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  Homepage Mt-Tremblant: Quebec: tourism, laurentians: lodging, hotels, inns, bed and breakfast, restaurants, ...
The village of Mt-Tremblant, which has merged with the village of St-Jovite, is one of the best destinations in the Laurentians and its international reputation date back for many generations.
Thousands of travellers were taking the train from Montreal to Mt-Tremblant to ski on the hill in winter or to have their vacation during the summer time.
The result of one of the best touristic concertations in the Laurentians, the linear Park of "Le p'tit Train du Nord" passes through dozens of villages all along its 200 km path.This Park is probably one of the best touristic attraction of the Laurentians.
www.mt-tremblant.com /homeanglais.html   (371 words)

  
  Northeast Traveler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Quebec's Laurentians region - known to French speakers as les Laurentides - is both a mountain range and the name of the general area northwest of Montreal.
This "Gateway to the Laurentians" was the home parish of the 19th-century priest who championed development of the region.
Not surprisingly, many of the small towns in the Laurentians revolve around skiing, with the winter population of their ski resorts outnumbering the locals.
www.timesunion.com /promo/NortheastTraveler/03winter/laurnt.html   (536 words)

  
 Laurentians   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Fraser, Chris Scenic autumn photographs taken in the Laurentians just north of Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Mont Tremblant's Autumn Splendour A fall sojourn in the Laurentians.
Ski-Stoneham Summer mountain biking at a ski resort in the Laurentians in Quebec.
www.serebella.com /encyclopedia/article-Laurentians.html   (171 words)

  
 Bell Helicopter Textron - Live And Work   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
The Laurentians are ancient mountains covered by vast stretches of forest and dotted with thousands of lakes that have always attracted people who appreciate the splendor of the scenery and the variety of sports and outdoor activities for every season.
The Laurentians is a uniquely dynamic economic region of Quebec that produces more than $4 billion worth of manufactured goods per year, an increase of 46 per cent in recent years.
The Laurentians has a diversified economy, with 18 different sectors of activity out of 20 in the manufacturing sector alone, spread throughout a 21,576 km2 area where there's a perfect site to locate every business.
www.bellhelicopter.textron.com /en/employment/montreal/laurentians.cfm   (1930 words)

  
 The Laurentians onboard Air Executive Limo
The following is a subset of the places and things you can see and do in The Laurentians onboard the comfort and luxury of a limousine from Air Executive Limo.
For the past 21 years, Intermiel has been involved in the agricultural and touristic industries of the Laurentian region.
You'll learn of the famous Canadian National snow trains and Canadian Pacific's P'tit train du Nord which, in the heyday of special ski trains of the late 1930's, collectively brought 111 777 skiers to the region in one snowy season.
www.airexecutivelimo.com /Limousine_Tours/The_Laurentians   (455 words)

  
 Some History of the Laurentians. Quebec, Canada   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
An important figure in Quebec's history at the time the Laurentians was colonized: was Father Antoine Labelle, nicknamed "King of the North".
In 1840, the dispute between land lords was at its worst, causing many of the younger generation to flee towards the United States.
It was at this time that Father Labelle canoed up the North River to seize Pays-d'en-Haut, the north of the Laurentians, believed by his people to be the promised land.
www.chaletslauzon.qc.ca /english/history.htm   (111 words)

  
 Laurentians Real Estate
The Laurentians are an ancient chain of mountains, as well as a region of Quebec where you can find an assortment of activities.
Spring and summer in the Laurentians are an excellent time to enjoy the wilderness; where you can hear loons calling in the early morning and see glimpses of deer just inside the forest.
The biggest advantage of buying in the Laurentians from an investment and home-owner’s point of view is the availability of lakefront real estate in an area that is still close to the services of nearby towns and cities.
www.monlac.com /about-the-laurentians.html   (445 words)

  
 Quebec: Laurentians, Snow, Snow, Snow.
The Laurentian Region, with its 350 inches of snow, is pure white magic and an ideal escape for families seeking wintertime fun.
The region of the Laurentians is north of Montreal and covers 22 000 sq.
Spanning South to North from Rivière des Mille-Iles to the huge territories north of Mont-Laurier, and East to West, from the borderline of the Lanaudière region to the boundaries of Ottaouais Region.
www.thefamilytravelfiles.com /ezine/articles/351.asp   (1049 words)

  
 Laurentians - Laurentide - Accommodations Restaurants Bars Mont Tremblant St Sauveur Ste Adele Ste Agathe
The Laurentians is a renown winter and summer outdoor destination.
The major highway through the Laurentians is the 15, which cuts right through the heart of the area.
Each year many of the ski hills puts on a fall festival and the areas colours beg you to catch a ride on the ski lifts to the top of the mountains.
www.out-there.com /trm-pq11.htm   (1068 words)

  
 The Southern Gazette: Laurentians return to the National Challenge Cup   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
The St. Lawrence Laurentians are off to Calgary, Alberta, this week for the National Challenge Cup Soccer Championships.
The last time the Laurentians made it the national tournament was in 2002 when it was hosted in St. John’s.
The 2002 silver medal was impressive; it was the third time the Laurentians had finished runner-up at the nationals.
www.southerngazette.ca /index.cfm?iid=525&sid=2917   (1063 words)

  
 Alliance Reservations - Lodging in the Laurentians
The Laurentians offer a unique setting from valleys, mountains to lakes.
Many golf courses are also available along with bike trails providing you with a means of transportation from town to town.
The Laurentians are particularly known for the fall season and its color festival !
www.alliance-reservations.com /hebergement/Tourist_regions_of_Quebec/Lodging_in_the_Laurentians   (153 words)

  
 SPA!SPA!SPA! THE LAURENTIANS
The Laurentians, Quebec: A spa tour is a super idea for a 'get-aquainted' tour of the Laurentians, especially since this region is known for the warm, good-natured reputation of the people of this French Canadian province, Quebec.
The picturesque Laurentians, 75 miles north of Montreal, are as popular for their spas as they are for their ski and golf resorts.
It sits beneath the towering peaks of the Laurentians, surrounded by wilderness and lakes, yet Fairmont Tremblant is an imposing presence at Mont Tremblant resort village.
www.travel-travel-travel.com /spas/archives/15/SPA-THE_LAURENTIANS.htm   (1095 words)

  
 Ste-Agathe: Quebec: tourism, laurentians: lodging, hotels, inns, bed and breakfast, restaurants, snowmobile, cross ...
Ste-Agathe: Quebec: tourism, laurentians: lodging, hotels, inns, bed and breakfast, restaurants, snowmobile, cross country skiing, alpine ski hotel, inn.
The result of one of the best touristic concertation in the Laurentians, the linear Park of "Le p'tit Train du Nord" passes through dozens of villages all along its 200 km path.
You can access it very easily directly from Ste-Agathe, at the old railway station, with all the means available: snowmobile and cross country skiing in winter, biking and hiking during the other seasons.
www.ste-agathe.com /homeanglais.html   (295 words)

  
 Laurentians Hotel - Hotels - compare prices, reviews and buy at NexTag - Price - Review
Hotel Mont Gabriel is a charming four-star logwood hotel resort anchored in the heart of the Laurentians.
This tiny hotel, nestled in the Laurentian Mountains, looks out across a magnificent landscape resplendent with maples, firs and silverbirches.
Opened in November 1996, Fairmont Tremblant has set the standard for warm hospitality in the Laurentian region and continues the Fairmont...
www.nextag.com /goto.jsp?p=169&search=laurentians+hotel&node=2703100   (189 words)

  
 Shane Noble
In 1904, the first recorded soccer game was played between the Laurentians and a team from St. John's, Newfoundland who was working at a Liver Factory in Little St. Lawrence.
When the Newfoundland Soccer Association was formed in 1950, the St. Lawrence Laurentians entered competitive soccer at the Provincial level.
The Laurentians represented Newfoundland in 1967 and has done so 19 times over the 35 years of National competition.
www.shanenoble.com /soccer/history.shtml   (586 words)

  
 Sports and Leisure Activities Quebec Laurentians Canada
During the 1920s and 30s, downhill skiing in the Laurentians of Quebec was all the rage and the P'tit Train du Nord played a pivitol role in opening up the Laurentians as a resort area.
As the automobile arrived on the scene and the area was accessible by super highway (highway 15 north), the trains usefulness dimished and the rail line eventually shutdown.
It was fortunate that within a few years the rails-to-trails idea was latched upon and a new life was found for the rail bed.
www.cottagevacation.com /bikepath.html   (379 words)

  
 St-Jovite: Quebec: tourism, laurentians: lodging, hotels, inns, bed and breakfast, restaurants, snowmobile, giant golf, ...
St-Jovite: Quebec: tourism, laurentians: lodging, hotels, inns, bed and breakfast, restaurants, snowmobile, giant golf, cross country skiing, alpine ski at Mont-tremblant, hotel, auberge, restaurant.
Since the railway is no longer in service, it has been transformed into a linear Park that can be used for biking and hiking in the summer, and cross country skiing or snowmobiling in the winter.
The result of one of the best touristic concertations in the Laurentians, the linear Park of "Le p'tit Train du Nord" passes through dozens of villages all along its 200 km path.This Park is probably one of the best touristic attraction of the Laurentians.
www.st-jovite.com /stjovhomeanglais.html   (348 words)

  
 Teeing It Up CANADA - Laurentians / Laurentides, Quebec golf
The Laurentian golfscape is a playground like no other, boasting as many as twenty championship courses and numerous outstanding golf resorts - Tremblant, Carling Lake, Royal Laurentien, Gray Rocks and L'Esterel among them.
The focal point of Laurentian golf is the city of Mont Tremblant / St. Jovite and Mont Tremblant Village.
Each of the Laurentian courses included here ranks among the Top 25 public golf courses in Quebec, most in the Top 10, and several among the Top 100 Courses in Canada.
www.teeingitup.com /canada/laurentians.htm   (258 words)

  
 Ski Deal In The Laurentians
Laurentians and you'll have a hard time believing that you didn't somehow get Concorded over to Chamonix or some other legendary French ski...
Laurentians region in Quebec hotel, motel, chalet, inn and Mont Tremblant.
in the Laurentians north of Montrea as a camper and counsellor at Camp Ouareau and skier with the Penguin Ski...
www.skiing-holidays-canada.co.uk /24/ski-chalet1153.html   (561 words)

  
 mountain biking and camping in the laurentians   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Other golf courses in the upper Laurentians are; Royal Laurentian, Les Ruisseaux, Arundel, St...
((Québec's national park)) Park of recreation (under revision) with a surface of 1,492 km² The untamed beauty of the Laurentian forest, a land of lakes, mountains and rivers where wildlife roams...
Laurentians - Laurentide : Tremblant, St. Sauveur, Ste.
www.1st-in-fitness-vacations.com /6/mountain-biking-and-camping-in-the-laurentians.html   (730 words)

  
 Montréal Features | Fodor's Online Travel Guide
The Laurentians (les Laurentides) are divided into two major regions: the Lower Laurentians (les Basses Laurentides) and the Upper Laurentians (les Hautes Laurentides).
The Lower Laurentians start almost immediately outside Montréal and are rich in historic and architectural landmarks.
Towns such as St-Eustache and Oka are home to the manors, mills, churches, and public buildings seigneurs built for themselves and their habitants.
www.fodors.com /miniguides/mgresults.cfm?destination=montreal@106&cur_section=fea&feature=30007   (2346 words)

  
 Lakefront Cottages Rental Quebec Laurentians | Chalets à Louer Laurentides
Cottages for Rental in the heart of the Laurentian Mountains, one hour north of Montreal in Quebec, Canada
in the heart of the Laurentians - we are very close to summer waterparks, horseback riding, leisure biking on the wonderful
When just relaxing at the cottage, all of our lakefront cottages offer scenic decks that overlook the lake.
www.cottagevacation.com   (186 words)

  
 About Mont Tremblant Resort in the Laurentians of Quebec, Canada
Summer fills the mountain and resort with those interested in mountain biking, hiking, golfing on world-class courses, or perhaps a rafting trip on the nearby Rouge River.
In the fall the Laurentians are renowned for their brilliant display of autumn foliage.
In winter, from late November to late April (and sometimes even into May), the Laurentians become blanketed with snow and Tremblant truly shines as the premiere ski resort in eastern North America with three separate ski or snowboarding areas.
www.tremblant.ca /gettinghere/expectation/laurentians-e.htm   (288 words)

  
 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Canada
The physical aspect of the land shows a wide central plain lying between two mountainous regions, the Columbian on the west and the Laurentian plateau on the east.
Finally, there is a range partly submerged, which forms the islands of Vancouver and Queen Charlotte; it attains a height of 6840 feet in the Victoria Peak in Vancouver.
The mountains in the east of Canada, which are far less important, are called the Laurentians because they rise on the left shore of the St. Lawrence River.
www.newadvent.org /cathen/03227a.htm   (4095 words)

  
 Laurentian - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Laurentian (French: Laurentides or Laurentien) may refer to:
The Canadian Shield which is also known as the Laurentian Shield or the Laurentian Plateau
Laurentia, the craton at the heart of North America
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Laurentians   (105 words)

  
 Tourism in Ste-Agathe: Quebec: Laurentians: lodging, hotels, inns, bed and breakfast, restaurants, snowmobile, cross ...
Tourism in Ste-Agathe: Quebec: Laurentians: lodging, hotels, inns, bed and breakfast, restaurants, snowmobile, cross country skiing, alpine ski.
Our restaurants, brasseries, bars and bistros, with the quality of their reputation, will complete your sojourn with menus that can accomodate all budgets.
The Mont-Tremblant complex and the winter sports villages of St-Sauveur and Mont-Gabriel are within 20 minutes of traveling.
www.ste-agathe.com /tourismea.html   (218 words)

  
 Cross-Country Skiing and Snowshoeing at Tremblant and the Laurentians in Quebec, Canada   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
This linear park is split into a southern section, the Laurentian Gateway; the Laurentian Heartland, which includes the Laurentides and the towns of Val-Morin, Val-David and Mont-Tremblant; and the northern Upper Laurentians.
Parc National d'Oka is in the Laurentians region (450-479-8365, www.sepaq.com) from Colline du Calvaire to Lac des Deux-Montagnes, southwest of Montreal.
This is a great choice for the entire family and there are activities for youngsters on the Pinede, a 4 km torch-lit trail groomed for both classic and skate skiing.
www.xcskiresorts.com /xcqcTrembLaur.html   (838 words)

  
 Québec-immigration Canada - The regions of Québec in Canada   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
The Laurentians region is unique for its abundance of natural resources, a diverse industrial base and prosperity built on a flourishing tourism industry.
Thanks to is flourishing and well-developed tourism industry, the Laurentians region receives over two-and-a-half million visitors a year.
Thanks to several organizations and associations, a wide range of services is available for new immigrants in the Laurentians region to help them integrate and find employment.
www.immigration-quebec.gouv.qc.ca /anglais/avantages-quebec/laurentians.html   (353 words)

  
 Tourist Information and Maps (Montreal, Laurentians, Quebec, France, Eastern US)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Entertainment in Quebec, The Laurentian Region, and the greater Montreal area.
Culture in Quebec, The Laurentian Region, and the greater Montreal area.
The eight-hour trip from Ottawa was long but the scenic route through the Laurentian Mountains was quite beautiful, with lush farms stretching to the river, and ear-popping climbs up steep mountain roads led to stunning valley views on the other side.
www.rosshorwood.com /Tourist.htm   (1961 words)

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