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Baie Comeau, Quebec, CA

Overview

Overview

Baie-Comeau is beautifully located on the banks of the Mancouagan and Saint Lawrence Rivers. Stroll the lovely quartier Sainte-Amélie. Learn about regional wildlife at the Maison de la Faune. Or visit the new Centré Boréal, a fascinating Glacier Center where visitors can walk through a manmade glacier, experiencing its temperature, sound and movement. Sample shore excursions: After the Glaciers – Boréal Forest and Interpretation Center Tour; Boréal Forest Walking Tour.


Canada New England Cruise - Baie-Comeau, Quebec

Shore Excursions

Shore Excursions


 


A Company Town Walking Tour



Duration: Approximately 3 Hours
Price : $

   

After a shuttle ride into town, set out on a three-hour walking tour that will highlight Baie-Comeau’s heritage area, boutiques, art galleries, landmarks and, of course, its beautiful natural setting. The tour starts at Place La Salle in Baie-Comeau’s Old Town. This quaint commercial street, full of historical sites, bustles with specialty food shops, souvenir stores, art galleries,... more info




Best of Baie-Comeau



Duration: Approximately 3 Hours
Price : $$

 

This tour, combining history, nature, and technology, offers a great overview of Baie-Comeau. Colonel Robert McCormick, the president of the Chicago Tribune, founded the city in 1937 when he established a pulp and paper plant to control costs for his newspaper business. Today, Baie-Comeau is a high-tech industrial hub for hydroelectricity and home to about 23,000 residents. On this tour you wil... more info




Glacier Exploration Center



Duration: Approximately 3 Hours
Price : $$

 

At The Glacier Adventure, 20,000 years under the ice takes visitors back in time to understand how Inlandsis Laurentidien, the world’s largest glacier, transformed the landscape of the St. Lawrence River.  A three-part experience allows you to “witness” the last Ice Age and the associated climate changes:

Experience I:  Visit a glacier that was formed over a long &... more info




Glacier Exploration Center & Shell Valley



Duration: Approximately 6 Hours
Price : $$$

 

The Glacier Exploration Center takes you on a geological journey through time to observe the evolution of the planet during the last ice age. Through a high-tech multimedia experience you will relive the spawning of the largest glaciers in the world, the formation of post-glacial seas, and the migration of the first humans to North America. You will embark on one of the guided tour scenarios... more info




Hollow Gravity Dam-Manic-2



Duration: Approximately 3¼ Hours
Price : $

 

Visit Manic-2, a spectacular and important hollow-joint gravity dam and the first of its kind to be put into service at the Manic-Outardes complex. It is here that in 1965 Hydro-Québec operated the first 735,000-volt line in the world. This line has now become the international standard for high-voltage transmission and is linked to a generating station powerful enough to supply electricit... more info




Migration of the First People - An Easy Walking Tour



Duration: Approximately 3 Hours
Price : $$

 

This easy, guided walking tour explores the vestiges of the last Ice Age in the Maritime Glacier Garden, a unique 15-square-mile territory. Its theme is the history of human migration across the Bering Strait, and it helps you discover the migratory paths and living conditions of four ancient peoples. The Maritime Glacier Garden was created 20,000 years ago by the Inlandsis Laurentidien glacier... more info




The Adrenaline Zone



Duration: Approximately 6 Hours
Price : $$$

   

The Adrenaline Zone offers visitors thrilling experiences in a breathtakingly beautiful environment. Cross a glacial fjord on a zip line. Admire the beauty of the coastline while following a via ferrata route through huge gorges created by glaciers. Rappel down an abrupt cliff-face and explore a glacier lake aboard a Mayak. In the Adrenaline Zone, you can try unlimited physical activities. Ther... more info




The Pioneer's Road



Duration: Approximately 8 Hours
Price : $$$$

 

This tour examines many facets of Baie-Comeau’s past, including the history of the lumber industry with special emphasis on navigation on the St. Lawrence River in years past. Your first stop will be at the National Center for the St. Lawrence River Shipwrecks, which tells the story of numerous strange and extraordinary shipwrecks at Baie-Trinité. A multimedia show at the center allo... more info





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