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Wonderland of Gaspé

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 […]
Postering a Region

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 […]
A Photographer’s Paradise

A Photographer’s Paradise

Today, everyone is a photographer. The advent of digital photography and a camera on every telephone has made a photo device the companion of every traveller. In yesteryear, […]
Key Selling Points

Key Selling Points

What were the key selling points for hotels and operators in the Gaspé? Was it price, comfort, hot running water or proximity to the seashore? None of the […]
Gaspé Tours – Custom Travel to See the Gaspé in Four Days

Gaspé Tours – Custom Travel to See the Gaspé in Four Days

There was a time when Quebec had a fully integrated transportation system – when the automobiles and trains worked in close collaboration to move tourists from one point […]
Gaspé…..Destination for Americans

Gaspé…..Destination for Americans

The Gaspé region became a popular place for Americans to visit. It attracted the famous and the less famous, the rich and the middle-class. The proof that the […]
The Good Roads Movement

The Good Roads Movement

The Good Roads Movement pushed the government of Quebec to invest in its road network. Born in the 1870s in the United States to encourage local, state and […]
Steamships to Gaspé

Steamships to Gaspé

The St. Lawrence was busy with ships and vessels of all sizes and descriptions. Travellers could disembark at Gaspé or sometimes at a wharf in one of the […]