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Quebec
Quebec , Fr. Québec , province (2001 pop. 7,237,479), 594,860 sq mi (1,553,637 sq km), E Canada. Geography Quebec is bounded on the N by Hudson Strait and Ungava Bay, on the E by the Labrador area of Newfoundland and Labrador and the Gulf of St. Lawrence, on the S by New Brunswick ... Read more
Rivière du Loup
Rivière du Loup , city (1991 pop. 14,017), E Que., Canada, on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River, NE of Quebec. It is a commercial and industrial center in a lumbering and agricultural region. There are saw and paper mills. It is also a resort and tourist center. Settled in 1833, it wa... Read more
Jay Norwood Darling
Jay Norwood Darling 1876-1962, American cartoonist, known as "Ding," b. near Charlevoix, Mich. He worked for the Sioux City, Iowa, Journal, for the Des Moines Register, and from 1917 to 1949 for the New York Tribune (later the Herald Tribune ). His forceful and witty work won him the Pul... Read more
Rupert's Land
Rupert's Land Canadian territory held (1670-1869) by the Hudson's Bay Company , named for Prince Rupert, first governor of the company. Under the charter granted (1670) to the company by Charles II, the region comprised the drainage basin of Hudson Bay. The area embraced what is today the province... Read more
Saint Lawrence
Saint Lawrence one of the principal rivers of North America, 744 mi (1,197 km) long. It issues from the northeastern end of Lake Ontario and flows northeast, first along the U.S.-Canadian border, then into S Que., Canada, past Montreal and Quebec City, to the Gulf of St. Lawrence, N of Cape Gasp&ea... Read more
United Empire Loyalists
United Empire Loyalists in Canadian history, name applied to those settlers who, loyal to the British cause in the American Revolution, migrated from the Thirteen Colonies to Canada. Some emigrated during the Revolution, but the greatest number left the colonies in 1783-84, after the Treaty of Pari... Read more
Ontario
Ontario , province (2001 pop. 11,410,046), 412,582 sq mi (1,068,587 sq km), E central Canada. Land and People Ontario, the second largest Canadian province, is the most populous and the leader in mineral, industrial, and agricultural output and in financial and other services. It is bounde... Read more
Canada
Canada , independent nation (2001 pop. 30,007,094), 3,851,787 sq mi (9,976,128 sq km), N North America. Canada occupies all of North America N of the United States (and E of Alaska) except for Greenland and the French islands of St. Pierre and Miquelon. It is bounded on the E by the Atlantic Ocean, ... Read more
Quebec
Quebec Fr. Québec, city (1991 pop. 167,517), provincial capital, S Que., Canada, at the confluence of the St. Lawrence and St. Charles rivers. The population is largely French speaking, and the town is at the ideological core of French Canada. Quebec is an important port and is an industri... Read more
Appalachian Trail
Appalachian Trail officially Appalachian National Scenic Trail, hiking path, 2,144 mi (3,450 km) long, passing through 14 states, E United States. Conceived in 1921 by Benton MacKaye , forester and regional planner, and completed in 1937, the trail extends along the ridges of the Appalachian ... Read more

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Quebec's Charlevoix region the cradle of Canada's tourist industry.
Newspaper article from: St. Louis Post-Dispatch (St. Louis, MO); 12/6/2004; 700+ words ; ...Laurentian Mountains on the north in a rural region of Quebec called Charlevoix. Quebec means "where the river narrows," and the...saltwater tides. By the time the river arrives at Charlevoix, the other bank often is hidden in the mist...
Some Might Call It Heaven - The Charlevoix region of Quebec owes its unique geography to a meteorite that helped shape not only the land but its agriculture and cuisine.
Magazine article from: World and I; 8/1/2003; ; 700+ words ; ...finally made it to Quebec's Charlevoix region--and was experiencing...meteorite had not hit Charlevoix," says Francois Lessard...Natural History Center of Charlevoix, "today the region...that is the heart of Quebec's Charlevoix region...
Travel: Eclectic mix of French flair and Britain's colonial past; The Great Escape ALISON DAYANI journeys from Quebec City to the Charlevoix region QUEBEC.(Features)
Newspaper article from: Coventry Evening Telegraph (England); 10/17/2007; 700+ words ; ...But if there is one region in the world where the...combination, it has to be Quebec. This Canadian region...And journeying from Quebec City to the vast wild coastline in the Charlevoix region, I realised there...stunning. Starting off in Quebec City, I meandered through...
MUSHING AROUND THE CHARLEVOIX REGION OF QUEBEC
Newspaper article from: The Record (Bergen County, NJ); 1/26/1992; ; 700+ words ; ...26-1992 MUSHING AROUND THE CHARLEVOIX REGION OF QUEBEC -- OUTSIDE THE CITY, THERE...civilization and boutiques in Quebec. If you've got only a long...experience, go north to the Charlevoix region between the Beaupre coast...
On the Flavor Trail; Quebec's Charlevoix has route to please appetite, wallet.(TRAVEL)
Newspaper article from: The Washington Times; 9/13/2003; 700+ words ; ...culture and its Charlevoix region in particular. The government of Quebec has made exploring...designated tourist regions. Charlevoix, one of the smaller regions, extends from the Quebec City tourist region, in the west...
Governments of Canada and Quebec Invest in Future of Charlevoix Tourist Train.
News Wire article from: Marketwire Canada; 11/26/2009; 700+ words ; ...SAINT-FRANCOIS, QUEBEC, Nov 26, 2009 (Marketwire...Minister responsible for the Quebec City Region, and Mr. Sam Hamad...governments of Canada and Quebec will contribute up to...rehabilitate and upgrade the Charlevoix railway. This announcement...
Eclectic mix of French flair and Britain's colonial past; The Great Escape ALISON DAYANI journeys from Quebec City to the vast wild coastline of the Charlevoix region.(Features)
Newspaper article from: Birmingham Mail (England); 10/17/2007; 700+ words ; ...But if there is one region in the world where the...combination, it has to be Quebec. This Canadian region...And journeying from Quebec City to the vast wild coastline in the Charlevoix region, I realised there...stunning. Starting off in Quebec City, I meandered through...
Been There/ Done That? Charlevoix
Newspaper article from: The Sunday Herald; 8/8/1999; ; 700+ words ; ...a slow drive back to Quebec City and stopping at...summer homes in the Charlevoix region as an escape from city...KNOW Where is it? In Quebec, Canada, about two...Laurentian Shield, in which Charlevoix is situated, contains...
Charlevoix known for scenery, cuisine
Newspaper article from: Deseret News (Salt Lake City); 4/10/2005; ; 700+ words ; Charlevoix in Quebec has it all -- majestic...villages throughout the region, stretching from...shore, east of Quebec City, to the Saguenay...specifically to tourists. Charlevoix also has diverse...20 miles east of Quebec City on Highway...
Charlevoix ou la creation d'une region folklorique.(book by Serge Gauthier)(Book review)
Magazine article from: Ethnologies; 3/22/2008; ; 700+ words ; Charlevoix ou la creation d'une region folklorique. Par Serge Gauthier. (Quebec, Presses de l'Universite...8370-8) La region de Charlevoix occupe une place privilegiee...histoire de l'ethnologie au Quebec. Serge Gauthier a choisi...