Saint-Joseph-du-Lac
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Understand
The main agricultural activity in the region is the production of apples.
Get in
By car
Autoroute 640 runs through Saint-Joseph-du-Lac.By public transit
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phone: +1 514-287-2464Two an hourly train from Montreal's central station to Deux-Montagne station (37 min, $6-9), then take exit bus #70 (direction Oka, 6 times a day) to Parc Paul-Yvon Lauzon stop (30 min).
- Via Rail provides service to Montreal's central station from Quebec City, Ottawa, Toronto, Halifax and other cities.
By plane
The nearest airport is Montreal's Pierre-Elliot Trudeau International Airport.See
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Maison et Jardins Chénier-Sauvé
phone: +1 450-473-0149address: 83 rue Chénier, Saint-EustacheIn the immediately neighbouring town of Saint-Eustache, local flowers, perennials, trees, shrubs and beautiful riverside scenery within a 20th-century eclectic garden created by Thérèse Romer, a well-known Quebec conservationist.
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address: 1473, chemin PrincipalThis is a very popular spot for apple picking in the autumn. There is a shop, cider house and coffee house onsite. Children's activities are available during the apple-picking season. It can get very busy at this time on weekends.
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Centre d'Interpretation de la Courge du Quebec
address: 839, chemin PrincipalPumpkin-picking, squash-picking, live music on Sunday afternoons, tractor rides, a children's play area. Picnic tables available so you can bring your own lunch. Dogs welcome. The bistro offers counter service M-F 11:00-15:00 and table service Sa Su 11:00-17:00 for soups, squash chips, salads and hot dishes. The shop sells a variety of gourd-related products, and beer and wine produced by their own vineyard and microbrewery. -
Parc Régional Bois de Belle-Rivière
phone: +1 450-258-4924address: 9009 Arthur-Sauvé Boulevard, Mirabellong network of trails winds across the lawns and through the gardens and arboretum-style forest.
Buy
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phone: +1 450-623-4894address: 839, chemin PrincipalA vineyard that produces 50,000 bottles of wine a year. The microbrewery uses their own barley, and they run the only malting plant in Quebec that makes a handmade floor malt. The result is a beer that is 100% Saint-Joseph-du-Lac, from the field to the bottle.
Eat
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address: 1081, rue PrincipalVaried menu ranging from sandwiches, submarines to pizza, pasta and ribs.
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phone: +1 450-473-9555address: 3904, chemin d'OkaBurgers, steamed dogs, fries, poutine, wings, pizza.
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Restaurant L'oasis
phone: +1 450-472-6612address: 3543, chemin d'Oka -
phone: +1 450-623-0687address: 1944 Rue du DomaineA cabane-à-sucre, or sugar shack, that is open during the springtime sugaring-off. Traditional Quebecois country meals of pea soup, baked beans, ham, bacon, Cole slaw, omelettes, pancakes, and maple products. Tractor ride included with the meal.