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The Eastern Townships (, lying between the former seigneuries south of the Saint Lawrence River and the United States border. The administrative entity is officially called Estrie , and its boundaries are different from the tourist region referred to as the Eastern Townships.To distinguish between the two, The French refer to the tourist area using a different name, "The Cantons of the East" The principal cities are Sherbrooke , Granby , Magog , and Cowansville . The region comprises the counties that are divided into Townships after the traditional New England method of Land Grant s, as opposed to other Quebec counties which are divided into Municipalities based on the former Seigneuries and Parishes . The region boasts numerous Summer Colonies popular with vacationing Montrealers and several Ski resorts, the biggest one being Mount Orford . DEMOGRAPHICS
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