The Haskell Free Library & Opera House straddling the border of Quebec and Vermont is welcoming Canadians back after the U.S. limited entry to the iconic building last year. A new 'Canadian Door' lets people enter from Quebec, bypassing U.S. Customs.
STANSTEAD, Canada — A library astride the U.S.-Canada border has seen a surge in interest from curious visitors after President Donald Trump's administration ended a 122-year-old tradition and began requiring Canadian visitors to use the back door.
A patron inside the Haskell Free Library and Opera House stands July 16 near the tape line marking the U.S-Canada border. The library was built atop the border as a sign of international friendship, and sits in both Derby Line, Vermont and Stanstead, Quebec.
A sticker for the U.S. Border Patrol is displayed July 16 inside the border-spanning Haskell Free Library and Opera House that sits in both Derby Line, Vermont and Stanstead, Quebec.
A yard sign on a home sits on the U.S.-Canada border in northern Vermont alludes to the tensions between the two countries inflamed by what many Canadians see as President Donald Trump’s unfair criticisms of the country, its trade policies and border security.
A young girl walks over the Canada-U.S. international border line on March 21, 2025, inside the Haskell Free Library and Opera House in Derby Line, Vermont.
A patron inside the Haskell Free Library and Opera House stands July 16 near the tape line marking the U.S-Canada border. The library was built atop the border as a sign of international friendship, and sits in both Derby Line, Vermont and Stanstead, Quebec.
A yard sign on a home sits on the U.S.-Canada border in northern Vermont alludes to the tensions between the two countries inflamed by what many Canadians see as President Donald Trump’s unfair criticisms of the country, its trade policies and border security.
A sticker for the U.S. Border Patrol is displayed July 16 inside the border-spanning Haskell Free Library and Opera House that sits in both Derby Line, Vermont and Stanstead, Quebec.
A young girl walks over the Canada-U.S. international border line on March 21, 2025, inside the Haskell Free Library and Opera House in Derby Line, Vermont.
