Saturday, October 11, 2008

Welcome to Herouxville


The Town of Hérouxville,Quebec, Canada is situated in the Regional Municipal County of Mékinac, surrounded by scenic mountains, lush green pastures, diverse wildlife and century old historic farmsteads and settlements. The Town of Hérouxville and it’s charming people are centered in a wonderfully typical quebecois, picture perfect, postcard setting.

The Town of Herouxville and the surrounding countryside is reminiscent of times past, lazy country summer days, crystal clear streams and lakes with cold crisp winters in an unspoiled environment. Herouxville offers a traditional country lifestyle and culture,devoid of the hustle and bustle of modern city life.

Visitors will discover a vast region of natural beauty with nearby hotels for visitors who desire a brief respite from the big city life and wish to experience true Quebecois country culture at it’s finest. Herouxville citizens can enhance your experience by offering Bed and Breakfast accommodations in one of the many quaint authentic Herouxville Farmsteads, Settlements or Ranches, where delicious home cooked family meals are an occasion, with lively conversation interspersed with local history of the region. Certainly a treat visitors can take back home with them of fond memories that will surely last a lifetime. Visitors can contact Herouxville Town Hall visitors center for a list of Bed and Breakfast accommodations or go to the "Tourist Information Section."on the weblog.

Herouxville and the surrounding area offer various attractions and activities to visitors, with many historic buildings, such as our historic Saint-Timothée Church, a sight familiar in many small heritage towns across Canada and North America. Saint-Timothée Church is the focal point of daily life and the many facets of it’s design and old world craftsmenship show it's true beauty.

Attractions and Activities
Quebec is celebrating our 400 years as one of the oldest settlements in North America.

We have certainly not forgotten the explorer in all of us from nature photographers to artists by offering beautiful mountains and lakes. Visitors can walk in the ancient footsteps of our countries founding First Nations Aboriginals and Quebec's first Voyageurs who sailed the Saint Lawrence water ways in the year 1535 who traversed these ancient established hiking trails.

Horseback Riding
For the athlete we have miles and miles of biking trails and for the adventurous we offer horseback riding in one of the most beautiful areas in Canada.

Fishing
For the sportsmen, visit Herouxville Town Hall for a list of nearby streams and lakes for the sport fisherman, fishing licenses are available as well.

Archery is also a favourite activity, an ancient and time honoured tradition with roots deep with Quebecers and First Nations hunters alike, so whether you are a Beginner, Traditionalist Archer, FITA or 3-D Shooter, our Archery Club, complete with an outdoor field range is available. If an archery tournament is in progress, why not inquire with "Club Rapide Fleche" about participating with Herouxvilles finest archers and bring out the competitive spirit in you.

Golfers will find nearby PGA Style Golf courses, some of the best you will find.

Ranch Life and Horseback Riding
For the Clint Eastwood or John Wayne in all of us, visit Serge Gagnon’s Joseco Ranch, experience Ranch Life in a western countryside setting, whether a Beginner or Young Gun, you can choose to ride the range on horseback or prefer to ride along Country roads in an authentic stagecoach, it will be a memorable experience that will keep you coming back for more, with “Bragging Rights” at no charge.

Wintertime Sleigh rides are also a familiar sight for families or lovers by moonlight. Don’t forget to bring your Camera.

For more Info contact: Joseco Ranch
Herouxville, Quebec.
Serge Gagnon, Proprietor.
Call to reserve: 1-418 365-6964
Email for more information: joseco_gagnon77@hotmail.com

For the Hardy Set
If winter activities are more to your liking, Herouxville offers cross country skiing and snowshoe trails along with established snowmobile trails that stretch for miles and miles.

For the true Naturalist, some of our Ranches offer winter horseback riding excursions as well, so be sure to bring your camera to photograph the diverse wildlife and surrounding countryside or just to hear the quiet solitude of the crisp snow breaking under your horses feet.

Food and Drink
Complete your days activities to any of the area Pubs or Restaurants, who offer delicious meals and drink and just relax amongst our townsfolk who will offer a quick smile and a bonjour (Hello).

We offer the following restaurants.
Casse-croûte Hérouxville Restaurant (For those on the go)with enclosed Terrace.
441, route 153, Hérouxville, G0X 1J0
Téléphone : (418) 365-3169

Restaurant Le Timothé (Family Restaurant)
800, rue Saint-Pierre, Hérouxville, G0X 1J0
Téléphone : (418) 365-3773

Shoppers, Browsers, Foodies and Gardeners
Herouxville haven’t forgot the shoppers , our stores, open air vegetable markets (In season), road side garage sales, flea markets are treasure hunters delight or just for those shoppers who just love to browse. For the persons who need to stay in touch with the world the Internet is available at our library.

For the Naturalist
Petit-Lac-Castor (Little Beaver Lake)
Petit-Lac-Castor, formed by the expansion of the Mékinac River,this area provides a relatively untouched environment of wonderful flora and fauna. This private sanctuary 's main objective is to provide Tourists a view of heritage conservation efforts typically found in the Mauricie region. In the Autumn months, Nature takes back the area and fall colours are a photographers delight. Conservation President is Mr. André Drouin, Herouxville's Town Councillor.

Tavibois Sanctuary (A little slice of heaven)
Offers over 300 acres of tranquility to mediate or take in the natural beauty of the surrounding lands, mountains and pastures.

Piga Gardens
For the Garden Enthusiast a visit to Piga Gardens is a must, with lush Gardens and a variety of flora, it is indeed a small piece of the Garden Of Eden for visitors to sit and relax and take in it’s beauty.
To describe it further does not do it justice, as Piga Gardens has to be seen to be believed.

For more information and a glimpse of The Piga Gardens, their Website is www.aujardindepiga.ca

We also provide a web link in our "Tourist Information Section."

There are so many reasons to visit the Town of Hérouxville too numerous to mention.

Our Tourist Section on this weblog site will be constantly updated with local area business websites to accommodate our visitors requests for information on local attractions, accommodations, restaurants and activities.

Don't Speak French? No Problem! go to our "Tourist Information Section." and translate our French Language Local Businesses, Attractions or Activity Web pages into the language of your choice.

Visitors who do not read francais (French) no problem, we have provided as a valuable service to our visitors a "Online Prompt Translation" link to convert French to English at the click of a mouse. Yes ! That's right, you too can become an Unitied Nations Translator! Go to the Prompt Translation Link web address on this Weblog, follow the instructions! You cut and paste the appropriate Herouxville Business, Attraction or Activities web address you wish to know more about and paste it into the Prompt Translation menu and within 30 seconds, Volia, you can instantly translate our Native Language into your Native Language, regardless if you are from North America, Russia, Greece, Turkey or anywhere on this Planet. The Prompt Translator does it all for you at the click of a mouse. For you techies out there, Prompt Translation software is free and downloadable to most computers and yes, even your PDA. You can also type any questions into your native language and convert it to French and cut and paste it into your email to send to any of our areas businesses and get any answer to your questions. Now, who said Herouxville is not accommodating?

Welcome to Herouxville, come and be a “Heroux”, if only for one day!

Tourists visiting our town, need only to go the Herouxville Town Hall, will only be too happy to offer additional information and directions to any of the above mentioned Tourist attractions

Regards from the Mayor,Councilors and Good Citizens of Herouxville,Quebec,Canada

The Original French Website was developed by Bernard Thompson (Webmaster)

This English Weblog was developed by Barry O’Regan (Authour and Moderator of this Blog) with the grateful assistance and approval of Webmaster,Bernard Thompson, for without all his legwork in establishing the original Herouxville Webpage in the first place,this Weblog would not be possible.

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