In 1491, Jacques Cartier, the French navigator who explored the North American coast and the St.

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In 1535, a French explorer, Jacques Cartier, arrived in St Lawrence Bay.

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Back on the Quebec-side, at Jacques Cartier Park, the Snowflake Kingdom is North America's biggest snow playground, with giant snow slides, obstacle courses and horse-drawn sleigh rides.

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At a service station north of the Parc de la Jacques-Cartier, biologist Rolland Lemieux is preparing for an expedition.

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The first part of this route is now preserved as the Parc de la Jacques-Cartier, a national park of outstanding beauty.

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