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Artisans du Sable
For more than 20 years talented artists have been using the islands' most plentiful resource to create original, long-lasting and beautiful sculptures. Sand is hardened using a secret process to create an attractive and durable material from which lamps, vases, hourglasses, murals and much more are formed. The products of Artisans du Sable have been well-renowned world-wide.
Address: 907 Route 199 Havre-Aubert QC Canada G4T 9C8
 Send an Email  1 418 937-2917
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Mines Seleine (Salt Mines)
Below Rocher du Dauphin's surface, on Grosse-Île, lies large salt deposits that are excavated to be exported throughout eastern Canada and the United States. The mine is a whopping 300 m (984 ft) deep and is 1.6 km (1 mi) in diametre. More than a million tones of salt are produced annually, which is mostly used to de-ice slippery winter roads. |
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The Big Hill
The highest point of the islands, at 174 metres the Big Hill offers views over the entire archipelago. Located on L'Île de Grande-Entrée, which has residents of mostly English and Irish descent, the hill is reachable vis the Ivan Quinn pathway. |
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