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Category: The 1940s

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 Fisherman’s Paradise – Intruders not Welcome

A Fisherman’s Paradise – Intruders not Welcome

The Cold Spring Camp on the Matapedia River is one of the most prestigious in the Gaspésie and has attracted fishermen from far and wide since the beginning […]
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 […]
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, […]
A Guild to Promote Handicrafts

A Guild to Promote Handicrafts

A movement to promote handicrafts took hold in Quebec in the 1920’s and 1930’s. Anthropologist Marius Barbeau inventoried craftsmen and women throughout the province and organized exhibitions to […]
The Guidebook – A Bible for Tourists

The Guidebook – A Bible for Tourists

Government has played a major role in promoting tourism in Quebec. With a large number of small operators, government became the key actor in choosing images and selecting […]
The Gaspé Highway – Where Disaster Often Strikes

The Gaspé Highway – Where Disaster Often Strikes

The Gaspé highway has been the victim of natural disasters ever since it was built. The first disaster to affect the new road occurred in July, 1930 when […]