La Maison au toit bleu

Bed and Breakfast and museum-house. Meals are served in the old photography studio of Mrs Marie-Alice Dumont, the first woman professional photographer in Eastern Quebec. Mrs Daria Dumont will take you on a grand photographic tour of history. Fresh country bread. Warm welcoming staff.

Cimetière et l’Église

Musée normantique

A rendezvous with authentic agricultural history. Restoration and preservation of the region’s agricultural heritage in a museum presenting many different scenes and rooms depicting life as it was years ago. Heritage Grand Prize Award in 2004. Guided tours by the curators. May 15th until September: Monday to Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Camp musicale de Saint-Alexandre

An exceptional musical training summer camp for 7 to 17 year olds that offers a mix of artistic lifestyle in a camp atmosphere. Located on an exceptional site near the Fourchue River. Excellence ‘Guimauve d’or’ (gold marshmallow) Award for its quality of life. Excellence and Hat’s Off Awards from the Quebec Camp Association, Development 2007.  Special Mention in 2008 by the jury at the lower St. Lawrence Tourism Awards. From the first weeks of July until mid-August: free concert every Thursday at 7:30 p.m..

Atelier Amboise ÉCONUMUSÉE ébénisterie artisanale

Founded in 1994, Atelier Amboise specializes in the reproduction of traditional furniture inspired by different styles. The museum respects the quality guidelines established by the province’s economuseum network. Guides will happily demonstrate different furniture making techniques. From June 23rd until Labour Day, Tuesday to Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Group visits available. Reservations required. 

Circuit animé du Transcontinental

Admire the ornamental slate sculptures of five different municipalities. Each one is part of the community’s cultural heritage. Interpretative panels explain the symbolism of each work of art.  

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Parc de la frontière

Canada Border Service
Original 1942 border crossing which years ago was a highly prized location for various contraband activities. Now responsible for the area’s border control. A border inspector is available to answer questions.  
Canada-U.S. Border Tower  
This tower symbolizes the abdication of a vast territory to the Americans by the British Empire in exchange for the Niagara Peninsula in the loyalist Upper Canada. It is the United States’ most Northern border tower.
Interpretative panels:
The Canada-U.S. Border
Bootlegging in the Transcontinental  
The Transcontinental Railroad

Small International Bridge
This small bridge holds the secrets of many different people: lovers, cigarette and alcohol smugglers, fishermen and even tourists. Built at the turn of the century (around 1906), the bridge was originally wider and linked the counties of Pohénégamook and Estcourt. Unbeknownst the original bridge workers, they were building a border bridge between Canada and the U.S. but official borders had not yet to be established at the time.

Chapelle Notre-Dame des champs et Madone

In 1929, the priest in Sully asked for an orphanage to be built in his parish and requested the assistance of the Brothers of Notre-Dame-des-Champs, whose institution was founded in 1903 in St-Damien. The Clerics of St. Viateur started operating the orphanage in 1931. Upon their arrival, they created a special devotion to this Madonna and gained permission to establish the Brotherhood of Notre-Dame-des-Champs in 1935, then affiliated with the Arch confraternity of Seez, in France.

Ancienne gare de Rivière-Bleue et Centre d’artisanat Riverain

Visit a centennial train station. Exhibition and shop offering works of arts from regional artists and artisans. Demonstrations by artisans, beginner’s workshops and interpretative panels. Photograph exhibit: The History of Rivière-Bleue. Daily, from mid-May until mid-October.

Chapelle
Évangélique Baptiste

In 1929, the priest in Sully asked for an orphanage to be built in his parish and requested the assistance of the Brothers of Notre-Dame-des-Champs, whose institution was founded in 1903 in St-Damien. The Clerics of St. Viateur started operating the orphanage in 1931. Upon their arrival, they created a special devotion to this Madonna and gained permission to establish the Brotherhood of Notre-Dame-des-Champs in 1935, then affiliated with the Arch confraternity of Seez, in France.Chapel built in 1920 and inaugurated in 1923. It served a French-Canadian protestant population from the U.S. and then a growing number of parishioners joined the community. The church and the cemetery are part of the province’s religious heritage. Interpretative panels on the history of the community and chapel. Organized visits from the end of June until Labour Day.

Carrière d’ardoise
Glendyne (visites)

Glendyne inc. fait la production d'ardoise à toiture et à paysagement et est la plus grande ardoisière en Amérique du nord. Le gisement d'ardoise a été découvert lors de la construction du chemin de fer transcontinental au début du 20e siècle. L’exploitation fut abandonnée à cause de la première guerre mondiale.
En 1995, des entrepreneurs locaux reprennent les opérations. L'ardoisière connaît depuis ce temps, une expension fulgurante et exporte plus de 95% de sa production totale.

Visite pédestre guidée sur fin de semaine, les samedis à du 24 juin à la fête du Travail.Glendyne is the largest slate-quarry in North America. It produces roofing and landscaping slate. The deposit was discovered during the construction of the Transcontinental Railroad at the beginning of the 20th century but production stopped during the First World War. In 1995, a group of local entrepreneurs restarted the plant. Since then, the popularity of slate has grown tremendously and Glendyne now exports over 95% of its production.

Guided tours on weekends. Saturdays from June 24th until Labour Day.

Pont couvert
Romain-Caron

Located 1.8 miles from Route 289 (Border Route), this covered bridge was built during the 1940's and the only one in existence in the Temiscouata region. The Romain-Caron Bridge is part of the Quebec Bridge Society and was registered in Quebec’s Cultural Heritage Directory in February 2006. One of Canada’s Historical Places. Interpretative panels.

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