L’Isle-aux-Coudres shot on large format B&W A paradise in the middle of the Saint Lawrence River, halfway between Quebec City and Tadousac, Isle-aux-Coudres is accessible by ferry from Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rive . Saint-Joseph, sometimes called Quai-des-Éboulements, is downriver from Baie-Saint-Paul, the heart of the Charlevoix region . While a very popular tourist destination in the summer months and into the fall, many businesses close down after Canadian Thanksgiving and reopen in the spring. The 23 km loop around the island is popular with cyclists, and the road is dotted with galleries, shops, orchards and a cider-producing operation, hotels, inns, and restaurants. But from among those, only one restaurant remains open year-round, to cater to the 1,000 permanent residents and off-season visitors on the island. Lyne visited last year with one of our daughters, and sent me a number of messages during her stay on the island ...
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