Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rive

Nestled at the foot of Les Éboulements mountain, Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rive is the ferry departure point to Isle-aux-Coudres. A most picturesque village, Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rive is tucked away between mountains and sea. The municipality’s maritime air bestows a quaint, impressive charm to the locale. The play of its tides, the scent of the sea and the rhythm of nature all contribute to its precious cachet.

Rich in Charlevoix maritime history and erected on the very site where schooners were once built, Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rive Maritime Museum speaks eloquently of the days of coastal cabotage and the lives of the mariners’ families, of which the Desgagnés clan that typifies the region so well.

Today a member of the Economuseum® network that was created by Cyril Simard in 1922, la Papeterie Saint-Gilles first opened its doors in 1965, with author and founding father Mgr Félix-Antoine Savard at its helm. The first trade to join the network, the Economuseum® specializes in artisan paper – be it deluxe tinted paper, or paper containing pressed native flowers, or strands of naval rope. Today these products still capture the essence of the Charlevoix’s rich natural heritage, and its maritime past. Nearby is yet another artisan worskhop, Les Santons de Charlevoix.

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