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Other Towns in the Quebec Region In contrast with the Montreal region, there are no large independent cities within the orbit of Quebec. Most of the inhabitants of the surburban towns earn their living in the conurbation of Quebec-LévisLauzon. There are, however, three towns worth mentioning. Donnacona twenty-five miles to the southwest, at the mouth of the Jacques Cartier River, is the site of a pulp and paper mill. Pulpwood is floated down the river or brought in by barge from Sault au Mouton on the North Shore. In summer paper is shipped to Newark in canal boats by way of the Richelieu-Lake Champlain waterway. Montmorency, eight miles northeast of Quebec, located at the famous falls of the same name, is not only a favourite tourist spot with its fine park and hotels, but also the site of a large cotton factory, operated by the water power of the falls. Ste. Anne de Beauprd is fourteen miles northeast of Montmorency. Here at the end of the 17th century the renowned shrine of Ste. Anne was established. It has become the most popular Roman Catholic shrine in the world attracting twice as many pilgrims as Lourdes in France. It is visited by more than half a million people every year. The Island of Orleans The Island of Orleans is also a detached portion of the Quebec peneplain now somewhat elevated through the general upward tilt of the lowland toward the north east. Its flattish summit is about 400 feet above sea level and it is bounded by gentle slopes and intermittent escarpments fringed by Pleistocene river terraces. It has an area of 94 square miles. It was settled in 1641-48 by colonists from northern France. By 1667 it already had a population of 529. By 1851 there were about 4,400. The island has only one incorporated village, Beaulieu (Ste. Pétronille), at the southern end, but its rural areas preserve interesting aspects of the old rural life. Its isolation and some of its charm have disappeared since it was joined to the mainland by a bridge over the north channel in 1932. It is a region of specialized agriculture producing tree fruits, small fruits, potatoes and vegetables for the Quebec market. Formerly these products reached the city by boat, but river life has decayed since the coming, of the highway. Geographic Personality The Quebec region is unique, its geographic qualities cannot be matched anywhere else. Picturesque in its natural landscape, its human geography is just as interesting. Scene of the early colonization efforts in Canada, it still preserves many buildings and land use patterns from that historic time. This is the cradle of French Canadian culture. Home