La chasse-galerie (the flying canoe) is a well-known folktale about a group of lumberjacks who make a pact with the devil.
The traditional conte form of story-telling has been adapted to the modern novel by writers such as Roch Carrier and Joseph Jean Jacques Ferron.
[6] Other aspects of Quebec folklore include superstitions surrounding objects, events, and dreams.
[7] Although Christianity had slowly chipped away at most forms of magic, the populace still held on to its various superstitions for generations.
Where religion provides Quebec with a societal structure, these beliefs sought to predict the future, to help alleviate fear of the unknown.
Luc Lacourcière founded the Folklore Archives at Laval University in Quebec City.
The Association Québécoise des Loisirs Folkloriques, based in Montreal, runs a number of programs for the public year-round, as well as publishing literature and recordings of folklore.