Document Archives | Touring the Gaspé Peninsula – The History of an Epic Road Trip

Wonderland of Gaspé

Wonderland of Gaspé is one of the earliest films for a bilingual audience made to present the Gaspé coast. The work of Montreal’s Associated Screen News, it offers […]

Making the Pages of National Geographic

When the National Geographic recognized the Gaspésie as one of the world’s 50 destinations worth travelling to in 2009, the region’s tourism association celebrated and shared the news […]

A Legendary Tour

The Gaspé Peninsula History, Legends, Resources, Attractions was the inaugural publication of the Department of Highways and Mines to promote the region and its attractions. The dense descriptions […]

Along Quebec Highways

Within months of its opening, the Gaspé Peninsula became the province’s premier driving destination. Not simply a driving holiday, the Gaspésie was one better – a tour – […]

The Gaspé Peninsula 1,000 Miles of Motoring Grandeur

“Have you ever had a French Canadian vacation?” was the tag line for a series of eight folders produced by the Province of Québec Tourist Bureau. Each brochure […]

The Gaspé – One of Canada’s 10 Top Maple Leaf Vacations

“Just like a trip abroad” is how the Gaspé is pitched in this Canadian National Railways advertisement that appeared in The New Yorker magazine in May, 1952. Proximity […]

Postering a Region

What is the most beautiful poster or publication ever created to promote the Gaspé? lllustrator Ernest Senécal created this poster in 1944 for the Office du tourisme de […]

Vaut le voyage – Michelin Three Stars for the Gaspé Tour

A Michelin star can make or break a chef in France. The ratings by the anonymous reviews printed in the French tire manufacturer’s red guides are the ultimate […]

Restigouche Hotel – a Century of Hospitality

One of the best-known hotels in the entire region was the Restigouche Hotel in Matapédia. Located where the Restigouche and Matapédia rivers meet, the Restigouche Hotel was famous […]

See the Gaspésie Before it is Too Late

One of the first companies to bring groups to the Gaspé region was Tauck Tours. The company began in 1925 when 27-year old travelling salesman Arthur C. Tauck […]

The Last Outpost

Sainte-Anne-des-Monts was for decades the last outpost along the northern slope of the Gaspé Peninsula. It was where the road ended, quite literally. Only a walking path connected […]

The Poetic Peninsula

The poetic names of the Haute Gaspésie have a special beauty, l’Anse Pleureuse, Manche-d’Épée, Grande-Vallée and Petite-Vallée, Grand-Étang and Rivière-au-Renard. Geography is everywhere and has inspired the name […]