INDIAN STYLE UNDER THE STARS IN QUEBEC TEPEES AND CANOES LEAVE THE WORLD BEHIND - BUT FOR A TOUCH OF THE SPA

From: The Boston Globe | Date: May 23, 2004| Author: Patricia Harris and David Lyon GLOBE CORRESPONDENTS | Copyright information

LAC-SAINT-PAUL, Quebec Pierre Duguay lives in a modern house on the shore of Lac-Marie-Louise about as far north as the paved roads go from Montreal. But he grows eloquent and nostalgic when he describes the 50 days he spent fasting and living in a tepee.

"It's magical," Duguay says. "You live in harmony with your surroundings. You can hear the wind and animals. It's the most beautiful habitation you can have."

Maybe it was the month and a half without food, but Duguay came away...

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