Description

Louise Basin and Marina represents a river handle and a good-sized urban lake. Arranged by the federal government toward the end of last century, this beautiful (though artificial) lake gives access to an unequalled panorama of old Quebec City, and according to Christopher Forbes, vice-president of Forbes Magazine, the basin is "undoubtedly the most beautiful urban prospect for North America." Home to numerous personal boats and yachts, the marina also has aquatic "parking space" reserved for daily and public usage. If you are planning to enter the Quebec City area on your own boat, you'll first encounter the Louise Basin and Marina Lock, which regulates water levels at all times and can handle several hundred boats.