ℹ️ The "km" distances are approximate, measured from a tourist site in the region.
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Le Vieux-Poste de Sept-Îles
A recreation of a 19th-century fur-trading post, built on the very site of a former Hudson's Bay Company establishment, this historic site traces the daily commercial relations between Europeans and First Nations on the Côte-Nord.
Gilles Vigneault's Birthplace and Heritage Site
In this remote village of Acadian and Innu fishers at the end of Route 138, the birthplace of poet and songwriter Gilles Vigneault, along with the old school restored by village volunteers, tells the origins of one of Québec song's greatest artists.
Pointe-des-Monts Lighthouse
Québec's second-oldest still-active lighthouse, built in 1830 to secure the entrance to the Gulf of St. Lawrence, this octagonal lighthouse now houses a museum devoted to navigation and the history of Côte-Nord shipwrecks.
Île aux Perroquets and the Mingan Archipelago Lighthouse Stations
A seabird sanctuary nestled at the western tip of the Mingan Archipelago, Île aux Perroquets owes its name to the Atlantic puffin colonies that frequent it, and offers unique heritage lodging in the former lighthouse keeper's house.
Anticosti Ecomuseum and the Menier Chocolate Heritage
Devoted to the island's singular history, this Port-Menier ecomuseum traces the adventure of French chocolate magnate Henri Menier, sole owner of the island in the late 19th century, as well as the territory's exceptional paleontology.
