The Great Secret of Kebec
In the Castle foyer
Description
You find yourself in the Castle foyer, which is decorated with streamers and balloons. As you approach the guide of the castle, he speaks to you.
Dialogue
Guide of the castle
"A taxi is waiting for you outside. The driver grew up in Québec City and knows it like the back of his hand. Get in and he will show you the Plains of Abraham where some of Québec City’s 400th anniversary celebrations took place."
400th anniversary celebrations
Throughout 2008, several activities were held across Canada to commemorate Québec City’s 400 years of history. It is a historic anniversary for Canada and for North America.
Inside the taxi
Description
You find yourself in the taxi. The taxi driver speaks to you.
Dialogue
Taxi driver
"What you are looking for is part of our history. When Champlain set sail for Quebec 400 years ago, he was surely unaware that the same wind would carry his memory in 2008! In the heart of the festivities of the 400th anniversary of Québec City, 35 tall ships sailed across the Atlantic Ocean. Departing from La Rochelle on May 8, like Champlain did 400 years ago, they arrived in Québec City on June 24, 2008."
Event stage on the Plains of Abraham
Description
You arrive at the Plains of Abraham where an artist greets you in front of the event stage.
Dialogue
Artist
"Québec City has seen major theatrical successes, as well as popular drama that has marked its identity. When the curtain goes up, however, all the actors are transported by the lines they are delivering. What you are looking for bears the stamp of our great and glorious history."
Guitar
"From Île d’Orléans, I saw the beautiful city of Québec transformed. On the reach of the St. Lawrence that separates us, there have been so many adventures."
Cultural City
Québec City is a major cultural centre, host to numerous performing arts productions, major cultural events and extensive museum collections. It thus contributes to cultural outreach both here and elsewhere.
Battlefields Park
Description
You arrive at Battlefields Park. A young man greets you in front of a park bench.
Dialogue
Young man
"What I love about Québec City is its mix of the historic and the modern. Its quality of life, its view over the St. Lawrence, its role as a gateway to the continent and to Europe. Here, every dream becomes possible. The city bursts with pride!"
Hawk
"The spirit of great leaders still hovers over the city. What you are looking for will be found where the stranger came ashore. Go back to the castle; the guide of the castle will direct you."
The spaces near the river
In 1908, the Government of Canada bequeathed the Plains of Abraham and the National Battlefields Commission to all Canadians. For 2008, it wants to restore access to the St. Lawrence for the people of Quebec and Canada by creating facilities for tourism, sports and receational activities in the very heart of the city. The locations are Baie de Beauport, a very popular venue for its beach and water sports facilities; Pointe-à-Carcy in the Port of Québec, the entrance point for cruise ships; Bassin Brown, a historic site of port activities; and Espace 400e, the hub for celebrations taking place in Bassin Louise.
Plains of Abraham
The site of many clashes for supremacy between the French and British empires, the park is the scene of the 1759 Conquest, which changed the fate of North America. Apart from its historical past, the park is to Québec City what Central Park and Hyde Park are to New York and London: a city park of outstanding value, the lungs of the city. On March 17, 1908, the law creating the National Battlefields Commission was enacted to present and preserve this site, unique in the world by its sheer size, its geographic location, its historical role and its beauty.
In the Castle foyer
Description
Once again in the Castle foyer, which is decorated with streamers and balloons. As you approach the guide of the castle, he speaks to you.
Dialogue
Guide of the castle
"Congratulations! This book that you have guarded and that archaeologists were able to recover is safe! What you know of the history of Québec City and Canada now allows you to fully unveil the Great Secret of Kebec."
Open book of the Great Secret of Kebec
Description
Well done!
You have completed the final level of your great quest. The 400 fantastic years of Québec City’s and Canada’s history hold no more secrets for you. Have you guessed the great secret?
Open book of the Great Secret of Kebec
Messages
1st Tab
PEACE AMONG NATIONS WILL FLOURISH FOREVER.
2nd Tab
CELEBRATION WILL REPLACE WAR.
JOY WILL BE SEEN IN LOVER’S EYES.
3rd Tab
AND THE SECRET WILL BE SAFE IN THE HEART OF THE CITY FOR 400 YEARS, UNTIL YOUR ARRIVAL!
End OF PHASE 8
Now that you have discovered the Great Secret of Kebec, your reference book is complete. You may now consult the book as you please.
