Highwater, Quebec

The Nature of the Beast reference: Town where Gamache makes a discovery

Real world location: Village in the Potton township of the Eastern Townships of Quebec, Canada. Close to the Canada-US border and North Troy, Vermont. Town was also where the Aeroballistic Laboratory lead by world-famous Canadian scientist, Dr. Gerald V. Bull, the Director of the Space Research Institute of McGill University began operations in 1964. The lab was later closed.

https://pottonheritage.org/libpha/Web_Highwater_EN.pdf

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  1. I really enjoy how Louise weaves real world locations and events so specifically into the stories. They are not merely a background setting but actually part of the plot like this example. For me, it makes the plot seem more plausible even though I know it is fiction.

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