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The attractive French
islands of Saint-Pierre and
Miquelon, lit up at night

9 over three million cases of National Park. The park’s
liquor passed through this
Marine Interpretation Centre
Saint-Pierre and port annu ally. Many of the offers excellent displays on the
Miquelon Islands harborfront warehouses local marine flora and fauna,
originally built for this trade including an under water video
k ~ g ∑ spmtourisme.fr
are still standing. monitor that broadcasts the
These two small islands are Miquelon Island is made up busy life of the bay’s seafloor.
not Canadian but French, and of two smaller islands, Grand There are also whale-watching
have been under French rule Miquelon and Langlade, tours on offer.
since the 17th century. Saint- joined by a narrow, 7-mile-
Pierre, the only town on the (12-km-) long strand. The road
island of the same name, is across this sandy isthmus 11
a charming French seaside crosses grassy dunes, where
village. Its Musée Heritage wild horses graze and surf Burin Peninsula
details the islands’ history, pounds sandy beaches. A ferry @ St. John’s g Argentia
including their lively role as leaves Saint-Pierre for the n Columbia Dr, Marystown;
a bootlegger’s haven during village of Miquelon three times Jun–Nov: (709) 279 1211;
Prohi bition in the 1920s, when a week, usually on Tuesday, Dec–May: (709) 279 1887
Wednesday, and Sunday.
Another ferry goes to Langlade The Burin Peninsula presents
every day except Tuesday. some of the most dramatic
and impressive sce nery in
Musée Heritage Newfoundland. Short, craggy
" ⌂ Rue Maître Georges peaks rise above a patchwork
Lefèvre 97500 # Jun– green carpet of heather,
Oct: Tue–Sun ∑ musee- dotted by scores of glittering
heritage.fr lakes. The Provincial
Seamen’s Museum, in the
fishing town of Grand Bank,
preserves artifacts collected
10 "'\= from the daily life of local
Terra Nova National seamen. The nearby town of
Park Fortune offers a ferry to the
French-ruled islands of Saint-
⌂ Trans-Canada Hwy
@ From St. John’s Pierre and Miquelon.
# May–mid-Oct: daily The Provincial Seamen’s
n Glovertown ∑ pc.gc.ca
Museum
The gently rolling forested ' ⌂ Marine Dr § (709) 832
hills and deep fjords of north- 1484 # Late-Apr–Sep: 9am–
eastern Newfoundland are 4:30pm Mon–Sat; noon–
the setting for Terra Nova 4:30pm Sun
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