Local and Regional History > Route 3

Grosse Île and the Irish Memorial National Historic Site (Montmagny)
An instructive and moving tour of a former quarantine station.
Grosse-Île
Montmagny
Telephone: 418 234-8841 or 1 888 773-8888

Musée François-Pilote (La Pocatière)
See Quebec society as it used to be: traditional trades, transportation, navigation, agriculture, science and other aspects.
100 - 4e Avenue
La Pocatière
Telephone: 418 856-3145

Maison Chapais (Saint-Denis-De La Bouteillerie)
Home of Jean-Charles Chapais, one of the Fathers of Confederation. Victorian style and period furnishings in a sumptuous, history-filled setting.
2, 132 Road East
Saint-Denis-De La Bouteillerie
Telephone: 418 498-2353

Musée régional de Kamouraska (Kamouraska)
In a convent dating from 1851, a museum of history and ethnology gives an overview of the region.
69 avenue Morel
Kamouraska
Telephone: 418 492-9783

Musée du Bas-Saint-Laurent (Rivière-du-Loup)
Ethnology and art from all kinds of angles. Don't miss the interactive multimedia exhibition, Intersections.
300 rue Saint-Pierre
Rivière-du-Loup
Telephone: 418 862-7547

Musée du Témiscouata (Témiscouata-sur-le-Lac)
The Témiscouata region as depicted by its artists and through its history.
3 rue de l'Hôtel-de-Ville
Témiscouata-sur-le-Lac
Telephone: 418 899-0072

Musée régional de Rimouski (Rimouski)
A riverside encounter with contemporary art in the first stone church in eastern Quebec. Science, art and history.
35 rue Saint-Germain Ouest
Rimouski
Telephone: 418 724-2272

Site historique Matamajaw (Causapscal)
Get an inside look at a select 19th-century fishing lodge, with historic buildings, exhibitions, a snow house and a reproduction of a salmon pond, the only one of its kind in Quebec.
53 rue Saint-Jacques Sud (Route 132)
Causapscal
Telephone: 418 756-5999

Maison Dr Joseph-Frenette (Causapscal)
The home of the first country doctor to live in Causapscaul. Medical instruments, texts and photographs all pay tribute to his daily life and devotion to his work.
3 rue Frenette
Causapscal
Telephone: 418 756-5999

Cascapedia River Museum (Cascapédia)
Discover the famous salmon river and meet the people who have shaped the history of Cascapédia-Saint-Jules.
275 route 299
Cascapédia
Telephone: 418 392-5079

Musée de la Gaspésie (Gaspé)
A museum resembling a modern ship -- a temple to Gaspé history and culture.
80, boulevard de Gaspé
Gaspé
Telephone: 418 368-1534

Centre Archéo Topo (Les Bergeronnes)
Archaeologists dig for answers in the soil and the Bergeronnes shores, inhabited for thousands of years.
498 rue de la Mer
Les Bergeronnes
Telephone: 418 232-6286 or 1 866 832-6286

Musée régional de la Côte-Nord (Sept-Îles)
From Tadoussac to Blanc-Sablon, you'll follow a long history of courage, tenacity and pride. The exhibition is a perfect way to discover this region.
500 boulevard Laure
Sept-Îles
Telephone: 418 968-2070

Musée de la Mer (Havre-Aubert, Magdalen Islands)
Islanders talk about the islands, their lives and traditions.
1023 Route 199
Havre-Aubert, Magdalen Islands
Telephone: 418 937-5711