Category: Quebec

There are 13 kinds of whales to be seen in the St. Lawrence Gulf. Blues have not been seen here often since 1992. Various theories abound as to why the blues do not frequent this area now. Blue whales are …

While traveling on the Cote Nord Highway in Quebec, following the Whale Route along the St. Lawrence River, Near Tadousac, we stopped at the small town of Baie-Comeau, and had the pleasure of visiting the newly opened Center Boréal du …

Our long awaited highlight of our trip along the St. Lawrence in Quebec was an exciting whale watching excursion. We stopped first to get some information about whales at the Meriscope Research Center where Danny Zbinden opened a biological research …

We spent a delightful time last summer traveling through Quebec in order to write many features for this year’s spectacular 400th year anniversary of the founding of Quebec City. Among our favorite places was Côte Nord, the Whale Route along …

Quebec City is 400 years old this year, and the entire province is celebrating her birthday. The festivities have already begun, and YOU are invited to the parties! Last summer we had the pleasure of traveling all over Quebec in …

Quebec City and Montreal are not the only places to include in your trip North. The year 2008, the 400th year celebration of the founding of Quebec City, is the perfect time to travel as many places throughout Quebec as …

“Beautiful. And frigid”. That’s the comment left by one brave guest at Canada’s famed Ice Hotel on the shores of beautiful Lac St-Joseph, a mere 20 minutes west of Quebec. The frozen fortress gets its name, not surprisingly, from the …

Traveling in our RV, we crossed the border from Vermont into Canada at Stanstead, Quebec, and immediately felt like we had landed in France. Everything in Quebec is proudly and staunchly French, from the language to the delicious pastries and …