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The Mont Andante culminates at in the western part of
Jacques-Cartier National Park Jacques-Cartier National Park (, ) is a provincial park located north of Quebec City. The park aims to protect wildlife in the Laurentian massif. It lies within the Eastern forest-boreal transition ecoregion. History The Montagnais and the Hur ...
, in the unorganized territory of Lac-Croche, in the
La Jacques-Cartier Regional County Municipality La Jacques-Cartier () is a regional county municipality in the Capitale-Nationale region of Quebec, Canada. The seat is in Shannon. It is named after the Jacques-Cartier River which runs through it and takes its source in its upper country. Sub ...
, in the administrative region of
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, in
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.Department of Natural Resources Canada - Atlas of Canada - Sautauriski Mountain - Accessed January 23, 2020.
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Geography

Mont Andante runs along the west bank of the
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north of the city of
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. The summit is located at: * west of the course of the
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; * of the western limit of
Jacques-Cartier National Park Jacques-Cartier National Park (, ) is a provincial park located north of Quebec City. The park aims to protect wildlife in the Laurentian massif. It lies within the Eastern forest-boreal transition ecoregion. History The Montagnais and the Hur ...
; * south-east of Petit lac Jacques-Cartier; * north-west of the village center of
Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury is a united township municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in the regional county municipality of La Jacques-Cartier north of Quebec City. Its main attraction is the Stoneham Mountain Resort. The larg ...
; * west of route 175. The cliff on the east side of Mount Andante overlooks the
Jacques-Cartier River The Jacques-Cartier River is a river in the province of Quebec, Canada. It is 161 km long and its source is Jacques-Cartier Lake in Laurentides Wildlife Reserve, and flows in a predominantly southern direction before ending in the Saint Lawr ...
. Access to the top of the mountain is easier on the north and west sides.


Mountain path

The Scotora trail from
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provides access to the summit of Mount Andante. This well-developed trail is the furthest from the park entrance located at 103 chemin du Parc-National in
Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury is a united township municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in the regional county municipality of La Jacques-Cartier north of Quebec City. Its main attraction is the Stoneham Mountain Resort. The larg ...
. To reach it from the entrance to the park, it is necessary to take the Chemin du Parc-National until km 30 where a parking lot is provided. From there, hikers cross the bridge on the other side of the road and follow the directions for Le Scotora trail. This stony path is under forest cover and runs along a stream in the valley where the beavers have built dikes.Déesseartémis
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History

Formerly, this segment of the historic path was taken by the Amerindians and the Jesuit missionaries to walk from
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to their mission of Métabetchouane at
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, where a fur trading post, established in 1676, was closed in 1703.


Toponymy

In 1989, the
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designated three mountains in the
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by the names Adagio, Allegro and Andante. Of Italian origin, these three words correspond to three types of movements (adagio, slow; allegro, lively; andante, moderate) that one meets in classical music (symphony, concerto, sonata, etc.). These toponyms evoke the titles of the first literary works of Félix Leclerc (1914-1988), famous singer and prolific writer. Félix Leclerc's collection of stories Adagio was published in 1943, as well as the fables and poems contained in Allegro and Andante, published in 1944. These literary works reveal the poet's great love for nature and his deep respect for peasant morality, always steeped in the rhythm of the seasons and the needs of the land. Born in La Tuque on August 2, 1914, Félix Leclerc lived in a family who loved music. Félix Leclerc sang for the first time on the radio in 1939, did theater, notably with the Compagnons de Saint-Laurent, between 1943 and 1945, and founded, with others, the VLM theater troupe in 1948. After a stay three years in
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, where he won, in 1951, for his song "Moi, mes souliers ...", the Grand Prize of the disc of the Charles-Cros Academy, he returned to
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, where his merits will earn him the highest distinctions and numerous awards, including the Order of Canada in 1968, the Calixa-Lavallée award in 1975, the Denise-Pelletier award in 1977 and the Ordre national du Québec in 1985. Félix Leclerc died on August 8, 1988, at
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where he had settled in 1970. The toponym “Mont Andante” was formalized on February 7, 1989, at the Place Names Bank of the Commission de toponymie du Québec.Commission de toponymie du Québec - montagne de la Sautauriski
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Notes and references


See also

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La Jacques-Cartier Regional County Municipality La Jacques-Cartier () is a regional county municipality in the Capitale-Nationale region of Quebec, Canada. The seat is in Shannon. It is named after the Jacques-Cartier River which runs through it and takes its source in its upper country. Sub ...
* Lac-Croche, an unorganized territory *
Jacques-Cartier National Park Jacques-Cartier National Park (, ) is a provincial park located north of Quebec City. The park aims to protect wildlife in the Laurentian massif. It lies within the Eastern forest-boreal transition ecoregion. History The Montagnais and the Hur ...
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Laurentides Wildlife Reserve Réserve faunique des Laurentides (), also known by its former name of parc des Laurentides, is a List of protected areas of Quebec, wildlife reserve in Quebec, Canada, located between Quebec City and the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region. This r ...
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Lac Jacques-Cartier Massif Lac may refer to: Places Africa * Lac Region, a district in Chad * Lac Prefecture, a district in Chad America *Rivière du Lac, a tributary of the Montmorency River, in Capitale-Nationale, Quebec, Canada Europe * Laç, a city in Albania * Lac, ...
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