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This week, the St. Lawrence offered some amazing moments to those who took the time to stop and admire it. From a blowing blue whale near the coast and playful belugas to swift fin whales and minke whales on the hunt. Here is the story of these remarkable observations, from the Charlevoix coast to the Gasp\u00e9 Peninsula.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This week, the St. Lawrence offered some amazing moments to those who took the time to stop and admire it. From a blowing blue whale near the coast and playful belugas to swift fin whales and minke whales on the hunt. Here is the story of these remarkable observations, from the Charlevoix coast to the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12839,"featured_media":72461,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-72516","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-observation-of-the-week"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nBlue Mirage in the Estuary - Baleines en direct<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"This week, the St. Lawrence offered some amazing moments to those who took the time to stop and admire it. 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