of the kids. If you can cross over onto Route 7 or take I-89 and don't mind a detour, the Shelburne Museum in Shelburne, Vermont was a great place that I still remember. As a kid, I went there with my school and was able to see the USS Ticonderoga, a steamboat that was (at the time) being restored to its original glory. http://www.shelburnemuseum.org/ And if you decide to take I-91 or I-93 up to the Magog area of Quebec, there are some amazing wooded trails that you can take in the White Mountains. I can't remember the exact town it is near, but there are places you can park and then just walk or hike on the trails there. Once you get into Quebec, you have Parc Safari in Hemmingford, or Granby Zoo. http://www.parcsafari.com/home.php http://www.zoodegranby.com/en/accueil.htm Montreal is under an hour from the US border and has many sites to see, including the St. Joseph Oratory, Biodome, Insectarium, and La Ronde/Six Flags Montreal. Up around Quebec City, there is the Montmorency Falls, or whale-watching boat tours in the St. Laurence Seaway. That is three hours northeast of Montreal. Be prepared to deal with traffic around the Montreal area if you are coming in summer. We have the International Jazzfest, the Just-For-Laughs festival, the Formula 1 Grand-Prix, and the International Fireworks festival in the summer and will have to compete for parking and hotel accomodations from June to August. http://www.go-montreal.com/attraction_events_jun.htm