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- Island Acadians, As Colorful As Their Flag by Iles-de-la-Madeleine on Jun 14, 2009 in Culture Legends Acadia Acadian colour green paint History Iles-de-la-Madeleine Magdalen Islands
The Iles-de-la-Madeleine Population The civilized make up of Iles-de-la-Madeleine is approximately 12,500 people and more than 90% of these are from the French speaking culture. The rest originated from the British Iles. Of the French culture the...
- Natural Island Made Antique “AshTrays” by Iles-de-la-Madeleine on May 26, 2009 in Culture ash trays ashtrays beach-combing cigarettes Iles-de-la-Madeleine Magdalen Islands oyster quahog salt water oyster scallop shells smoking
The other day, while walking the dogs on the beach, the sand was scattered with a number of shells, stones, sea glass, beach wood and other paraphernalia. Looking at the scattered object reminded me of how much the islands had changed in the past hal...
- Canada Seal Hunt Will Receive Support From A Song by Iles-de-la-Madeleine on Apr 30, 2009 in Culture Canada seal hunt Environment seal hunt Senator Jean Lapointe song
This week, singer/song writer Jean Lapointe of Quebec will release a new album called “L’eau” or “The Water”, in English. One of it’s individual songs is called, “La chasse aux phoques” or “The Seal Hunt”. This s...
- Wholesale Lobster Off the Shores of the Iles-de-la-Madeleine by Iles-de-la-Madeleine on Apr 18, 2009 in Fishing buoys economy fishing boat fishing season Iles-de-la-Madeleine lobster lobster pots lobster trap snappers
Fishing season begins on the first Monday of May on the Archipelago. Then comes the wholesale lobster, big and fat, and widely acclaimed for it’s delicious meat. It is the American lobster that is fished off the Islands. The king of the Canadian...
- The Canada Seal Hunt - Tradition Vs Popularity by Iles-de-la-Madeleine on Apr 15, 2009 in Culture Canada seal hunt seal boiled dinner seal bourguignon seal meat seal recipe
Hunting seal around the islands has always been a tradition for islanders, from the new comers in the 1500’s straight through to this year, when sealers were allowed to take six seal per day each for consumption purposes only. The pack ice ca...
- The 16th and 17th Centuries and the Document called ‘Map Champlain’ by Iles-de-la-Madeleine on Apr 15, 2009 in History Baie de Plaisance Basques Bretons English fish French Haliboulina Pleasant Bay Samuel de Champlain seal walrus
During the 1500’s, the New World went into a period of cod fishing and trafficking which indicated the beginning of the systematical exploitation of the wealth in the waters around the Iles-de-la-Madeleine. The Basques, Bretons, French and En...
