Jack & Mary Nelle Figart's Vacation - Summer 1997.

Join us as we relive some of the highlights of our trip through New England and Eastern Canada. We began in Boston, traveled to Montreal and Quebec, then came back via the coast of Maine.
Where better to spend July 4th than Boston.
Jack tours Boston in his patriotic outfit.
We celebrate our 35th anniversary with a dinner cruise in Boston Harbor.
Downtown Boston as seen from the harbor.
A fife and drum corp perform at the Old State House in Boston.
The stained glass Maparium at the Christian Science Church in Boston is truly awesome.
The Chateau Vaudreuil Hotel was our home for our stay in Montreal.
The grounds of our hotel, which overlooked a lake, were well manicured.
A great way to see downtown Montreal is by horse drawn carraige.
One of several spectacular Montreal Cathedrals.
The Bontanical Gardens and the nearby Olympic Village are must see sites in Montreal.
Entrance to the Oriental section of the Montreal Bontanical Gardens.
Enter Old Quebec through the gates of a walled fortress over 200 years old.
Our room on the 2nd floor of the hotel on the right overlooked the action in Old Quebec.
It was Summer Festival time in Old Quebec with street performances throughout the downtown area.
Mary Nelle finds a dance partner in Old Quebec.
Montmorency Falls is 270 feet high, 1-1/2 times higher than Niagra Falls.
People come from all over to visit the Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupre cathedral, famous for its healing powers.
The Hotel Frontenac, which overlooks the St Lawrence River, is the most notable landmark in Quebec.
We bid farewell to Quebec from the ferry which takes us across the St Lawrence River for our journey south back to the US.
Typical of the roadside scenery during our drive south through Maine.
Mary Nelle was delighted to discover that Maine has a town named Moscow (her folks live in Moscow, TX).
The Spruce Point Inn was our home during our stay in Boothbay Harbor.
This is the view from our cabin during our stay at Spruce Point Inn.
Mary Nelle takes time to relax.
Jack is ready to go sight-seeing.
Mary Nelle spends a moment in meditation at Boothbay Harbor.
Harbor view of Boothbay Harbor, Maine.
Portland Head Light (1791) is one of 60 scenic lighthouses along the Maine coast.
Listen to the tales of the Revolutionary War at Lexington-Concorde.
Minute Man statue, Lexington, MA.
Replica of the bridge where the Minute Men fought back the British at Concorde, MA.
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