Découvrez le Québec – EN
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Wendake
Following a reorganization of the territory shared by several indigenous nations on the shores of the Great Lakes of Ontario, the Huron-Wendat left Georgian Bay in 1697 to settle near Quebec, in the Laurentian forest, their new home.
The St. Lawrence River
The St. Lawrence River is one of the largest waterways on our planet. At 1,197 km long, its estuary is the largest on earth with a width of 48 km and a length of 370 km. Its watershed covers 1.6 million km 2 and its entire watershed alone represents more than 25% of the fresh water reserves of the entire earth.
Maple Syrup
There are many legends that tell the origins of maple syrup. Whether they belong to First Nations culture or Quebec folklore, most of them tell the same story, but in different versions.
Le sentier des Jésuites
Le sentier des jésuites, aussi appelé maître-sentier des Innus-Montagnais, permet de relier Québec et le lac Saint-Jean par la réserve faunique des laurentides, en passant du bassin versant de la rivière Jacques-Cartier au bassin versant de la rivière Métabetchouan.
The Quebec carnival
The Quebec Carnival has its origins in a celebration that began in 1894, and whose goal was to exorcise winter and boost the morale of the people of Quebec before Lent.
Fall Colors
The spectacle offered by Quebec’s deciduous trees in the fall is one of great beauty. Whether it’s the yellow or paper birches, the red and swamp oaks, or the red and sugar maples, all are adorned with extraordinary colors for a few weeks, just before the arrival of the first snowflakes.
History of Quebec
The signs of the oldest settlements in Quebec date back to the end of the last ice age, about 10,000 years ago. The Aboriginals entered the St. Lawrence Valley, used tents, traveled on the waterways in canoes, hunted moose, fished, and ate berries.
Quebec Forests
Made up of a majority of public lands (1,550,531 km2) and private lands (117,191 km2), the province of Quebec has nearly 2% of the world’s forests.
Sports d’hiver
Historiquement, l’utilisation des chiens pour le transport de personnes et de matériel remonte à plus de 8000 ans.