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Article: Islands in the sun.(visiting Quebec's Gulf of St. Lawrence and Ontario's Georgian Bay)
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- Wind Speaker
- Article date:
- April 1, 2003
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Blessed with idyllic scenery and overflowing with opportunities for outdoor activities, the Iles-de-la-Madeleine in Quebec's Gulf of St. Lawrence and the 30,000 Islands in Ontario's Georgian Bay are enchanting jewels beckoning anyone who wants to escape the everyday.
Place Apart Arriving in the Iles-de-la-Madeleine is like setting foot in another world, a colourful land of emerald valleys, long golden beaches, and towering red sandstone cliffs against a backdrop of cobalt ocean and azure sky. Even the climate is different, with fresh ocean winds helping to beat back the summer heat even as the water temperature is about the warmest you'll find north of the ...