Getting to the island is an easy 20 minute free ferry ride from Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rive. Once your car gets off the ferry – it’s officially Island Time! Meaning – you slow down, you breathe deeper and just take it easy.
Started with heavy fog from La Malbaie.
Interesting that the island (population – 1,400) has two main historic Catholic churches. This one is the St. Louis Church.
Pointe de L’Islet overlooking St. Lawrence River.
At Pointe de L’Islet. This site provides a view of the three geological domains of Charlevoix : the Canadian Shield, the St. Lawrence Lowlands, and the Appalachians.
What better way to represent an island than a lighthouse and a boat.
One of the island’s attraction – the 190 yr old windmill. Within the area is a flour mill which continues to this day to produce and sell flour.
La Madone de L’Isle aux Coudres. The personal illness of Horace Pedneault sparked the creation of Isle-aux-Coudres’ Madonna, her placement on those rugged, tide-swept rocks was absolutely meant to bring spiritual comfort to a community built on the perils of the St. Lawrence River.
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Perfect place for some island time.
Then it was chow time.
L’Isle-Aux-Coudres, Quebec – September 30, 2026
