Refuge du Lac du Marais
The place
Refuge du Lac du Marais in the Capitale-Nationale administrative region, Charlevoix/Parc national des Grands-Jardins sector (Massif du Sud Laurentides, Québec, Canada), at 311 m elevation, Laurentides slope. Continuous Canada Québec Charlevoix cluster (batches 234-412). SÉPAQ Grands-Jardins refuge on the shore of Lac du Marais (Parc national des Grands-Jardins 310 km² 1981 SÉPAQ iconic southernmost alpine tundra unique in North America + Charlevoix UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve 1988 + Charlevoix Crater 350-450 million years old impact 5 km diameter 2nd most inhabited crater on Earth iconic + Baie-Saint-Paul 7,000 residents painters iconic + La Malbaie 8,500 + Innu Ilnu Anishinabeg heritage (Algonquian Innu people 20,000 Innu-aimun language + Anishinabeg 20,000 Anishinaabemowin language + New France heritage Champlain 1608 Québec 400+ years + Treaty of Paris 1763 France cedes + Patriote Rebellion 1837-1838 iconic + Confederation July 1, 1867 + Bill 101 1977 French Language Charter Bourassa iconic + sovereignty referendums 1980 40% 1995 49.4% + Bloc Québécois iconic + Cirque du Soleil heritage 1984 Baie-Saint-Paul Guy Laliberté iconic + Céline Dion 1968 Charlemagne iconic + Robert Lepage director + Habs Montreal Canadiens 1909 iconic hockey 24 Stanley Cups most-titled NHL team + Bill 96 French language charter May 24, 2022 Legault iconic heritage).
The setting
Capitale-Nationale Charlevoix/Grands-Jardins NP Massif Sud Laurentides QC CA 311 m Laurentides slope, continuous cluster batches 234-412, SÉPAQ Grands-Jardins refuge on shore of Lac du Marais + Grands-Jardins NP 310 km² 1981 SÉPAQ iconic southernmost alpine tundra unique in NA + Charlevoix UNESCO biosphere 1988 + crater 350-450 million years old impact 5 km 2nd most inhabited on Earth iconic + Baie-Saint-Paul 7,000 painters + La Malbaie 8,500, Innu Ilnu Anishinabeg Algonquian Innu 20,000 Innu-aimun + Anishinabeg 20,000 Anishinaabemowin + New France Champlain 1608 QC 400+ years + Paris 1763 FR cedes + Patriotes 1837-1838 iconic + Confederation July 1, 1867 + Bill 101 1977 French Language Charter Bourassa iconic + referendums 1980 40% 1995 49.4% + Bloc + Cirque du Soleil 1984 Baie-St-Paul Laliberté + Céline Dion 1968 Charlemagne + Lepage + Habs 1909 24 Stanley Cups most-titled NHL iconic + Bill 96 May 24, 2022 Legault iconic.
