Road 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 […]

Road Maintenance

Roads require maintenance. Municipalities asked for government assistance to maintain the new roads, used as much by tourists as by local residents, but funds were scarce. One of […]

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 – […]

Road Maintenance

As soon as automobiles began to circulate, the roads became a veritable nightmare. Roads require maintenance. Municipalities asked for government assistance to maintain the new roads, used as […]

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 […]

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 […]

First Past the Post – a Cyclist Explores the Gaspé for the First Time

Cycling through the Gaspé has become popular in recent years. La Route verte offers cyclists a paved road and shoulders along nearly 1,000 kilometres and some of the […]

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 […]

Group Travel

Getting to the Gaspé has often meant travelling in groups. For many tourists, their first visit to a new part of the world is in a group. The […]

Rebuilding the Highway

By the 1950s, the Perron Boulevard was thought to be old and antiquated. Barely wide enough for two vehicles, it was thought to be dangerous and in need […]

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 […]