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Relive their ambitious saga of creating a road link between La Tuque and lac Saint-Jean de 1955 à 1965. On December 30, 1955, 110 cars travelled the new La Tuque-Lac-Bouchette road in five hours, avoiding the detour through Quebec. The last segment had just been cleared and developed by the citizens of Lac-Bouchette. The construction of this La Tuque-Chambord road was initiated by the Latuquois Auguste Dubois and Omer Veillette in 1955, without public funding; the latter was a businessman in transport and was mayor of La Tuque (1937-41 and 1942-44). Route 155 between La Tuque and Chambord is legendary.
Starting from La Tuque, follow the panoramic route of the Bostonnais bridges by route 155, until the Halte du Curé-Normandin (after 24 min and 34 km), located at the intersection of Chemin du Lac-Édouard. From there, continue on route 155 (north-east direction) along the north-west bank of the rivière Bostonnais. You will pass near the reception station of the Pourvoirie Le Rochu and in front of the reception of the Zec Ménokeosawin; from there, route 155 departs from the course of the Bostonnais River whose waters come from lakes Ventadour, Lescarbot, Kiskissink and the Grand Lake Bostonnais, in the heart of the Zec Kiskissink. Further on, you will pass the Lac Écarté reception area of the Zec Kiskissink. Then Lac des Commissaires, Bouchette lake, Saint-François-de-Sales, to the intersection of route 169 at Chambord, 1.5 km (in a direct line) opposite lac Saint-Jean.
Falls-of-the-Petite-Rivière-Bostonnais Park
Regional park. See the 30-m waterfalls. Walk to the observation tower to take a look at the panorama of the Saint-Maurice River. Kids' playground.
Three Sisters Park
11 km of trails with a difference in height of 280 m. Linear municipal park on the west bank of the Saint-Maurice river, facing the hamlet of Carignan, south of the village of La Tuque. Campsite at Lake Bédard. A shuttle service is available to cross the Saint-Maurice River at: +1-819-523-8134 (by reservation).
Saint-Louis Park
Municipal aquatic park with Lake Saint-Louis and the Sakihikan Centre (La Tuque Native Friendship Center (CAALT)) offering a complete immersion in the life of the Native people. Park with mature trees, decorative fountains and a water fountain in the centre of Lake Saint-Louis. This park offers the public many services and activities, including rental of nautical equipment and changing rooms, swimming on a supervised beach, walking, picnic and rest areas. Floating docks are placed on the lake. The park is a natural amphitheatre and a place of large gatherings (e.g., National Aboriginal Day and National Day of Quebec). The site was redeveloped in 2018. The lake was seeded in 2015.
Built in 1930, the Saint-Zéphirin church is the work of architect Heldwige Laberge, who applied a mid-Renaissance, half-Roman style. In 1944, under the direction of parish priest Louis Caron, artist Albert Gilles carried out the interior decoration. Over a period of 14 years, he made the brass inside and was responsible for the stained glass windows made by Maison Maumejean in Paris. Entrance doors, adorned with embossed copper, weigh ½ ton each. In 1958, the factory repaired the facade of the church. Following the 1961 fire, marble was added to the walls and a mural by Walter Del Mistro. Stations of the Cross were made of embossed copper on a background of eggshells crushed into pieces. In 1962, the Parish Factory purchased a new organ from Casavant Frères limited in Saint-Hyacinthe. The organ has 4230 pipes. It is a French and neo-classical harmonization of 52 stops, with an electro-pneumatic type mechanism.
Félix-Leclerc Cultural Complex
Cultural complex administered by the La Tuque Arts and Culture Development Corporation. Building with six rooms including four workshop rooms; these rooms are available for conferences, training, meetings of organized groups. The program of shows is posted on the website of the cultural complex.
Gouin Dam
River infrastructure that created the Gouin reservoir. The RO-450 forest road which runs along the west bank of the Wabano River passes at the top of the La Loutre dam; a branch of this road makes a detour to the north-west to pass at the top of the Gouin dam. The centenary of this last dam was celebrated in 2018.