Take your pick: adrenaline packed or slow and contemplative?
THINGS TO DO
Your Townships adventure starts here.
Sports, Nature & Outdoor Activities
Take your pick: adrenaline packed or slow and contemplative?
Arts, Culture & Heritage
Let your imagination run free at galleries, theatres, museums and workshops.
Spa & Wellness
Treat yourself to massages, body treatments, Nordic baths and other sensory delights.
Shopping
Scour our markets, boutiques and other hidden gems to score incredible finds.
Events
Discover our cultural vitality with a wide range of special events.
The Colour evolution
The tree-covered leaves change hues presenting different warmer and warmer and more luminous colours
Cycling
The Townships is a great cycling destination, because it’s designed for pedal power - slow, contemplative, challenging or sporty.
Hiking Trails
Fill your pack with local flavours before setting off to explore the natural beauties that make our region so stunning.
Restaurants
All are sure to please even the most discerning of palates. Bon appétit!
Orchards
Our orchards are overflowing with fruit, all ripe for the picking! Won’t you join us?
Where to stay
Lodging options to suit any taste and budget.
Hotels & Country Inns
Stunning locations and outstanding service come together for a bliss-inducing stay.
Bed & Breakfasts
Get up close and personal with life in the Townships.
Off the Beaten Path
Think outside the box with out of the ordinary accommodations.
Cottages & Condos
Custom comfort near the city or in nature.
Campgrounds / RV Rentals
Abundant amenities in the heart of nature.
Vacation Centres
Kick back and relax as a family with all-inclusive vacation options.
Other Types of Lodging
Experience something different by choosing unique lodging.
Lodgings with Spa Options
Plan a stay in an accommodation with a private spa or a treatment center. Relaxation guaranteed!
Hikers Welcome
If you, like thousands of visitors annually, plan on hiking in the region, know that your efforts will be rewarded by our world-class hospitality.
Bienvenue Cyclistes
Explore the region on two wheels and stay in one of the many accommodation options bearing the Bienvenue cyclistes icon.
Pet Friendly
Don’t want to leave your four-legged friend behind? Book a stay in some of the region’s many dog-friendly digs and you won’t have to.
The Townships
The Townships possess a rich heritage that you will discover everywhere on its nine territories, in its towns and villages, its Coeurs villageois, etc.
Not to be missed
What is it that draws visitors to the region, year after year? Find out here :
Cœurs villageois
Visit our Cœurs villageois – charming communities that truly characterize the spirit of our region.
Towns and villages
Explore our lively, welcoming towns and villages with their heritage architecture and fascinating histories.
Nine territories to discover
Each territory has a distinct personality and a wealth of hidden treasures just waiting to be discovered!
The Townships at a glance
Here’s a glimpse of the region, a few historical notions, and numbers.
Tourist routes
Hit the road! The region has several tourist routes designed around different themes – heritage, scenic landscapes, wine….
National and regional parks
Four national and two regional parks – an outdoor paradise in the fresh air, each and every one!
Taste the townships
Here, in so many ways, you’ll enjoy all kinds of gastronomical experiences! When you discover our unique products and our highly renowned tables, you’ll love us forever!
Restaurants
Every time you sit down at one of our tables, you’ll experience a truly special moment. Savour it!
Cafés de village
Visit our Cafés de Village and discover each one’s specialties while meeting the most welcoming and friendly people.
Créateurs de Saveurs Products
You can rely on our food producers who put as much love as delicious flavours into everything they plant and produce.
Vineyards
The Route des vins de Brome-Missisquoi, the Route des vins de l’Estrie, and about twenty other vineyards… The Townships region proudly honours its title of being the first wine region of Quebec.
Microbreweries
The region counts more than twenty microbreweries! Just like the people who run them, each one has established their own strong, unique personality and … extremely inviting character!
Cheese Factories & Dairy Producers
goat’s milk… Here you’ll savour rich artisanal cheeses. Some you already know, many others you’ll enjoy discovering.
Public Markets
Purple peppers, fir honey, pineapple tomatoes … besides all the products you love, sometimes you also discover new, amazingly surprising ones!
Orchards
Our orchards are overflowing with fruit, all ripe for the picking! Won’t you join us?
Restaurants Complices
These restaurants take to heart working with local producers and to offer dishes that integrate certified Créateurs de saveurs products.
Foodie’s Maps
Brasseurs des Cantons and Têtes fromagères are two gastronomical circuits highlighting our microbreweries and cheese factories.
Gourmet Itineraries
Plan your stay by offering yourself a wealth of flavours. Consult our getaway ideas.
Weekend and Trip Ideas
Discover our activities suggestions, getaway ideas and itineraries in the Townships.
Family Outings
Find loads of ideas for memorable family outings!
Romantic Getaways
Outings, restaurants, spas, weekend ideas… Suggestions for spending some precious moments together.
Outdoor Activities
Hiking, kayaking, beaches, cycling… Without a doubt, all outdoor enthusiasts are sure to find something to do here!
Tourist Routes
Vineyards, mountain peaks, heritage sites… Our designated routes make for the most beautiful road trips!
Itineraries
Whether for two, with your family or with friends, here you will find a ton of suggestions for planning perfect getaways!
Experiences to Try
Our collaborators have tested several different adventures … and have approved!
Coeur villageois
Visit our Cœurs villageois – charming communities that truly characterize the spirit of our region.
Towns and Villages
Explore our lively, welcoming towns and villages with their heritage architecture and fascinating histories.
Guide and Maps
View our guide and maps online or order your free copies.
Nature, sports and outdoor activities
12 Hiking Outings in the Eastern TownshipsPublished on Oct 11, 2022
L’écume des jours, marinière, aurore brumeuse, vives-eaux, sables … names given to her hand turned cups, tumblers, salad and other types of bowls evoke much more than sea side horizons. The ceramist, who nurtures a passion for the chemistry of kilning, has the ability to bring out glazes through painstaking research, which will simply sweep you away.
By Natalie Sicard
Elisabeth Gauthier has worked as a professional ceramist for the last 12 years. However, her first contact with the medium happened when she was still very young, in her native Saguenay, thanks to her neighbour who was a ceramist herself. “I was always spending time with her; I was so fascinated with her work.” When she arrived in Montréal at the age of 19, she first studied in the fields of literature and in geomatics. Then followed a three-year program at the Centre de céramique Bonsecours. And for someone who “has always felt a deep connection to this medium,” her passion has continuously been growing since those days!
In her studio adjoining her Brigham home, where she, her partner and their two children moved in 2014, she starts her days early. She works full time on her ceramic pieces, “an activity that gives her the greatest joy.”
She loves every step of the production process and takes great pleasure in experimenting with different techniques, shapes and patterns. But the world of glaze chemistry, which seems to have no limits, is truly at the heart of her research, testing them at temperatures of up to 1,222 Celsius (2,232 Fahrenheit). Playing with layers, mishaps and imperfections as she goes along, these reveal their softness or roughness, their mattness or brightness, to the eye as well as to the touch. Turquoise shades reminiscent of the sea seem to be her special favourites, but sandy colours and pretty pink and mauve pastels decorate her latest plate collection.
You’ll find an online boutique on Élisabeth’s website where you can collect some amazing objects. And during the warmer months, the ceramist travels throughout Québec to offer her artwork at different public markets, such as the one in Magog or the Marché Locavore in Racine.
The Vignoble de La Bauge in Brigham is a unique place to discover on the Route des Vins. It takes its name from “bauge”—a boar’s lodging—in tribute to the wild boar that has nestled there for years under the grapevines. As a result, a wildlife park has taken shape where visitors can observe these wild boar and other animals, before or after a wine tasting.
A visit to Beat & Betterave, a charming café and nanobrewery located in the heart of the town of Frelighsburg is a must. Local products are featured on the menu with produce from their own garden and from surrounding farms. You must try their rhubarb lemonade! It’s also a cultural venue where performers from different artistic fields appear on a regular basis.
Where to spend the night in the area? At Les Soeurs Racine in Saint-Ignace-de-Stanbridge. Both a B & B and an organic vineyard owned by two wine and environment enthusiasts.
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In the Workshop of Glass Artist Catherine LabontéTownships's Artisan
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