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By Jane McLean, About.com Guide to Canada Travel

Quebec Winter Carnival 2009

Wednesday January 7, 2009
Canada - home to lots of snow and chilly winter weather - is not surprisingly also home to the biggest winter carnival in the world: the Quebec Winter Carnival.

Each year at the end of January begins the 17-day long freeze-fest in gorgeous Quebec City. Think Mardi Gras in winter and you have some idea what a big deal the Quebec Winter Carnival is.

Photo of Bonhomme Carnaval courtesy Carnaval de Québec

Photographer: Mathieu Plante

Comments
January 22, 2007 at 7:05 am
(1) Florian says:

I wasn’t sure what a big deal Winter Carnival was, but now I’ll definitely look into trying to get up there during our next trip to Quebec. Your article makes it sound like winter in Canada is bearable! Thanks.

November 20, 2008 at 1:20 pm
(2) JP says:

i like canada :)

January 13, 2009 at 6:13 pm
(3) jamie says:

I’m definitely going to look into this when I get up there this year. any advice on a decent hotel? I’ve been checking out some sites, http://www.topcanadianhotels.com, is one of them.

thanks!

January 13, 2009 at 6:16 pm
(4) gocanada says:

Auberge St-Antoine and Clos Saint-Louis are two boutique hotels that come to mind. They have a lot of charm but are not necessarily as expensive as, say, the Chateau Frontenac.

December 31, 2009 at 12:35 am
(5) Scott Parisi says:

A valuable resource for hoteliers, EcoGreenHotel.com is dedicated to helping hotels address environmental issues and implement environmentally friendly initiatives. It is a marketplace with plentiful amounts of information ranging from green products and services, industry “green” news, basic environmental overview to other tools like checklists, green project ideas, book lists, and resourceful links for a more sustainable hotel.

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