This museum delves into the biology and behavior of seals and explores their cultural significance to the islands, giving particular attention to the controversial act of seal clubbing.
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Built in 1876, this handsome white church has a checkered history – it's been struck by lightning several times. Locals like to point out that most of the…
20.64 MILES
The Catholic tradition of Carnival – a period of masking and celebration before the austere fasting of Lent – has many incarnations around the world, such…
5.68 MILES
Between Pointe de la Grosse Île and Old Harry, the wetlands of the 684-hectare East Point National Wildlife Reserve have the archipelago's most impressive…
17.04 MILES
Three generations of the Arseneau family have smoked herring at this traditional smokehouse, where you can learn about the process and taste the goods…
29.44 MILES
Places such as the Îles de la Madeleine tend to attract eccentric folks, and they don't get much more interesting than flamboyant fisher Claude F…
26.82 MILES
This huge, 12km stretch of windswept sand, accessible via Chemin du Sable, pretty much feels like the edge of the world. Be careful if you swim here, as…
26.49 MILES
This thoughtful little museum covers Madelinot history, from Jacques Cartier's impressions of walruses to photographic exhibitions on the modern-day seal…
16.41 MILES
A short climb from the car park on Chemin des Échoueries near Cap Alright, the cross-topped Butte Ronde has wonderful views of the lumpy coastline.
Nearby attractions
1. Veterans Museum & Memorial Park
2.13 MILES
Honoring island citizens who lost their lives in WWII, this museum displays relics including 19th-century sailors' tombstones from Île Brion, 16km north –…
2.16 MILES
This is the main museum for CAMI (Council for Anglophone Magdalen Islanders). It's a repository of historical artifacts and antiques, curated and…
4.23 MILES
Built in 1925, this Anglican church includes a stained-glass window that depicts Jesus clad in a woolen jumper and boots and saying, 'Come with me and I…
4. Centre d'Interprétation Mines Seleine
4.24 MILES
At the end of a windswept sandbank, the island's industrial salt mine – one of the earliest economic engines of settlement – excavates at a depth of 300m…
5. Plage de la Grande Échouerie
5.68 MILES
Between Pointe de la Grosse Île and Old Harry, the wetlands of the 684-hectare East Point National Wildlife Reserve have the archipelago's most impressive…
16.41 MILES
A short climb from the car park on Chemin des Échoueries near Cap Alright, the cross-topped Butte Ronde has wonderful views of the lumpy coastline.
17.04 MILES
Three generations of the Arseneau family have smoked herring at this traditional smokehouse, where you can learn about the process and taste the goods…
8. Ècomusée de la Mi-Carême
20.64 MILES
The Catholic tradition of Carnival – a period of masking and celebration before the austere fasting of Lent – has many incarnations around the world, such…