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Saint-André-Avellin Heritage Walk
Saint-André-AvellinTwenty-two stops on foot from the Pioneers Museum: the footbridge, the old charnel house, the church, old houses, the Mont Saint-Joseph grotto. Next…
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Bibliothèque Albert-Ferland (Chénéville/Lac-Simon)
ChénévilleLibrary shared by Chénéville and Lac-Simon, next to the town hall. Adult book club and story time.
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Chénéville / Lac-Simon Library
ChénévilleThe shared Chénéville and Lac-Simon library, wheelchair accessible, with a book drop outside Centre St-Félix-de-Valois.
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Bibliothèque de Fassett/Notre-Dame-de-Bonsecours
FassettFassett's library also serves Notre-Dame-de-Bonsecours. It's in the municipal building.
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Bibliothèque de Lac-des-Plages
Lac-des-PlagesGenerous hours for such a small village: six days a week, at the town hall.
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Bibliothèque de Montpellier
MontpellierOne of the few libraries open Sunday mornings. Book drop for returns.
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Bibliothèque de Mulgrave-et-Derry
Mulgrave-et-DerryA young library, opened in 2020 on chemin de la Mine. Closed on statutory holidays.
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Bibliothèque de Namur
NamurNamur's municipal library, open two evenings a week. It shares a phone number with the school next door.
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Bibliothèque de Notre-Dame-de-la-Paix
Notre-Dame-de-la-PaixSmall village library, open Wednesday evening and Thursday afternoon.
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Bibliothèque de Notre-Dame-de-la-Salette
Notre-Dame-de-la-SaletteAt the municipal office, during office hours. It even lends VR headsets and museum passes.
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Bibliothèque de Saint-André-Avellin
Saint-André-AvellinThe library is in the municipal complex next to the arena. No Saturday hours in summer. Book drop for returns.
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Bibliothèque de Saint-Émile-de-Suffolk
Saint-Émile-de-SuffolkLibrary at the municipal office, open Tuesday evening and Saturday morning.
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Bibliothèque de Saint-Sixte/Canton de Lochaber/Lochaber-Partie-Ouest
Saint-SixteOpened in 2020, it serves Saint-Sixte and both Lochaber townships. Book drop for returns.
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Bibliothèque de Val-des-Bois/Bowman
Val-des-BoisAt Val-des-Bois town hall, also serving Bowman.
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Val-des-Bois–Bowman Library
Val-des-BoisThe library Val-des-Bois shares with Bowman lends passes to the big Ottawa-Gatineau museums and for cross-country skiing in Gatineau Park. Handy…
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Duhamel Library and Carrefour duhamellois
DuhamelThe town library and the Carrefour duhamellois share one roof: services and activities for residents and visitors alike, and the place to ask what's…
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Montebello Public Library
MontebelloBooks, a board-game library, passes for regional attractions and an art hive stocked with free supplies. Part of the Réseau BIBLIO de l'Outaouais.
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Papineauville Public Library
PapineauvilleA Réseau BIBLIO library run largely by volunteers, with access to the network's digital resources.
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Plaisance Public Library
PlaisanceBooks, e-books, magazines and museum passes to borrow. Open two evenings a week.
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Ripon Public Library
RiponA small village library in the Réseau BIBLIO network, with interlibrary loans. Open Mondays, Thursdays and one Saturday a month.
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Thurso Public Library
ThursoStory time for kids 0 to 5, a book club, free Internet stations, and two little free libraries in town. Free card for Thurso and…
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Guy Lafleur bronze statue
ThursoThe Flower in bronze, eight feet tall, by Jean-Raymond Goyer, outside town hall in his hometown. Place Guy-Lafleur lights up at night.
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Centre communautaire de Papineauville
PapineauvilleBig hall behind the high school, rented for weddings, trade shows and tournaments. The old arena next door, closed since 2017, is slated to become a…
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Centre communautaire de Thurso
ThursoTwo rental halls, Monday bingo, and meetings for the Fermières, seniors' clubs and the Optimists. The Knights of Columbus use the entrance at 123…
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Quebec Folk Art Centre
PlaisanceSelf-taught makers from all over Quebec who turned wood, fabric, metal and everyday junk into art. Moving sculptures, larger-than-life characters…
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Centre d’exposition Napoléon-Bourassa
MontebelloThe MRC's art centre: four exhibitions a year in visual arts and fine crafts, wheelchair accessible, and always free. It also runs the in situ art…
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Louis-Joseph Papineau Funerary Chapel
MontebelloA small stone Gothic Revival chapel built 1853–55 by Papineau and his son among the pines and maples of the estate, rebuilt in 1933. Eleven family…
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Gatineau Sled Dogs
Saint-SixteDogsled outings in the Saint-Sixte river valley, summer and winter, pulled by Seppala Siberians, a heritage breed.
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Montebello Heritage Walk
MontebelloTwenty-five houses and sites marked with lecterns around the village, chosen by the Louis-Joseph-Papineau historical society and the arts committee.…
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Papineauville Heritage Walk
PapineauvilleA walk through Papineauville's old buildings, in a village closely tied to the Papineau family. The town provides the brochure.
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Coopérative de solidarité Place du Marché
RiponSaturday farmers' market from May to October, then a community hall the rest of the year: Friday supper-and-concert nights, games nights…
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De bois, de fer et d’eau (art public)
ThursoEight works from 2021 along the bike path on the old rail bed, by Mustapha Chadid, Élisabeth Picard, Mélodie Coutou and others.
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Duhamel history trails
DuhamelPanels along the trails mark Duhamel's historic spots. The Au fil de l'eau trail adds village history, a bit on the deer, and the Peuples des bois…
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St. Malachy's Church and Our Lady of Knock Shrine
MayoIn 1955 Father Clément Braceland had a replica of the Knock shrine in Ireland built here. A pilgrimage has come back every summer since, on the…
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Ensemble naturellement (art public)
RiponEight works built on site in September 2025 by professional artists, around the Place du Marché. They change with the light and the seasons. Free to…
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Mulgrave & Derry Historical Society exhibit
Mulgrave-et-DerryIn the St. Matthew Lutheran parsonage, the historical society shows photos and keepsakes from the German and Irish families who opened up the…
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Val-des-Bois mural
Val-des-BoisA big spray-paint mural by Maria-Rosa Szychowska: the Lièvre, the High Falls dam and log drivers on the logs, as it was more than 60 years ago. Log…
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Imaginer, semer, récolter (art public)
PapineauvilleThe seven works from the 2023 symposium, spread between Sainte-Angélique church, the Seigneurial Mill park, Parc Henri-Bourassa and Place Bonhomme.…
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La Meute du Wendigo
Lac-des-PlagesDog sledding, bush-survival lessons and a night in a rustic shelter. By appointment.
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Hercule Chéné Heritage Trail
ChénévilleChénéville's heritage trail, named for Pierre Hercule Chéné, who opened the first post office in 1864. The brochure is online.
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Lac-Simon history trail
Lac-SimonPanels at the marina tell the lake's story, and on Île du Canard Blanc an interpretive trail leads to Lac des Étoiles. There are docks on both sides…
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Le Bankeur
MontebelloA brewpub and show room in a former bank: beer, wine, cocktails and live acts.
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Le St-André
Saint-André-AvellinHalf pub, half concert room. It was recently enlarged by 40 seats, but you're still close to the stage. Tribute bands, comedy and well-known Quebec…
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L’énergie de la Lièvre (art public)
Val-des-BoisEight sculptures from the 2019 symposium, inspired by the Lièvre River, its power and its history. They stand near the community centre.
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Chutes du Moulin and North Nation Mills
PlaisanceFalls of more than 35 metres on the Petite Nation and, all around them, traces of North Nation Mills, the mill village that kicked off the region's…
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Manoir-Papineau National Historic Site
MontebelloLouis-Joseph Papineau's four-towered manor, its gardens and the big red oak where the family used to gather. Parks Canada opens it mid-May to…
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Ma cabane au Canada (art public)
NamurFive cabin-sculptures made in 2013 by professional artists in the village park's garden. A good stop to stretch your legs.
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Meute Tanwen, traîneaux à chiens
MontpellierA small family outfit where you drive your own team. Night rides and overnight trips in the woods if you're up for it.
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Mont-Salettin
Notre-Dame-de-la-SaletteAbout 200 steps up to a cross that lights up at night, with a view over the village and Route 309. A place for quiet and memory, in a village marked…
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Pioneers Museum
Saint-André-AvellinSaint-André-Avellin's story from seigneury days to the 21st century, told through 1,000-plus objects and 600 photos, with old farm machinery in the…
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Observation des cerfs de Virginie à Duhamel
DuhamelIn winter, deer wander right through the village. Mornings or around 4 p.m. are your best bet. Slow down when you drive.
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Stone Park
PlaisanceAt the corner of rue Principale and chemin des Presqu'îles: a big open book carved from Baie Noire quarry stone, with sculpted geese pointing toward…
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Sundial Park
PapineauvilleA big metal armillary sphere sitting right on the 75th meridian, the line that sets Eastern Standard Time. Designed by Montreal sundial maker André…
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Seigneurial Mill Park
PapineauvilleUnder the bridge, on the site of Papineauville's old flour mill: a view of the creek and the mill ruins, plus a few works from the 2023 art symposium.
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Parc Oméga
Notre-Dame-de-BonsecoursThe drive-through safari: moose, elk, bison, wolves and bears along a 10 km road. Open all year.
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Peuples des bois (art public)
DuhamelEight works from 2015 on the town hall grounds, including Caroline Monnet's Homo Sylvaticus and Normand Ménard's Les canots du ciel.
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Peuples des rivières (art public)
PlaisanceSeven works from 2017 at the Dollard-des-Ormeaux picnic area and on the town hall facade, including an osprey by Mustapha Chadid.
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Rocher Manitou
Lac-SimonOn the west shore, a rock sacred to the Algonquin, with red ochre paintings. You see it from the water. Look, don't touch.
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Salle Desjardins de la Petite-Nation
PapineauvillePetite-Nation's proper theatre: 357 seats in the Louis-Joseph-Papineau high school auditorium. Plenty of comedy tryouts, music, and the Cinémaboule…
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Singer Trail
ThursoAlong the old Thurso & Nation Valley Railway bed, a Singer subsidiary: panels and archive photos on a century of history (1925–2025), plus eight…