The Pointe-au-Père Lighthouse guards what is considered one of the most difficult waterways to navigate along the St. Lawrence. The Pointe-au-Père navigational aid station has provided the best pilots to take charge of ships sailing between North America and Europe, Read more…
Four more lighthouses we found in the Gaspesie Region. The first lighthouse we encountered on this trip, the Carleton-sur-Mer lighthouse. An almost identical photo of the Pointe Bonaventure Lighthouse. La Martre Lighthouse – a beautiful wooden structure that has been Read more…
Some lighthouses are just too special. If there is only one lighthouse one can visit in the Gaspesie Region, I would recommend Pointe-à-la-Renommée Lighthouse. (From Tourism Gaspesie). This unique lighthouse is well worth the short detour on a gravel road to Read more…
In our first visit to Quebec’s Gaspesie Region, we were amazed at the number of lighthouses we passed by while cruising along Hiway 132. This should not be surprising as Gaspe is a peninsula along the St. Lawrence River and Read more…
Quebec has been a predominant Catholic province since 1608 when Samuel de Champlain founded the first Catholic colony in Quebec City. Thus, towns are named after saints and Catholic churches are almost in every corner. We tried to capture as Read more…