The Sorel Mini Tourist Guide
How to get to Sorel-Tracy
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What to do in Sorel | Ferry to Sorel-Tracy | Bus to Sorel-Tracy
These directions to Sorel, via a succession of clickable maps, will lead you to the old section in the city centre of Sorel-Tracy, a town about 40 miles (65km) north east of the city of Montreal.
Sorel is the fourth oldest city in Canada. It is situated on the St-Lawrence river at the mouth of the Richelieu river on the former site of Fort Richelieu, built in 1642, and the seigneury given in 1672 to Pierre de Saurel.
Fort Richelieu was a key site during the American revolution and its liberation was one of the turning points leading to the end of the Anglo-American war in October 1777.
A brief history of Sorel and stories of the name Sorel.