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Quebec Renowned
Ask anybody who is anybody and they will tell you Lachute is 1 of the best.
From Newspaper articles to Radio interviews, to small clips on TV to an episode of the "Antique Hunter". Now the "Canadian Pickers" have "Picked" the market with the episode to air May-June 2012. The Lachute Flea Market has done it all. Literally a mile or 2 of shopping with everything you ever wanted under the sun.
Antiques in early morning to motors, nuts, bolts, clothes, shoes, hats, swin wear, lawn motors, pottery, bronze, copper, brass, glass, Anything and everything, if we don't have it you don't need it. If we don't have, it we can get it. Jeans, belts, jewelry, music.
The main day is Tuesday with a smaller Sunday market.
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Lachute Farmers' Market Lachute, Que.
Why it's worth the drive: In the 1950s, farmers began selling produce and auctioning horses here. Others soon gathered to sell to the farmers. Over the years, the market has become the largest in western Quebec, but it retains its roots with wares ranging from horse saddles to live ducks. There's plenty of everything else, too: cotton pullovers, vinyl shower curtain liners, player piano rolls, even used "funeral -- do not park" signs ($100). Of the five markets listed here, Lachute's has the widest range of antique furniture.
Personal bargain: Four Italian leather belts, $10.
Where: 25 Main St. (Highway 148), Lachute.
When: Tuesdays, 5 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sundays, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
How to get there: Head east on Autoroute 50, south on Route 315 to Masson, then east on Route 148 to Lachute. On the west edge of town, just past the turnoff to Route 327, you'll find the market on your left.
Tip: Check out YouTube for a couple of videos of the flea market at its liveliest. On Tuesdays, plan to visit the auction barn.
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