August 28, 2001

Contact:

Sarah Ray

802-443-5794

sray@middlebury.edu

Posted: August 28, 2001

MIDDLEBURY,

VT - The

Middlebury College French department is again making

“Vous Allez à Montréal?”-a free

23-page travel booklet to Montreal-available to college and

high school French teachers, and travelers.

Written in

French, the guide is designed for tourists and French

language students who enjoy exploring new places by foot.

For copies of the guide, write to Simon Barenbaum, French

Department, Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT 05753. For a

single copy, include a standard business-sized,

self-addressed, stamped envelope. Copies are available on a

first come, first served basis.

Simon

Barenbaum, professor emeritus of French at Middlebury

College, started the guide as both a learning tool for

French language students at high schools near Montreal, and

as a January term project for his own students at the

College. He continues to edit and update the guide, which is

in its 24th edition.

According to

Barenbaum, “Here in Vermont and northern New York

state, we are so close to Montreal, which is the largest

French-speaking city in North America. ‘Vous Allez

à Montréal?’ encourages students who are

studying French to take advantage of this wonderful, nearby

resource.”

The booklet

offers walking tours in neighborhoods ranging from Old

Montreal and Chinatown to Sherbrooke and the area along Le

Boulevard St. Laurent. Each tour provides highlights of a

particular part of the city. For instance, a walk in Old

Montreal includes such sights as Notre Dame Cathedral and

the Museum of History and Archeology. “Vous Allez

à Montréal?” also offers information on

dining and entertainment, including an events calendar.