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memorable stay r"ln the shores of the St. Lawrence River, Lovers of gardens will be charmed by the terrace overlooking the river and he peac,e atrd serenity ol rhe grounds, The hotel offers you nasmoking environment.

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The Folar Bear ntay be active at any time of the day, searching trr prey. It clttt lacate pr*y ev*n lvhen jt j.s hidden tiy snovil *r ice. x ixrge sixe helps to mainlain body tan:pe*re. An sxcellen ..;wimmer, it p*ddien witir ths front f*et only. The Fle eaf's te+{h are }arger and sharper than thonc of other bears. lt at birds, bird *ggs, *llr*all mnrtt*ls, dead animais, crabs, ntushrooms. grasses, and berries. Not many shelters have Lreen found iI: Alaska: sorne Pnlar Bears spend rvinter in Siberia. Females live in caves from Novemtrer to March. thcir yn bears rcmain vrith th*m xbout a yf{ and n lralf, Folar ears are a sotu,ce of tbotl icr }{ative Amerjcan*.

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central park is on* *f the urlr*n w**der of the world, a green oasis in New york ciry tt is so natural}y ,i:ar1 of the Manhattan elrvirontsnt lhl m*ny people may not realise it is entirely
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very park vistor kno,ws that Centra1 Park is a heeven. 1V* can si{ cn a bench arrd read the paper, t e ball with t,iends, jog, cycle, or play with r:ur children. C*nnections witlr Cetrtra} Fark rurr especially deep witlr New }brkers. Central Park was the first major park intended entirely t'or public use. The designers knerv the Park wou}d be a hee,lthy rofuge :ron: t}re tlr,rer-*rowdgd tiving **cticlns in soxthem Manhattan. But they did not know bef'orehand that over a quarteT of a million people wou]<l stream iniq tentr*l Fark on a spring weekerd" The Park is preserved by a unique parrnership befween the City of Netv York and a non-profit
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