We chanced to spend the night in a motel in Vaudreuil-Dorion, at the confluence of the St. Lawrence and Ottawa rivers, a half-hour commute to downtown Montréal.
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Along the rivers are houses that enjoy docks on the water, and that give full scope to Quebecois architectural styles. Consider this magnificent faux-château Trianon, and imagine the pride of its owners:
This house’s dock is middling-modest:
![StLawrence4](https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4206/35370679911_7ebe1f6281.jpg)
And other nearby neighbo[u]rs express themselves variously:
![StLawrence3](https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4209/34691690293_aaa9b17cdd.jpg)