Lac-Brome, Quebec

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The Town of Lac-Brome is located in the Montérégie region of Quebec, Canada. Six villages surrounding Brome Lake — Bondville, East Hill, Foster, Fulford, Knowlton, Iron Hill and Brome-Ouest — were amalgamated in 1971 to create the Town of Lac-Brome (or Brome Lake in its English form).

The village of Knowlton is a popular vacation destination in the region, and sits on the shore of Brome Lake. The village was founded in 1802 by United Empire Loyalists from the New England states and New York. Originally known as Coldbrook for the stream that runs through the centre of the village, in 1855 the village had become the county seat of Brome County, Quebec.

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In 1968 Paramount Studios used Knowlton to produce the children's movie My Side of the Mountain, an adaptation of a book by Jean Craighead George. Many scenes from the village were used as well as the other external sets near Paramount Road. Sam's pond still exists at the corner of Paramount and Paige.