Today, values are a bit different, and it's a bit more intimate for families when they come. You're not forced to drink. The soapbox derby, where kids race wooden karts down an Old Quebec street, is a revival of an event Ms. Clouthier remembers from the 1966 Carnaval. The wistful pining for their lost tradition of the duchesses has not ruined the Carnaval for former title-holders. On the street, the feeling is still the same.
People come here to warm their soul.