Nothing soothes the soul and eyes, ascalm and measured flow of the river. Coastal beauty allows you to fully enjoy the rest, and the centuries-old history (after all, the rivers “live” for hundreds of years) gives the place mysteriousness.
In North America, the most famous waterway with a rich history and undeniable economic significance - the St. Lawrence River. The reservoir of unique beauty and popularity has many features and distinctive features that are appreciated by both locals and foreign tourists.
Исторически сложилось так, что во время Seven years of war, the St. Lawrence River and its valley were the theater of hostilities between the French and the British. Despite the fact that the lands were conquered by Britain as a result, Quebec Province stubbornly continued to be loyal to the French flag: people spoke French, protected and passed on their traditions from generation to generation.
The entire basin of the St. Lawrence River is certainly a picturesque place, but here, in Quebec, the charm of old Europe is especially noticeable, transported by its inhabitants from their homeland in the most reliable container - in the heart.
Apparently, this territory, and the truth, blessed Saint Lawrence. River full flowing, picturesque, it attracts manytourists. It is possible to pass huge ocean cargo and passenger ships. True, they walk along artificially created bypass channels, but this does not matter much, because shipping brings enormous economic benefits to the two countries through which the river flows - Canada and the United States.
The St. Lawrence River originates from Lake Ontario and flows into the homonymous bay, connecting the Great Lakes group with the Atlantic Ocean.
A little west of Montreal nature has awarded the riverset of rapids and rapids that impede shipping. Bypassing these imperfect and superfluous formations from the point of view of any captain, several wide and deep canals were built, through which, eight months a year, large ocean-going vessels can go deep into the mainland.
The idea and its implementation were economically supported by twolargest North American countries, allowing to organize the unhindered movement of goods and tourists. But the river fauna was damaged by the construction of canals: the ocean lamprey that sneaked into the river almost destroyed all the indigenous freshwater population (fish).
It is standard to call the river one of the largest water arteries of North America, except for those who have never heard of the amazing features and history of the reservoir.
This is an extraordinary river - the St. Lawrence River.The peculiarities of the river consist in the mixing of fresh and saline waters - essentially two very similar and completely different water worlds. Also, the uniqueness of the reservoir consists in the presence here of one of the largest and most beautiful fjords in the world, the Saguenay, as well as in the “dottedness” of the bed of many large, small and tiny islands.
Usually when asked where the St. Lawrence River is located, Canadians respond: "In the garden of the Great Spirit." This Iroquois legend has become another highlight of the river. Beautifully filed the story of the emergence of "thousands of islands" attracts tourists like a magnet.
Приведем краткое содержание этой легенды.The Great Spirit (he is the Creator) rewarded the Indian tribes with the blessed land with the condition that they end forever the strife. The Indians promised to live in peace, but after some time they did not hold back and again went out on the warpath. For this, God demanded to return the gift. Representatives of the tribes wrapped the earth in a canvas and began to raise it to heaven. And when a huge bundle almost reached the firmament, someone could not hold the end of the canvas, the earth spilled out and scattered along the river bed and nearby lakes.
Accurate counting of all islands and islets wasproduced at the beginning of the 18th century: they were grouped by size, thus obtaining eight island groups. The total number of islands is about two thousand.
А поскольку в тот период подобную недвижимость it was possible to buy for mere pennies, many shipowners and other citizens gladly bought an island or several, telling in a circle of acquaintances that the land was given to them by St. Lawrence. At that time the river still had rich stocks of fish, on the bank of the nearby one could get hold of high-quality building materials.
And now most of the small islands are inhabited andare privately owned. And the large islands are natural parks, open-air museums, hotel complexes and even sleeping areas.
All the islands are divided between the USA and Canada, but swimming in foreign territorial waters does not require a visa.: The St. Lawrence River allows travelers to enjoy both countries alternately for several hours.
One of the man-made attractionsSt. Lawrence is named the tall bridge Thousands of islands. Bending his back above the riverbed, the bridge rises to the height of a 20-storey building and connects two cities: Ivey-Lee (USA) and Collins Landing (Canada). The bridge is quite old, it was built in 1938. It is very picturesque.
Tourists, who are not a stranger to romance, are more attracted to the island called the Heart, which knows such a sad love story that its living heart is torn to shreds.
There are many fine buildings on the islandmost of which are locks. Some of them look like medieval ones, others look like Disney ones, but each of them testifies that they were built, at least for princesses.
And to some extent this is the case.One of the castles, the most romantic and magnificent, built for his wife Louise a German Boldt. Construction he kept in secret, preparing his wife a royal gift. When the work was nearing completion, Boldt received a telegram from Philadelphia that Louise had died. This forced the knight in love to roll all the work and leave the island, never to return.
He left, and the castle remained. Its history has been preserved for centuries. Now it has become the most touching on all thousand islands.
The story of the Holy Lawrence would be incomplete without a mention of the rich and unusual for the river animal world.
In which of the rivers you can still meet a blue whale, a huge white whale and a fin whale? The combination of flora and fauna here is so diverse that it is recognized as the most extraordinary on the planet.
Pisces, despite the invasion of lamprey, in the riverThere are about 200 species. There are also more than 20 species of reptiles and amphibians, more than 300 species of birds nesting along the shores of St. Lawrence and nearby lakes.
