La Malbaie, Canada Hotels, Vacations, Tourism

Highways 362 and 138 converge about 50km from Baie-Saint-Paul, at LA MALBAIE – "Bad Bay", so called because Champlain ran aground here in 1608. Situated at the mouth of the Malbaie River, the town sprawls along the riverfront with little to detain you, though the tourist office , beside the main road at 630 boul de Comporté (daily: mid-June to Sept 9am–9pm; Oct to mid-June 9am–5pm), has a full range of regional tourist info; the bus arrives nearby at Dépanneur Otis, 46 rue Ste-Catherine (tel 665-2264). Motel Murray Bay , 40 rue Laure-Conan (tel 665-2441; $40–60), is a … more »