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.

☀️ Activities — Summer

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📍 1.9 km

Sentier pédestre Le Pas du Portageur

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❄️ Activities — Winter

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❄️Piste / sentier

📍 1.9 km

Sentier pédestre Le Pas du Portageur

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📍 Nearby sites

Côte-Nord

National Park / Nature

Anticosti National Park

Québec's largest island, comparable in area to Corsica, Anticosti is home to Vauréal Falls, 76 metres high, as well as Québec's longest known cave, in a territory shaped by the legacy of a fabulously wealthy French chocolate magnate.

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168.3 km

Côte-Nord

National Park / Nature

Mingan Archipelago National Park Reserve

Home to the largest concentration of limestone monoliths in Canada, this archipelago of nearly 1,000 islands and islets sculpted by marine erosion is Québec's best site for spotting Atlantic puffins.

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175 km

Côte-Nord

History & Heritage

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.

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210.3 km