Ragueneau is a municipality in Manicouagan, Côte-Nord, in Quebec. It is on the Route des Baleines and the Route Nature aux mille délices (gourmet route).
Understand
Ragueneau has five magnificent bays on the coast of the St. Lawrence River: Baie à Chouinard (near the Old wharf), Baie du Père-Georges, Baie chez Phydime, Baie à Ti-Jos and Baie Verte. Each of these bays has fine sandy beaches and has a long sandstone at low tide. Moreover, the Batture aux Outardes in Baie aux Outardes (mouth of the Rivière aux Outardes) can stretch up to 6.6 km at low tide in front of the village of Ragueneau. Thus, at low tide, the water currents appear on the sandstone and the small islands emerge more.
Get in
By car
- From Montreal (646 km, time: 7 hr 43 min non-stop. From downtown Montreal, take the Jacques-Cartier bridge (east); take route 132 (east), highway 20 (east); then Autoroute 73 (north), Autoroute 40 (east) and Route 138 to Chute-aux-Outardes.
Get around
See
- Old quay of Ragueneau (Vieux quai de Ragueneau), 1025, route 138 (accessible from Route 138 via Chemin du Quai; on a peninsula, facing the bay at Ti-Jos), 49.06152°, -68.55040°, +1 418-567-2345. The old quay of Ragueneau, at the entrance to a harbour, has a gas station for boating and dinosaur statues attract visitors. This wharf is a privileged vantage point for observing marine mammals, avian species, Pointe aux Outardes, the sandstone of the St. Lawrence River, sunrises/sunsets and the passage of ships. This wharf is protected by small islands that cut through large waves and by sandstone at low tide. 2022-08-01
- Bird watching (Observation des oiseaux).
- Observation of marine mammals (Observation des mammifères marins).
Do
Year-round
- North Shore Fish Farm (Pisciculture Côte-Nord), 649, route 138, 49.07013°, -68.48762°, +1. The only saltwater fish farm in Quebec where you can fish big sea trout all year round. Products are sold on site. 2022-08-01
In winter
- Les Bolides Snowmobile Club (Club de motoneige Les Bolides). The club's trails are accessible to anyone who has an access card from the Fédération des clubs de motoneige du Québec. The Ragueneau club is on the Trans-Qc 3 trail. 2022-08-01
Buy
- Marché Ragueneau, 358, route 138, 49.08071°, -68.44227°, +1 418-567-4411. Supermarket, with Petro-T gas station. 2022-08-01
- Grandma's delicacies (Les gourmandises de Mamie), 2429, 2e rang, 49.09442°, -68.48734°, +1 581-490-1271. Bakery pastry. 2022-08-01
- Domaine Côte du Nord Nordic Vineyard (Domaine Côte du Nord Vignoble Nordique), 40, route 138 (rang 2), 49.10784°, -68.40317°, +1 418-293-2133. Vineyard with shop offering local products. 2022-08-01
Eat
- The Dairy Bar Chez Pascalou (Le Bar laitier Chez Pascalou), 594, route 138, 49.07241°, -68.47697°, +1 418-567-8900. Frozen products. 2022-08-01
- Cantine chez nath, 502, route 138, 49.07504°, -68.46358°, +1 418-567-9494. Pizzeria. 2022-08-01
Drink
Sleep
Campgrounds
Connect
Low-altitude satellite communication services (e.g. Starlink satellite constellation) are increasingly accessible in remote areas such as the North Shore; they allow you to make video calls, play online games, view streaming video, and perform other high-speed activities, among other things. In remote areas, these satellite communication services offer security and efficiency.
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