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One museum within "Site historique maritime de la Pointe-au-Père" describes a May 29, 1914 collision in fog between the Canadian Pacific steamship Empress of Ireland and Norwegian coal steamer Storstad which killed 1,012 of the "forgotten Empress'" 1,477 passengers and crew.
At Point-au-Père, a small town near Rimouski which marks the official dividing point between the St. Lawrence River and the open Gulf. The lighthouse is the second-tallest in Canada; the buildings which once housed lighthouse keepers may be visited. There is a marine museum with extensive coverage of the "Empress of Ireland" ocean liner collision and sinking; a "Hangar 14" historic museum recounts life in 1914. The HMCS Onondaga, a submarine in Canadian military service from 1967-2000, can be visited; an overnight stay on the ship is available by advance reservation.
A canyon in the mountains south of Rimouski.
Regional museum in old stone church.
Built in 1750 per Marie-Agnès Lepage, granddaughter of René Lepage de Ste-Claire. It is one of the oldest half-timbered houses in Quebec.
Watch a junior league hockey game. Rimouski Océanic is a Quebec Major Junior Hockey League team. 2014-15 champions.
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The university is renowned for its courses in oceanography and in marine biology.