Jacques-Cartier National Park is also a popular spot ... In winter, the park remains a favorite for snowshoeing and cross-country skiing. There is also skishoeing, kicksledding and fat biking.

King Francis I of France commissioned the sailor, born in St. Malo, in Brittany on the French coast, to cross the Atlantic in search of riches and a route to China. Jacques Cartier, 1848.

Jacques Cartier's first voyage was effectively a failure, but upon his return to France on September 5, 1534, he remained optimistic. With Dom Agaya and Taignoagny, Donconna's two sons as captives ...