Best of Baie-Comeau
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Haven
Baie-Comeau, Quebec, Canada
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Inspanningsniveau
Moderate
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Excursietype
All
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Rolstoeltoegankelijk
No
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Vanaf
$149
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Minimum leeftijd
Information Not Currently Available
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Duur
Approxiamately 2¾ Hours
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Maaltijden inbegrepen
Meals included
Combining history, the grand nature of the landscape, and the living experience of lumberjacks, this tour offers an excellent overview of Baie-Comeau.
Robert McCormick, President of the Chicago Tribune, founded Baie-Comeau in 1937 to supply pulp and paper for his newspaper business. Today, Baie-Comeau is a high-tech industrial hub for hydroelectricity. Learn about the city's rich religious and cultural heritage and the strong character of the 23,000 hearty souls living in this remote location.
Snap a few photos from the Havre St Pancrace lookout, 1,900 feet above sea level. During Prohibition, this isolated spot was a popular delivery point for contraband liquor.
At the Village Forestier d'Antan Interpretive Center, forestry activities such as cutting, hauling and driving are explained. Typical buildings, period objects, and old photographs illustrate the lumberjacks' living conditions and way of life.
End your tour with a short drive through Baie-Comeau's Old Town, including Place La Salle. This quaint commercial arterial is full of sites of historical interest, specialty food shops, souvenir stores, art galleries, fine restaurants, and nightclubs. See Champlain Street, where Brian Mulroney, former Premier of Canada, spent his childhood.
Notes:
Inside Town Hall visits may be precluded by pre-scheduled events. Wear comfortable walking shoes. Guests who wish to stay in town to shop or explore independently are welcome to do so, but must make their own way back to the ship at their own expense.