Becoming A Beachcomber By The Sea

admin | July 2, 2010

Why become beachcomber by the sea?
With more than three hundred kilometers of beach land surrounding the islands, becoming a beachcomber by the sea becomes one of the more enjoyable aspects to the Magdalen Islands.
Note : By law, it is not permitted to park a vehicle with four tires on the paved highway, nor is it [...]

Win an Islands Vacation Contest

admin | May 4, 2010

Vacation Contest is now Closed! Thank You to all who applied and congratulations to those people who won the trip!
There is a new Vacation Contest that started today.  Come to the Islands on us!
The Magdalen Islands Tourist Association is inviting everyone to enter their contest “Lobster in my Luggage”. The prize is valued at $1,900 [...]

Wild Bird Watching Holidays on the Magdalen Islands

admin | May 2, 2010

Have you ever considered Bird Watching Holidays adventures before? There is nothing better than the thrill that goes through a person when they confirm the sighting of a rare species of birdlife.
The Magdalen Islands (Iles de la Madeleine) is one of the world’s safest havens for our precious flying animals. Except for the occasional fox, [...]

World’s Greatest Lobster Deals

admin | March 29, 2010

The Magdalen Islands or Iles de la Madeleine has the greatest lobster deals in the world.

Horse Riding Vacation

admin | March 22, 2010

An Adventure on Horseback Is A Horse Riding Vacation!

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to go for a romantic ride on a warm summers evening, under a full moon on a beach of soft white sand, with the sound of the surf to one side and sea birds to other?
The Magdalen [...]

Seal Watch Adventures

admin | March 21, 2010

The Magdalen Islands has had a great boom to its tourist trade, the past few years with the creation of seal watch adventure tours. Hundreds of visitors come each year, late in February until the middle of March, to be flown out by helicopter to the ice flows, to see baby seal being born and [...]

Island Adventure Tours

admin | March 18, 2010

Island Adventure Tours
Magdalen Island Adventure Tours – Iles-de-la-Madeleine Adventure Tours.
The Magdalen Islands were evolved by nature and built by man for adventure. Water, wind and land activities abound on the islands whether it is on the north, east, south, west or right down the center.
There are no large amusement theme parks, with funny costumed comic [...]

Iles-de-la-Madeleine Vacation Travel Planning

admin | March 18, 2010

Having a Planned Itinerary Before You Go
People travel to take vacations for all sorts of reasons. Most people just need to get away from “it” all.
Coming to the Magdalen Islands can be stress free for the most part. It is expensive to come by plane and rent a car for example, which can be stressful [...]

The Costs of Erosion!

admin | March 3, 2010

As with all coastal regions, the Magdalen Islands is suffering from the almost constant buffering of the wind and the waves from off the Gulf of Saint Lawrence. Unlike most places though, the islands is mostly made of sand and compressed sandstone, of which neither is of much protection against the elements of nature.
There are [...]

Lost Flight May Be Returned To Islands

admin | November 30, 2009

The aerial link between the regional airports in Mont-Joli and on the Magdalen Islands which had been interrupted in June 2009 may start up again this winter.
The aerial link that was created in October of 2008 was interrupted because there were insufficient numbers of passengers using the option.  Exact Air needed at least five passengers per [...]