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When it comes to viewing icebergs, this is one of the best places in the world. On a sunny day, view these 10,000-year-old glacial giants from many points along the northern and eastern coasts – in every shape and size. With colours ranging from snow-white to the deepest aquamarine.

Iceberg Alley is an area stretching from the coast of Labrador to the northeast coast of the island of Newfoundland. Some of the more popular places from shore, or from tour boats, are (from north to south): St. Lewis, Battle Harbour, Red Bay, Point Amour, St. Anthony, La Scie, Twillingate, Fogo Island, Change Islands, Bonavista, St. John's/Cape Spear, Bay Bulls/Witless Bay, Cape St. Mary's and St. Vincent's. All of these locations are accessible by road. The first four, which are on the coast of Southern Labrador, can be accessed by car ferry from the island of Newfoundland year round.

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The Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré Shrine is a pilgrimage site that attracts over 1.5 million visitors each year.

Miracles and healings continued to be attributed to the miraculous statue over the centuries to the present day. The ex-voto chapel in the basilica is stacked with crutches, canes and folded wheelchairs no longer needed, as well as paintings of deliverance and healing.

In 1876, Saint Anne was proclaimed the patron saint of Québec. The same year, the first Basilica of Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, much larger than the previous church, was opened for worship. When a relic of St. Anne was sent to Beaupré by the pope in 1892, it stopped in New York, where an epileptic was cured on its first appearance. Great excitement followed, and American pilgrimages to Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré in Canada increased tremendously from that point on.

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Lac Seul is a magical place and the perfect location for your next family vacation. The lake is 150 miles long and dotted with thousands of islands. All along the shoreline are impressive outcroppings of Canadian Shield Bedrock. Framing the lake are towering pine trees of many different species. There are beautiful natural beaches everywhere you look. Through Sioux Lookout Floating Lodges you get to explore all this at your pace and do what you want when you want from the comfort of your roomy and fully equipped Grandeur Houseboat. Houseboats range from 50-foot to 68-foot in length and every houseboat rental includes a 16-foot fishing boat.

Lac Seul is where serious fisherperson fish. The lake is swarming with Walleyes. They are everywhere. Good numbers of 1 to 4-pounders are available with a couple of 5 and 6-pounders thrown into the mix. The Walleye fishing is more impressive then that. Quit a few guests catch Walleyes in the 7 to 10-pound range and there are reports of multiple Walleyes in the 20-pound range caught on the lake each year but fish that size are very rare.

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