Pointe-à-la-Croix (literally Cross Point in English) is a municipality in Chaleur Bay area of the Gaspé Peninsula in eastern Quebec. It is situated across the Restigouche River from Campbellton, New Brunswick. The Listuguj Mi'gmaq First Nation is adjacent to Pointe-à-la-Croix.
Understand
[edit]Pointe-à-la-Croix is located at the end of Chaleur Bay on the border between Quebec and New Brunswick, which is marked by the Restigouche River. In addition to Pointe-à-la-Croix itself, the municipality also includes the communities of L'Alverne, Oak Bay, and Saint-Fidèle-de-Ristigouche.
The municipality is home to the site of the Battle of the Restigouche, a National Historic Site of Canada, and the Petite Rochelle interpretive centre.
Get in
[edit]Pointe-à-la-Croix is located on Route 132 which goes around the Gaspé Peninsula. The JC Van Horne Bridge crosses the Restigouche River, connecting Pointe-à-la-Croix to Campbellton, New Brunswick.
Get around
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See
[edit]- 1 Centre d'interprétation de La Petite-Rochelle (Maison Young). The Young House (French: maison Young), dating from 1830, was built of logs with a dovetail joint typical of the colonization era. It was built in Escuminac, but moved to Pointe-à-la-Croix in 1983 to serve as a tourist information office until 2000. It then became the Young House Interpretation Centre until 2009 before becoming the La Petite-Rochelle Interpretation Centre. La Petite-Rochelle was a village founded by Acadians in 1758 at the time of the deportation. It was home to 1,200 to 1,500 inhabitants before the British set fire to it during the Battle of the Restigouche in 1760. The Interpretation Centre presents the history of the Acadians and the deportation.
- 2 Battle of the Restigouche National Historic Site (Lieu historique national du Canada de la Bataille-de-la-Ristigouche), 40, boulevard Perron Ouest, ☏ +1 418 788-5676, toll-free: +1-800-463-6769. Interpretation centre displaying numerous artifacts recovered from the wreck of the Machault dating from 1760, which was involved in the naval battle that marked the British conquest of New France.
- 3 Marais de la Baie-au-Chêne (Baie-au-Chêne Marsh). A protected wetland fed by fresh water from the Restigouche River and saltwater tides from Baie au Chêne. It includes marshes, wooded and shrubby swamps, a peat bog and a tidal channel. The muddy flats and the peat bog in the middle of the salt marsh contain habitats exclusive to Baie au Chêne. The shoreline is home to the largest cordgrass marsh in Baie au Chêne, with a length of 6 km (4 mi). The marsh includes three threatened, vulnerable or potentially vulnerable plant species. More than 120 species of birds visit these marshes, including three rare or restricted-range species.
Do
[edit]Summer
[edit]- Canoeing – Canoeing on the Restigouche River.
- Club quad Avignon Ouest, 44B, rue de l'Église, L'Alverne, ☏ +1 418-788-5842. Maintained quad trails.
- Hiking – There are hiking trails for bird watching and leading to a lookout point.
- Salmon Fishing – The Ristigouche River (French: Rivière Ristigouche) is internationally renowned for its Atlantic salmon fishing.
Winter
[edit]- Cross-country skiing – Along the bird trails.
- Ice Fishing – Hundreds of shelters are set up on On the Restigouche River ice.
- Outdoor rink – For free skating and hockey.
- Snowmobiling – Marked and maintained snowmobile trails.
- Snowshoeing – Snowshoeing along the birding trails.
Buy
[edit]Eat
[edit]- 1 Casse-Croûte Chez Mamie Yoyo, 125, boulevard Inter-Provincial, ☏ +1 418-788-2411, [email protected]. Seasonal.
- 2 Restaurant Chez Claudine, 22, boulevard Perron, ☏ +1 418-788-2333.
- Restaurant Pastali, 4, boulevard Perron (Hôtel Interprôvincial), ☏ +1 418-788-2070.
Drink
[edit]Sleep
[edit]- 1 La Maison Verte en Gaspésien (The Green House in Gaspésien), 216, chemin de la Petite-Rivière-du-Loup, ☏ +1 418-788-2342, [email protected]. Camping and chalets available
- 2 Hôtel Interprôvincial, 4, boulevard Perron, ☏ +1 418-788-2070, [email protected].
Connect
[edit]Go next
[edit]| Routes through Pointe-à-la-Croix |
| Rimouski ← Matapédia ← | W  E
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→ Bonaventure → Gaspé |
| END ← | N  S
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→ Campbellton |
