Event

Lowell Walks: Little Canada

Lowell National Historical Park

Fee:

Free.

Dates & Times

Date:

Saturday, October 23, 2021

Time:

10:00 AM

Duration:

1 hour and 30 minutes

Type of Event

Guided Tour
Walk

Please plan to arrive 10 minutes before the start of the tour.

Description

Join UMass Lowell professor Bob Forrant and Sebastian Cardona for a walking tour of Lowell’s historic Little Canada neighborhood. They will lead you through the unique transitions the neighorhood went through from the earliest French Canadian immigrants it was named for to today.  

This 90 minute guided tour will begin at 10 am at the corner of Suffolk Street and Father Morrissette Blvd. Please plan to arrive 10 minutes before the tour starts to check in. Plan ahead, dress for the weather and remember to bring water! Free parking is available at 304 Dutton Street, a 10 minute walk from the starting location. Paid city street parking is available closer to the starting location. 

Reservations are recommended, and can be made by calling 978-970-5000 

This walk is part of the Lowell Walks series of guided tours in and around Lowell. Click below to see the full schedule for 2021!  


More information

Reservation or Registration: No

Reservations are recommended and can be made at 978-970-5000

Image Gallery

A row of houses sit along a canal.
A row of houses sit along a canal.
The neighborhood of Little Canada used to sit along the Northern Canal, providing scenery and power for the people who lived there and worked the mills.
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