August is Gannet time. Hiked to sit in the middle of 60000, yes, 60000 pairs of gannets. An easy place to get to, you will see one of the many wonders of the world within inches. A lifetime memory. Get the boat as early as you can (9 or 10) so you can have time to decide your hike choices... More

We took a cruise to Ile Bonaventure, off Perce, to see the colonies of Northern Gannets. It was fascinating to get so close to masses of these beautiful and demonstrative birds. We are not bird watchers (having grown up in Brooklyn, my idea of bird colonies was groups of pigeons scuffling for crumbs), but I found this quite worthwhile. We... More

You can reach Bonaventure Island by boat (several choices) from Perce for about $25 round trip for a guided tour with a naturalist. You will pass the big rock and look at it from several angles and then head out for the island. Before landing, you will start to see the bird colonies on the cliffs. After paying a small... More

There are many boat operators around in Perce and we hesitated to get on the boat but it is well worth the money. The boat cruise was $25 per per person and we took it around perce rock (although not that close because it was foggy) and then we proceeded to Bonaventure Island where we had drifted by nesting birds... More