Minutes away from downtown Montreal, Parc Jean-Drapeau has two islands to offer: Île Sainte-Hélène and Île Notre-Dame. Every summer and winter, Montrealers come by bike, car, subway, boat or on their rollerblades, either to relax on the beach, enjoy the shady trails, have a picnic, attend an outdoor show, or a sports competition, or experience the thrilling rides at gigantic amusement park La Ronde. Some of the Expo'67 pavilions are still on the Sainte-Hélène and Notre-Dame islands. Since Expo 67, parc Jean-Drapeau has maintained a few pavilions. Those belonging to Québec and France ultimately provided the venue for what became the Casino de Montréal in the 1990s.
