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The Gaspé Peninsula 1,000 Miles of Motoring Grandeur

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

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 […]
Restigouche Hotel – a Century of Hospitality

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

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 Gaspé Region’s First Tourist Guide of the Tourist Association

The Gaspé Region’s First Tourist Guide of the Tourist Association

The Association touristique régionale (ATR) de la Gaspésie has been producing a tourism guide every year in French and English-language editions since 1986. Still the most popular and […]