CANADIAN GEOGRAPHIC/L’ACTUALITÉ
SPECIAL REPORT
The Saguenay Floods
Water powered the region’s economy, and almost destroyed it
By Taras Grescoe with files from Georges-Hébert Germain

DISCOVERIES
Places of power
Revealing the hidden messages of arctic landscapes
Photo essay by Norman Hallendy

CROSSINGS
Steps across the strait
Assembled by a satellite-guided crane, Confederation Bridge came together like a giant Meccano project
By Harry Thurston with photos by Barrett and Mackay

CULTURE
Sandstone Secrets
On Île Grues, Que., a medieval custom banishes the blues
Photos by Patrice Halley with text by Julie Barlow

MARINE WORLDS
Forests of the sea
Kelp beds are a harvestable jungle of riches
By Tom Koppel

Editor’s notebook
Under the weather

Geowatch
Roadside detractions; carvers’ mother lode; cracking PCBs; Jasper strip mine; dental detection

Off the map
Making toponymic music

Our Home and Native Tongue
Named by nincompoops

Reviews
Map magazine, Cabot CD-ROM, Canada carte, Tombsone history

Imaginary landscape
The Shrouding by Dorothy Livesay

Write to Know
Double dads; lakes on the level; missing contessa

Society News
Unaided journey to the frozen continent

Final Frame
Nature lovers

A Sense of Place
Lesley Choyce on Wedge Island, N.S.