2024-2025 Official Tourist Guide of the Îles de la Madeleine

Culture and Living History – Travel by Experience

Pointe aux Loups Island

Entry Island

Musée de l'Île d'Entrée 213, chemin School, Île d'Entrée 418 985-2116 ― 418 986-6622 ― micami.ca Open: June to September.

Parc éolien de la Dune du Nord 2590, route 199, Pointe-aux-Loups parceoliendunedunord.ca Open: year-round.

Isolated from the main archipelago, Entry Island is known as a “Pearl in the Heart of the Gulf.” The Entry Island Historical Museum offers a truly unique glimpse into the island's past through its exhibits of farming and fishing equipment, veterans' memorabilia, photographs, household objects and stories of long ago. [ad p. 89] Fromagerie du Pied-De-Vent, Cheese making ÉCONOMUSÉE ® 149, chemin de la Pointe-Basse Havre-aux-Maisons 418 969-9292 ― fromageriedupieddevent.com Open: year-round. Come for a typical and local taste experience! Discover why the Pied-De-Vent cheeses are so popular. Meet the dedicated artisans and learn about the daily life of a cheese maker. Test your knowledge about cheeses and see both vintage and modern cheese making tools. And most importantly, treat yourself to a local cheese tasting. [ad p. 124] Le Fumoir d'Antan, 3J5 Smoking ÉCONOMUSÉE ® 27, chemin du Quai, Havre-aux-Maisons 418 969-4907 ― fumoirdantan.com Open: April to October. Off-season, by appointment. At the FUMOIR D'ANTAN, smoking ÉCONOMUSÉE®, enjoy an educational and savoury experience in a historic building. Discover how a smokehouse works, and the various smoking techniques used to preserve and flavour seafood. As the fourth generation, the Arseneau are keeping alive this expertise that has been around since 1942. For réservations, visit our website. [pub. p. 125] Les Cultures du Large 5 26, chemin du Quai, Havre-aux-Maisons 418 969-4477 ― lesculturesdularge.com Open: year-round. Variable schedule according to the season. Visit our interpretation center with interactive activities, such as the virtual reality headset, to learn about lobster fishing and oyster and mussel farming. You will taste our oyster and you will have the possi bility to buy some of our products on site. [ad p. 64] 2$ Havre aux Maisons Island

The Dune-du-Nord Wind Farm, which constitutes the first Quebec wind farm in an isolated electrical grid in Québec, is located a few kilometres East from Pointe aux-Loups. With two turbines of four megawatts each, the facility generates enough electricity to supply 1,800 residences which in turn reduces 17,000 tons of CO 2 from the thermal station.To learn more, please visit the information area. Museums, Interpretation Centres and ÉCONOMUSÉES ® 3106, chemin de la Montagne, Bassin 418 937-5733 ― sitedautrefois.com Open: June 9 to September 30. A memorable experience with Claude, a former fisherman offering a moving testimony of his journey as a shipwreck sailor. He reveals the history as well as the cultural and islander heritage related to both the sea and agriculture. Step into his universe and discover the greatness of his spirit. You will be amazed by the miniature village. Plus, there is a full-size fisherman’s shed, and a house with all its surrounding buildings. Animation every hour during the day. (in French only). [ad next page] 1023, chemin de La Grave, Havre-Aubert 418 937-5711 ― museedelamer-im.com Open: year-round. Le Rocher-aux-Oiseaux (Bird Rock). Size: two football fields. Surrounded by the sea and hundreds of thousands of birds. The rumble of the wind on the water. The horizon on both sides. Close your eyes, it is still there. Come and discover the daily lives of the men, women and children who lived on this rock and took care of the lighthouse. Le Rocher, as if you were there. Starting in summer 2024. [pub. p.94] Havre Aubert Island Bassin Le Site d'Autrefois 2 5 Havre-Aubert Musée de la Mer 2J5

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