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South Shore
£ @ g Rivière-du-Loup
n 148 Rue Fraser, Rivière-
du-Loup; www.bas
saintlaurent.ca
Communities here can trace
EXPERIENCE Quebec Province France. Dotted along the flat, An aerial view of the South Shore, which
their roots back to the old
18th-century settlers of New
fertile farmland of the south
shore of the Saint Lawrence
River west of Gaspe and inland
toward Montreal, the villages
cover the area between the
region’s largest towns of
lies along the Saint Lawrence River
Montmagny and Rimouski.
Rivière-du-Loup, a seemingly
unremark able town in this
stretch, provides for many dedi cated to the two forest with outdoor enthu siasts, who
zones that it encloses, and
visit the area for its harsh
people a taste of true Quebec. its varied coastal wildlife. landscape, rich wildlife, and
Featuring a historic stone untouched ecosystems. As
church that rears above the well as the abundant wildlife,
skyline, the old town rambles the islands are home to the
along hilly streets, and its 9 " largest concentration of
18th-century cottages have Mingan Archipelago monoliths in Canada. Eroded
a French atmosphere. National Park over many centuries by the
Farther along the main @ g Sept-Îles n 1401 Blvd sea, these limestone carvings
Route 132, Trois-Pistoles boasts l’Aure; (418) 962 1238 have surreal shapes. Visitors
a history that goes back to can book a trip to admire the
1580, when Basque whalers Located along the north monoliths by boat.
arrived. The offshore Île-aux- shore of the Gulf of Saint Until 1974, the Île d’Anticosti,
Basques was a whaling station Lawrence, the Mingan east of the archipelago, was
in the 16th century, and today Archipelago National Park private property. The past
is protected as a bird sanctuary. protects more than 1,000 owner, French chocolate
Toward the region’s commercial islands and islets. This
center, Rimouski, lies the Parc unspoiled northern
National du Bic, a small pre- wilderness is
serve of 13 sq miles (33 sq km) popular

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