Cap-aux-Meules (Grindstone) is a Village of Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine municipality, on Cap aux Meules Island (Grindstone Island), part of Magdalen Islands archipelago, bathed by the waters of the Gulf of St. Lawrence, in Quebec, Canada.
Note: The islands of the archipelago and the municipality are geographical and political versions of the same entity.
- Cap aux Meules Island
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The MV Lucy Maud Montgomery ferry, approaching the Cap-aux-Meules ferry terminal
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The MV Lucy Maud Montgomery ferry, approaching the Cap-aux-Meules ferry terminal
![The MV Lucy Maud Montgomery ferry,[1][2] approaching the Cap-aux-Meules ferry terminal](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/023_098_Cap_aux_Meules.jpg/574px-023_098_Cap_aux_Meules.jpg)
The sheltered port of Cap-aux-Meules is an important fishing harbour, as well as a commercial cargo and ferry terminal. The ferry company, Coopérative de Transport Maritime et Aérien (CTMA), operates a ferry service to Souris, Prince Edward Island, as well as a year-round cargo service to Matane and Montreal, Quebec.
References
- ^ "Lucy Maud Montgomery ferry" (in French). Centre d'archives régional des Iles. 1998-04-22. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
This ferry can take 60 cars instead of the Manic's 45 and is better equipped to weather the storms of the Gulf of St. Lawrence
- ^ "The MV Lucy Maud Montgomery". Marine Atlantic. The Journey. 2014-12-11. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
Vessel named in honour of the famous Prince Edward Island writer who is best known as the author of the "Anne of Green Gables" book series
47°23′N 61°52′W / 47.383°N 61.867°W
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