20 Propositions to Add a Touch of Magic to the Holidays

This Holiday season, why not take the opportunity to offer yourself a little gentleness and beauty, and some magical moments? Here are 20 ideas that might help you care for your wellbeing.

• Boutique des métiers d’art Artisan Shop
  Visit Sherbrooke’s vast Boutique La Centrale Métiers d’art and offer yourself a special gift just for you. Whether you’re more the jewelry type or you prefer ceramics, textiles or wood, you’re sure to find the perfect present!

• Auguste
  The restaurant Auguste has thought of everything for its take-out menu by offering perfectly cooked comfort dishes with fine pieces of meat or fish. Their meals are easy to heat up and come with clear instructions adding a touch of warmth … in your bellies!

• Habiller le cœur, by Michèle Plomer
  This Magog author delivers one of her most successful novels. If you enjoy multilevel narratives, generous writing styles, and mother-daughter stories, Habiller le cœur, a deeply felt tribute to the mother figure, will offer you a truly blissful read.

• Mont Sutton
  For an enchanting sports outing, head out to Mont Sutton and experience a true adventure in glade skiing. Surrounded by this magnificent and peaceful natural setting, you’ll discover trails renowned as being among the best in all of Canada, according to specialized ski magazines.

• Librairie Le Repère Bookstore
  Feel like reading? Why not take this opportunity to visit the youth bookstore Le Repère, in Granby? Your children will love to browse through the shelves and they’ll surely find THE book that will accompany them during the Holidays.

• Zoo de Granby
  For a total change of scenery, head out to admire the Zoo de Granby’s exotic animals, at a fraction of the regular summer rates! Amur tigers, Japanese macaques, among others, as well as their wallabies are waiting to welcome you! (Starting on December 26)

• A Spa at Home
  A mask for your hair, donkey milk cream for your complexion, rosemary-scented soap to smell amazing… Why not schedule a spa day in the comfort of your home by using our local beauty products? A few hours to offer yourself some extra wellbeing…

• Distillerie Shefford
  Settle down in front of a beautiful log burning fireplace and slowly savour Distillerie Shefford’s Brown Acerum, a maple liquor with delightful notes of spices. Then cozy up in a comfortable chair and enjoy this moment of total plenitude. (Sold at SAQ.)

• Jacques Robidas Centre d'Équitation Discover the region on horseback at the Jacques Robidas Centre d’Équitation where you’ll find day outings adapted as much for beginner riders as for more experienced ones.

• La Station Cheese Factory
  For an always successful Cheese Fondu evening in a tête-à-tête, we couldn’t think of anything but the best by suggesting that you buy the one offered at La Station. A savoury combination of Alfred le Fermier, Comtomme and Chemin Hatley cheeses. Yummy!

• Tempêtes, by Andrée A. Michaud
  Would a hair-raising suspense novel be an interesting proposition? It would definitely be an excellent way for you to escape the daily grind. The author, born in Saint-Sébastien-de-Frontenac and who’s received several prestigious awards is offering here a dark novel that will grip and captivate you from the first pages to the end!

• Ice Covered Pathways in Magog
  Whether you practise this activity during the day or in the evening, skating on this ice-covered path along Lake Memphremagog is absolutely magical! The view overlooking the lake and the mountains will totally charm you! (Entrances by Pointe Merry or the Cabana parking area)

• Bleu Lavande
  To lower your stress level or to encourage relaxation, there’s no better product than lavender. Our favourite tip: place a few drops of lavender essential oil in a diffuser. Buy the Bleu Lavande finest quality oil!

• Pâtisserie chez Dorville Pastry Shop
  What would the Holiday season be without the traditional Christmas log? This unchangeable classic is revisited with creativity by pastry master chef Christophe Dorville, who’s behind the signature name of this pastry shop. Amazing high-flying pastry! (389, Principale, Eastman, 579 532-8820)

• Maison Boire
  For a magical gastronomical supper, choose the take-out menu of Maison Boire. Did you know that this restaurant won the Restaurateur Aliments du Québec menu award in 2021 and was named as the greenest one in all of Canada in 2020?

• Atelier Cheval de bois Workshop
  This small wooden toy factory has created quite a selection of sustainable toys. We suggest you slip one of their lovely tiny maple figurines in your Christmas stockings. Little treasure hunts, bedroom decoration pieces… They’ll surely put a smile on your children’s faces! (online boutique and several stores).

• Parc National du Mont-Mégantic
  The day following a big snowfall, head out to the Observatory sector of the parc national du Mont-Mégantic and go snowshoeing on the park’s 30 kilometres of trails. You’ll be awestruck when you discover their famous snow ghosts!

• Breakfast in Bed
  To add a little sweetness to your morning, there’s nothing like having breakfast in bed. And to enhance the experience, prepare it with our delicious Townships products! Pur Délice honey, succulent cheeses, all kinds of nut butters… there are plenty of options here!

• Base de plein air André-Nadeau Outdoor Centre
  Along with your family, come and take on the challenge of practising as many activities as possible at the Base de plein air André-Nadeau. Skating, cross-country skiing, sliding, fatbike … perfect to reenergize the entire brood!