As the winter season is in full swing, the montrealers and visitors, far from hibernating, are invited to a series of festival and activities at the "Vieux-Port". The fishing village occupies what in summer is the marina, as the whitest beach on earth, shows is festive umbrellas under the snow and the Jacques-Cartier Bridge. The activity of the actual port can be seen at a distance contrasting with the more leisurely Old Port.