Dreamscapes Travel & Lifestyle Magazine
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DREAMSCAPES FALL 2016 56 MORE SAINT-SAUVEUR • Mont Saint-Sauveur boasts the largest night-skiing area in the world. • Saint-Sauveur Country Style Weekend (Oct. 8–10, 2016) hosts some of the biggest names in country music. • Check out valleesaintsauveur.com; lepetitclocher.com; abbayevalnotredame.ca SKIING IN STYLE SAINT-SAUVEUR-DES-MONTS, QUÉBEC Saint-Sauveur in the Laurentians was my go-to place during ski season when I lived in Montréal, since it was a short hour's drive north. While I was more focused on shopping and the famous après- ski life, I did fit in a few cross-country days through the sun-dappled woods near our chalet, and downhill days on the manageable ski hills in the area. I also basked in the town's European charm, including the silver-steepled cathedral on rue Principale. On a recent summer visit from Ontario, I drifted down memory lane from my home base at the sumptuous Le Petit Clocher B&B. Mandatory activities were strolling along rue Principale and neighbouring streets, browsing through art shops and lunching at a trendy resto-bar. An integral part of the scenery are fashion- ista bikers lounging around in their bespoke leathers. And a half-day trip to the Abbaye Val Notre-Dame in Saint-Jean-de- Matha yielded some rare Oka Brother Alphonse cheese, aged green tomato fruitcake and caramel spread. UNCOVERING CANADIANA CHARLOTTETOWN, PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND With Canada's 150 th birthday coming up in 2017, Charlottetown is the place to be. The city where the nation was conceived offers unparalleled insights into history. Celebratory events include a tall ships visit as part of a special sailing race and the ScotDance Canada Championship that will see some 800 competitive dancers from around the world. Perennial events include a walk through downtown Charlottetown, escorted by the Confederation Players— bilingual interpretive guides in full historic regalia. They retell the exciting stories that led to the creation of the country, and re-enact the characters that lived there more than a century ago. And for the past 48 years, the Confederation Centre of the Arts has staged Anne of Green Gables–The Musical. Among the main PEI attractions have always been grassroots events such as church lobster suppers, where the locals pull lobsters from the sea and serve homemade salads and desserts at long picnic tables. MORE CANADIANA • A 30-minute drive from Charlottetown, Cavendish is home of author Lucy Maud Mont- gomery and her fictional heroine, Anne of Green Gables. • PEI has two lobster seasons: May through June and August to October • Check out tourismpei.com; annemuseum.com Mont Saint-Sauveur is located in the Laurentians where a wide variety of winter sports can be experienced. ©Tourisme Québec/Raphael Ouellet The renowned Anne of Green Gables house is in Cavendish not far from Charlottetown. Tourism PEI/John Sylvester DS