admin | September 25, 2011
Weekend Walkabout —————————————————————————————————— Buck Park, Magdalen Islands or ‘Parc Buck, Iles de la Madeleine’ starts off with a stop at the kiosque to learn more about the park, why it was created, some of the plant and animal life found there and the description of the park.At almost every turn, there is a park bench [...]
admin | September 12, 2011
The “Big Round Hill” La Butte Ronde” in House Harbour has been the cause of many a furious discussion lately. The hill is privately owned but has been too steep to be of any real value…, until visitors began buying up available land, building summer homes and putting up “Private Property” and “No Trespassing” signs…. This [...]
admin | May 20, 2011
This summer the Groupe C.T.M.A. has added two new themes to their All Inclusive Vacations Packages. Vacancier They have, “Discover the Quebec Province as Seen From the Saint-Lawrence River: One Week Cruise From Montreal”. The cruise run has been in place for years but this year is special…. On June 10th, the “Cruise [...]
admin | March 7, 2011
On the Magdalen Islands there are a few campgrounds to choose from for family fun but there is only one total adventure campground. That is Brion Island’s camping. Why is it a total adventure campground, you might think? Because it is a survivalist campground. Camping in the rough! Brion Island Brion is an island 16 [...]
admin | February 27, 2011
Prior to the Canadian Seal Hunts, on the Iles de la Madeleine, locals and tourists alike enjoy the annual seal watch. As soon as the Gulf of Saint Lawrence fills with huge drifts of ice and the harp seal begin to pup, there is a desire amongst the people to see these wonderfully soft white [...]
