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Anticosti Island July 5 - 10

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One last summer trip... took Air Inuit, as arranged by the Quebec Prov. park system (Sepaq)just a little over 3.5 hr. with a refueling stop at Mont Joli (just east of Rimouski). Landing at Anticosti Island's sole real town of Port Menier (population, depending who you ask, very approx. 200 permanent residents), arriving in time for lunch. The Auberge (hotel) sits at the edge of town. Below, shows the back of the hotel with the rooms at the far end, 8 rooms on either floor. Front of hotel Our room There had been an electrical fire 7 years ago, with the hotel burning to the ground. Consequently, everything new and modern. This menu was left in each room although it did not necessarily correspond exactly to what was offered On arrival, we were given an orientation, and also given a knapsack for those days, that we would be away from the hotel for ...