Regional Flavours

Variety of chocolates: blueberry, sugar-free, coloured (red, green, yellow). Honey, maple products and fine products, dairy bar, candies.

Sampling (paying).

Schedule: Year-round, Monday to Wednesday & Saturday, 9:30 am to 5:00 pm, Thursday and Friday, 9:30 am to 9:00 pm, Sunday, 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm.

La Pulperie de Chicoutimi regional museum, located in the heart of the city and open year-round, is a vast cultural and tourist entertainment complex dedicated to the promotion and preservation of regional heritage, as well as the presentation of art works. In addition to being a museum, La Pulperie de Chicoutimi constitutes a major historical site in the region due to its century of history. The museum repository holds more than 26,000 pieces and works of art. New this year: The permanent exhibition Shoulders to the Wheel, presented with the most advanced technology including visual guides with Quebec Sign Language (LSQ). You can also walk along the completely renewed interpretative circuit using the audio guides. Come and visit the famous house of painter Arthur Villeneuve and discover his universe! The temporary exhibitions featuring a great variety of exciting themes will fascinate you. Take full advantage of the summer’s activities at the Jardin des vestiges, with its captivating cultural programme that offers many activities, such as Ciné-Pulpe, La Légende d’Arthur Villeneuve at the Summer Theatre, Destinations lyriques, Rastel Musical, and Grand Marché Dubuc. Take part in the special activities for Halloween, Il était une fois… Noël and Easter Egg Hunt. Bring your picnic along and take a moment to cool down near the refreshing water games! Guided tours depending on availability and interpretative signs (bilingual).

Schedule: June 22 to September 6, every day, 9:00 am to 6:00 pm (last admission: 5:00 pm); September 7 to June 20, 2012,Wednesday to Sunday, 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. Year-round, groups upon reservation (15 +).

Admission: Adults: $10.00, seniors: $8.50, students (18 +): $5.50, children (5-17): $4.00, children under 5: Free. Families (2 adults + 2 children): $26.00, (2 adults + 1 child): $23.00, extra child: 50% off. Group rates (15 +).

Average visit length: 3 hours.

Wine, appetizers, sparkling wine and spirits made from raspberries and blueberries. Small vineyard. First producer of traditional alcoholic beverages in the region. Group specials, picnic area, free samplings, paid guided tours, bilingual upon reservation.

Schedule: Year-round, every day, 9:00 am to 4:30 pm. Reservations preferred.

Admission: Free.

Farmer’s cheeses, bulk or curds, aged cheddars: Les petits vieux, Gédéon. Soft cheeses: 14 Arpents, Rang des Îles. Spreads.

Free sampling, picnic area, observation window.

Schedule: June to September, every day, 9 am to 8 pm; October to May, Wednesday to Sunday, 9 am to 6 pm. Reservation preferred.

Homemade beers in line with Lac-Saint-Jean terroir products. Located on Véloroute des Bleuets near the beaches, bistro open all year, large outdoor terrace and gift shop. Groups (10+) upon reservation: bilingual guided tours including sampling tray.

Schedule: June to September, Sunday to Wednesday, 11:30 am to midnight, Thursday to Saturday, 11:30 am to 2:00 am; September to June, Thursday to Saturday, 11:30 am to 2:00 am, Sunday 11:30 am to 6:00 pm.

Admission: Free. Guided tours: Adults: $12.

In the middle of Maria Chapdelaine country and halfway between the picturesque towns of Péribonka and Sainte-Monique-de-Honfleur, discover Le Musée Louis-Hémon. Explore this vast historic site and relive moving passages from the novel Maria Chapdelaine through a visit of the Maison Samuel-Bédard, where the Briton author lived in 1912. Follow in the footsteps of Maria Chapdelaine and Louis Hémon as you walk through the Maria Chapdelaine, vérités et mensonges exhibition. Relive the turn of the 20th Century in the company of experienced actors during the À la rencontre des fantômes de Péribonka activity. An evening of story telling will enchant you in the magic of the Maison Samuel-Bédard site. Activities: Walks, organized activities, blueberry grove, picnic area, gift shop. Guided tours according to availability and interpretative signs (French).

Schedule: Mid-June to Labour Day, every day, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm; Off-season: Labour Day to mid-June, Tuesday to Friday, 9:00 am to 4:00 pm.
Last admission: 4:30 pm (Off-season: 3:30) Groups (15 +) year-round upon reservation.

Admission: Adults: $4.83, seniors: $3.95, students or children (6 +): $3.07, children under 6: free. Group rates (15 +).

Average visit length: 1 ½ hours.

Built in 1902, the mill played an essential role in the development of the area, as it served many purposes. It is a typical example on the colonization period of the region, which saw some 200 such mills come and go. Guided tours according to availability and interpretative signs (French).

Schedule: Mid-June to the end of August, every day, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm.
Last admission: 4:00 pm.

Admission: $3 per person, families $5. Groups rates upon request (12 +).

Average visit length: 1 hour.

Located near centre town, close to the tourist information office.

Products: Fresh blueberries and blueberry products.

Schedule: Last week of July to Labour Day, every day, 9:00 am to 4:30 pm.

Eight shows: Aventure de nuit (Pointe des Pères); l’Île Fantastique (camping des Chutes), À la rencontre des Fantômes de Péribonka (musée); La Caravane en panne (St-Eugène, St-Stanislas, Notre-Dame-de-Lorette); Contes et Légendes du Québec (auditorium), Vieux Moulin (Ste-Jeanne-d’Arc).

Schedule: July to August.

Admission: Between $10 and $15.

A group of creative and skilled artisans transform fur into boots, hats, mittens, clothing, throw pillows, ornaments, jewellery, crafts and animal art. New: See artisans recreate for you the natural poses of indigenous and exotic animals. Guided tours according to availability, interpretative signs (bilingual).

Schedule: Year-round, Monday to Friday, 8:00 am to noon and 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm.
Last admission: 4:00 pm.

Admission: Free.

Soft cheeses: “Maria-Chapdelaine”, “François-Paradis”, “Péribonka”. Fresh, aged and flavoured cheddars. Ashy: “Le chant du Coq”. Farm-cheese maker.

Free sampling, observation window.

Schedule: Year-round, Monday to Friday, 9 am to 6 pm, Saturday, 9 am to to 5 pm. June 24 to September 4 : also, Sunday, noon to 4 pm.

Day-fresh organic cheese, bulk or curds. Organic aged cheeses: Saint-Félicien, Lac-Saint-Jean, Les chutes à Michel, Les chutes à l’Ours, Les chutes Chaudière, and Rapide Arcand...

Free sampling, picnic area, group guided tour upon reservation (paying), observation window.

Schedule: Year round. Summer: June 24 to September 5 : Monday to Friday, 8:00 am to 6:00 pm; Sat. and Sunday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm. September 6 to June 23 : Monday to Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm; Sunday 10:00 am to noon.

Come taste our 100 % natural, locally crafted beers in the warm atmosphere of our sampling salon and downtown outdoor terrace. Fair-trade coffee, free Internet and WiFi access.

Schedule: June to August, every day, 3:00 pm to midnight; September to May, Wednesday to Saturday, 3:00 pm to midnight.

Admission: Free.