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'''St-Armand''' is a town in [[Quebec]], [[Canada]] that borders the state of [[Vermont]], in the [[United States]]. It is just along the [[Quebec highways|Route 133]] in [[Canada]] (which is I-89 in the US). Aside from being the border town, it is very small and hardly of note, with a "Souvenir Rock Shop" and one or two ''Dépanneurs'', which can usually provide hitchhikers (or drivers) with a free small map of the highways in the area and local attractions. If you're trying to get to [[Montreal]] from here, the map won't be of much use.
The scenery, however, is beautiful farmland, and the Quebecoise Quebecois locals are very friendly! Speaking French will get you a long way here, but speaking in English is not too bad, either, since there is usually someone nearby who can translate, because of the proximity to the US border.
=== Border Crossing ([[Vermont]]) ===
If you are hitchhiking from the US to [[Canada]] the Canadian customs generally won't frown upon you not having a ride out from the border, as long as once you cross, you walk a bit away from the Customs building and don't hold up traffic too much. There is a little U-turn curve that connects the "to" and "from" sides of the highway, on the Canadian side, which is a good spot to try and pick up a ride at. Heading North from this point, on route [[A-35 (Quebec)|Route 133]], your main destination is [[St-Jean sur Richelieu]] and further to the [[A-10 (Quebec)|A-10 ]] that goes East-West between [[Sherbrooke]] and [[Montreal]],
If you are crossing the border into the US, with a US passport, the Customs officials also generally don't seem to mind that you are hitchhiking. They did not tell [[amylin]] that hitchhiking was illegal, and they barely even checked her passport, before waving the car she was in along, wishing a "good time in Vermont", although she made it all the way to [[New York]], via [[Boston]], that same day.
