Events

Festival quad matapédien, Amqui
September 4th to 6th, 2009
On the trails of the Club VTT de la Matapédia (ATV club), ATV guided tours with sweepers.

Les 36 heures de pêche du Lac-Humqui
March 26th to 8th 2010
During this event, fishing enthusiasts have a tremendous time and can enjoy ice fishing without a permit. A family activity spread over 36 hours with various prizes to win. Lodging and restaurant services on-site. Mandatory registration.

Visits

Maison Dr. Joseph-Frenette, Causapscal
Joseph Frenette (1866-1953) was a rural doctor, a profession that no longer exists today. He dedicated his life to treating the ill and injured, delivering children and saving lives. The exhibit created in his home pays tribute to this great citizen, the first doctor who lived in Causapscal, but also to all the doctors without whom this region, such as many others in Québec, could not have developed and prospered.

Like an open book, the objects, texts and photographs, as well as the multimedia of this exhibit, invite you to enter his family and professional universe, and understand the important role of rural doctors in the history of Québec.

Schedule: June 22th to September 14th, from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Average length of Visit: 1 to 1.5 hours.
Admission fees: Adult $5, student and senior $4.25, family $15. Reservations needed for groups.

Package price Maison Dr Joseph-Frenette and Matamajaw Historical Site: Adult $8.50, student and senior $7, family $26.

Matamajaw Historical Site
Legend has it that the first sport fisherman to cast a line at Causapscal was Lord Mount Stephen. Around 1870, he established his very own private fishing estate by buying up much of the property along the banks of the Matapédia and Causapscal Rivers.

In the early 1900's, a group of wealthy American and English Canadian businessmen purchased Lord Mount Stphen's estate and founded the Matamajaw Salmon Club.

For more than 60 years, the luxurious Club was a second home to members and their guests, lured by the prospect of measuring their strength and cunning against the king of our rivers, the Atlantic salmon.

Visitors to the Matamajaw Historical Site are offered a taste of the adventure-filled world of salmon fishing. On-site exhibits and activities provide a glimpse of life at an exclusive fishing club, while allowing you to increase your knowledge of an enthralling sport and a truly exceptional species, the Atlantic salmon.

The installation of a reconstructed salmon pool provides a splendid opportunity for observe Atlantic salmon in their natural habitat through a glass partition. Parc des Fourches, which borders the Matapédia and Causapscal Rivers, is thew ideal location for observing the finess and fury of salmon fishing. Bilingual exhibition.
Open
The Matamajaw Historical Site is open from Tuesday to Sunday. June 22th to September 15th, from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Fees
Adult $5, student $4.25, seniors $4.25, family $15, group rate.

Package price Maison Dr Joseph-Frenette and Matamajaw Historical Site: Adult $8.50, student and senior $7, family $26.

Activities

Parc régional de Val-d’Irène, Sainte-Irène
Regional park open during the four seasons. Winter activities: downhill skiing, snowboarding, 26 ski trails on 2 hillsides, which range from easy to extremely difficult, snowshoeing, 15 kilometres of cross-country ski trails, snowmobile trails, inner tube sliding on illuminated slope with mechanical lift. Summer activities: mountain biking with chair lift ascent, 640 kilometres of all-terrain vehicle (ATV) trails, hiking trails, observation tour. Services offered: Resto Pub l'Expédition at the top of the mountain (upon reservations), cafeteria, on-site lodging available year-round (reservation mandatory), day-care, equipment rental shop, reception hall or conference room accommodating 300 people. Schedule: year-round, on weekdays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. In the spring: watch skiers cross Picalo Lake: Aqua-neige from April 17th to 19th 2009.