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. Lake Superior to the Sea. mpse of the picturesque little village of St. FrancoisXavier. Soon Baie St. Paul, our first port of call, is reached and we areafforded an opportunity to view the Quebec habitant in his native Lake Superior to the Sea 67 environment. Baie St. Paul, its church steeples conspicuously pre-dominant, lies in a hollow between two great promontories, at thebase of one of which, a mile or so from the village, we dock. Under steam once more, we proceed to Eboulements, passingIsle Coudres, the Island of Ravens, especially interesting, geologi-cally, from having been separated
. Lake Superior to the Sea. mpse of the picturesque little village of St. FrancoisXavier. Soon Baie St. Paul, our first port of call, is reached and we areafforded an opportunity to view the Quebec habitant in his native Lake Superior to the Sea 67 environment. Baie St. Paul, its church steeples conspicuously pre-dominant, lies in a hollow between two great promontories, at thebase of one of which, a mile or so from the village, we dock. Under steam once more, we proceed to Eboulements, passingIsle Coudres, the Island of Ravens, especially interesting, geologi-cally, from having been separated from the mainland by volcanicaction in the distant long ago. The island was further reducedin 1640 by a terrible earthquake that, according to available historicalrecords, overturned mountains and made trees to stand on theirbranches. Passing Cape St. Joseph, the primitive little hamlet of Notre Dame,and Capes Martin and Goose, with the Eboulements Mountainsalways in view, we make a short call at , and some twenty. A Magnificent View of the River and Point au Pic minutes later reach Murray Bay, Canadas most exclusive summerresort and a famous rendezvous for fashionables from all over different from that at our last two ports is the scene atMurray Bay; different, perhaps, from any scene to be found on thiscontinent. Above us, amid the pines, rises the palatial ManoirRichelieu; beyond, to our right, in partial seclusion, the ancientvillage, typical of French Canadian rural life; on the dock below us,strangely intermingled, are beautifully gowned women, liveriedgroom, charming girl in chic riding costume, village maiden in plainhomespun, man of fashion, simple habitant, restless thoroughbred,decrepit nag, modern brougham, and ancient caleche. 68 Canada Steamship Lines, Limited
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