| Pointe-a-la-Croix (Cross Point (in)) | |
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| Pointe-a-la-Croix | |
| Information | |
| Country |  Canada |
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| Region | The Baie-des-Chaleurs |
| Area | 394,39 km² |
| Population | 1 587 hab. (2006) |
| Density | 4,02 inhab./km² |
| Telephone prefix | 1 418 788 |
| Tourist information office | 2000, boulevard Inter-Provincial. Mid-May to mid-October.  1 581 352-1001E-mail: [email protected] |
| Location | |
 48 ° 1 ′ 0 ″ N 66 ° 41 ′ 0 ″ W | |
| Official site | |
Pointe-a-la-Croix is a municipality of Gaspesie in the east of Quebec.
Understand
Pointe-à-la-Croix is located at the bottom of the Chaleur Bay at the border between Quebec and the New Brunswick which is marked by the Ristigouche River.
Pointe-à-la-Croix is a village-relay, that is to say that the municipality has, through its merchants, all the services normally offered by a service area located along a highway.
Pointe-à-la-Croix includes the hamlets of Cross Point Station, L'Alverne, Mann and Oak Bay. It also includes the former municipality of Saint-Fidèle-de-Ristigouche since 1983.
Story
The place was first occupied by the Mi'kmaq Native American nation. The first ones Europeans to live there were the Friars Minor Récollets around 1620. Then, the place was colonized by Acadians from 1758. In 1760, the place witnessed the Battle of the Restigouche which definitively marked the conquest British of New France. Following the conquest, the place became known as Repulse Point and Pleasant Point. In the 1780s, Loyalists fleeing the United States came to settle there. It was only afterwards that the name Cross Point began to be used; this was the name of the post office from 1846 to 1952. The municipality was officially established in 1845 under the name Mann. It was not until 1970 that its name was made French for Pointe-à-la-Croix.
To go
By car
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Pointe-à-la-Croix is located on route 132 which circles the Gaspesie. The J.C. Van Horne Bridge crosses the Ristigouche River connecting Pointe-à-la-Croix to Campbellton to New Brunswick. It was inaugurated in 1961.
Circulate
To see
- La Petite-Rochelle Interpretation Center – The Young House dating from 1830 built in piece-by-piece wood with a dovetail assembly typical of the colonial era. It was erected in Escuminac, but moved to Pointe-à-la-Croix in 1983 to serve as a tourist information office until 2000. It then became the Maison-Young interpretation center until 2009 before to become the interpretation center of La Petite-Rochelle. La Petite-Rochelle was a village founded by Acadians in 1758 during the time of the deportation. It housed 1,200 to 1,500 inhabitants before the British set it on fire during the Battle of the Restigouche in 1760. The interpretation center presents the history of the Acadians and the deportation.
- 1 Battle of the Restigouche National Historic Site of Canada 40 Perron Boulevard West,
1 418 788-5676, 1 800 463-6769 (free number) – Interpretation center exhibiting many objects recovered from the wreckage of Machault dating from 1760 which was involved in the naval battle which marked the conquest British of New France. - Baie-au-Chêne marshes – Protected wetland fed by fresh water from the Ristigouche River and saltwater tides from Chaleur Bay. It includes marshes, wooded and shrub swamps, a bog and a tidal channel. In fact, the mud flats and the peat bog in the middle of a salt marsh are exclusive habitats in Baie au Chêne. For its part, the coast is home to the largest cordgrass marshes in The Baie-des-Chaleurs with a length of 6 km. The marsh includes three plant species that are threatened, vulnerable or likely to be. These are more than 120 species birds that visit these marshes, including three rare or restricted species.
- Bird watching – The Baie-au-Chêne and Pointe-à-Bourdeau marshes are excellent wetlands for birdwatchers. Moreover, ornithological hiking trails have been developed. The course totals 9 km and includes four observation towers.
- Ristigouche River – In addition to being renowned worldwide for salmon fishing, the Ristigouche River is magnificent with its small archipelagos, especially in the fall when the forest becomes colorful. It offers good photographic opportunities.
Do
Summer
- Boating – Canoe trip on the Ristigouche River.
- Club quad Avignon West 44 B, rue de l'Église (L'Alverne), 1 418 788-5842 – Maintained quad trails.
- Salmon fishing – The Ristigouche river known in English under the name of the Restigouche River and often called so in French is internationally renowned for Atlantic salmon fishing.
- Hiking – Hiking trails are arranged for bird watching and leading to a belvedere.
Winter
- Snowmobile – Marked and maintained snowmobile trails.
- Snowmobile Club Marquis de Malauze 14 Gaspésienne Street, 1 418 788-2196
- Mont Arctic sports club in Alverne 44, rue de l'Église (L'Alverne), 1 418 788-2164
- Snowmobile Club Marquis de Malauze 14 Gaspésienne Street,
- Outdoor ice rink – For free skating and hockey.
- Ice fishing
In February. – On the Ristigouche River. Hundreds of shelters are installed on the ice of the river. - Snowshoes – Snowshoe hike along the ornithological trails.
- Cross-country skiing – On the course of the ornithological trails.
In FebruaryTo buy
Eat
Restaurants
- Poinite-à-la-Croix snack bar 14 Interprovincial Boulevard – 1 418 788-2959
- At Mami YoYo 125, boulevard Inter-Provincial, 1 418 788-2411
- Restaurant Chez Claudine 22, boulevard Perron, 1 418 788-2333
- Pastali Restaurant 4, boulevard Perron, 1 418 788-2070
Groceries
- Doyle Grocery 10 Interprovincial Boulevard, 1 418 788-2340
- Luc Couturier food market (Provigo) 20, rue de la Mer, 1 418 788-5111
Producers
- Apple orchard in celebration 9, rue du Verge (via Chemin de la Petite-Rivière-du-Loup), 1 418 788-5309 Mid-August to end of September or mid-October (depending on traffic). – Pick your own apples, sale of honey, apple juice and Icebergs (frozen fruit lollipops).
Have a drink / Go out
- Société des alcools du Québec (SAQ) 22 Santo Street, 1 418 788-2444
Housing
Hostel
- Auberge du Château Bahia 152, boulevard Perron (Pointe-à-la-Garde), 1 418 788-2048 – The Bahia castle was entirely built by the owner and his father over a period of 16 years, it is located in the forest at 500 m from the road and offers a magnificent view of the Chaleur Bay.
Camping
- Camping La Maison Verte of the Gaspésien Park 79, rue des Méandres, 1 418 788-2342 April to November. – Toilets, showers, community room, chalet, caravan and tent rental, laundry room, propane, public telephone, wireless Internet. Activities at the campsite include hiking, biking including rental on site, a playground, a quad trail, croquet and fishing. 130 sites.
Cabins and B & Bs and Motels
- La Petite Rochelle garden chalets 351, Petite-Rivière-du-Loup road, 1 418 788-5276 – Chalets located in a garden in the valley of the Petite Rivière du Loup.
- Cottage of La Maison Verte , 1 418 788-2342, 1 866 788-2342 (free number) Open year round. – Residency of American architecture from the beginning of the 20th centurye century located near activities.
- Interprovincial Motel 4 Perron Boulevard West, 1 418 788-2962
Manage the day-to-day
Garages
- Autotech 117 Interprovincial Boulevard, 1 418 788-2886
- Mechanic Garage 50 Interprovincial Boulevard, 1 418 788-2127
- SDR garage 116 Interprovincial Boulevard, 1 418 788-5000
Gasoline
- Lord Gaz-Bar (Crevier) 22 Interprovincial Boulevard, 1 418 788-2179
Pharmacy
- Jean Coutu pharmacy 52 Interprovincial Boulevard, 1 418 788-2500
Health
- Chabot dental clinic 50 Interprovincial Boulevard, 1 418 788-3353
Banking services
- Acadian credit unions 137 Interprovincial Boulevard – Automatic bank teller machine.
