AnneLise Sorensen of The New York Times highlights Quebec’s Mingan Archipelago as a top 2024 destination. Embark on a maritime adventure amidst ancient limestone formations, diverse wildlife, and rugged coastlines. Canadian government initiatives strengthen the Innu relationship with the land, offering visitors programs led by the Innu Nutashkuan community, including spiritual and wellness workshops.

In the wild Côte-Nord region of Quebec, the Mingan Archipelago, a national park reserve on the Gulf of St. Lawrence, unfolds ethereally. Hike amid Canada’s largest concentration of erosion-sculpted monoliths, which rise like fossilized works of art; kayak on the misty sea; and explore secluded beaches framed by marshes and forests. And watching over the land are the people of the Innu First Nations group.

Discover Île aux Perroquets, a spot to observe puffins.