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A Laurentian Jaunt, Part. 2

The Resort

The eponymous mountain is one of the tallest in the Laurentians, with an elevation of 932m (3,058 ft). The Algonquin name for the mountain is Manitonga Soutana, usually translated into English as the “Mountain of Spirits.”… [Read More]

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History, Culture, and Politics Only in Quebec Pictures Places Tourism

A Laurentian Jaunt, Part 1.

Le P’tite Train du Nord

At the beginning of the month, we went off for a weekend to Mont Tremblant, a mountain resort about 85 miles/135km north-west of Montreal in the Laurentian mountains (a.k.a.… [Read More]