LACHINE COMPRISES a suburb of southwest Montreal and includes a small island of the same name west of the Lachine Rapids, where the St. Lawrence River widens to form Lac-Saint-Louis. Lachine is now part of Montreal, but has a long history of its own. The old town along Blvd. Saint-Joseph is charming.

GEORGE-ETIENNE Cartier (1814–73) was a Father of Confederation and one of the most important French-Canadian politicians of his day.

Overlooking the city, this huge star-shaped fortress has a commanding view of the world’s second-largest natural harbour. Built between 1828 and 1856, the citadel and its outlying fortifications provided a formidable defense.

THE BURIN PENINSULA presents some of the most dramatic and impressive scenery in Newfoundland. Short, craggy peaks rise above a patchwork green carpet of heather, dotted by scores of glittering lakes.