27 - Duplessis, Manicouagan

From Tadoussac to:

Baie-Saint-Paul (segment 4)

Segment 27: From Tadoussac to Baie-Comeau

Picturesque resort town
One of the first French settlements in North America.
Old Chapel
The oldest wooden church inc Canada (1747).
Maison Chauvin
Replica of the first fur-trading post, erected in 1600.
Fish hatchery
Fort Atlantic salmon.
Maison des dunes
Tadoussac dunes interpretation center.
Centre d'interprétation des mammifères marins
Interpretation center housing an exhibit on whales with commentary by naturalists.
Festival de la chanson québécoise
Five days of musical magic featuring talented regional and international sogwriters, composers, singers and musicians (August).
Cruises
Take a whale-watching cruise on the St. Lawrence River or discover the fjord.

Cap-de-Bon-Désir
Blue wale watching from the shore and nature interpretation center.
Exposition archéologique
Exhibit of archaeological artifacts, some dating back 2,000 to 6,000 years.
Cruises
Observation of marine life.

Bird watching in a maritime setting. Interpretation trails. [Picture of the Manic-5 power station]

Manic-5 power station
The most powerful hydroelectric generating station of the Manic-Outardes complex. Huge arch and buttress dam.

Third highest mountain chain in Québec. 8,000 sq km (4,972 sq mi) of tundra and taïga.
Mahikan-Raid international des monts Groulx.
Orienteering marathon for backpackers over subartic terrain in the third highest mountain chain in Québec (August).

Modern mining town
Built to cope with the nordic climate, the town is surrounded by a 1.5 km (1 mi) wall acting as a windbreak.

Industrial tours
Aluminium mill of the Reynolds Company. Cargill's grain storage elevator, the largest in Canada.
Symposium de peinture
For six days, several dozen Canadian painters meet and work outdoors. Workshops, demonstrations and discussions with the artists (June).
Manic-2 power station
The world's largest hollow-joint gravity dam. 22 km (14 mi) from Baie-Comeau.

From Baie-Comeau to:
* [The Whale Route]