Montréal - Île Sainte-Hélène / Île Notre-Dame

There are two islands in the St Lawrence: Sainte-Hélène, which is named after the wife of Samuel Champlain, and Notre-Dame which is artificial. Both have several features worth seeing.

The two islands were the site of Expo '67, the theme of which was "Terre des Hommes" (Man and his World). Many of the national pavilions, in varying states of repair, still remain to give a flavor of the 1967 world fair, its architecture and the progressive spirit that marked the Sixties.

The Geodesic dome designed by Buckminster Fuller which was once the American pavilion is now open to the elements and serving as an eco-center.