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A glowing lantern guiding travelers near a foggy river in Quebec, French-Canadian folktale scene.

The Lantern of the Lost Ferry

December 25, 2025
Along the wide rivers of Quebec, ferries once served as lifelines between distant settlements. Before bridges spanned the water and roads were firmly marked, travelers depended on small crossings guided by memory, experience, and trust. Fog often rolled in without warning, snowstorms erased familiar paths, and rivers became places of both passage and peril. It was near one such crossing

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