Musée maritime de l'île d'Orléans
Musée maritime de l'île d'Orléans
Mélanie Jean Photographe
Located on the Isle of Orléans, this maritime museum tells about the fascinating history of wooden ship building.
Only a few minutes' drive from Québec City, there is a historical site in the countryside about 19th-century sloop makers. Weigh anchor at this maritime museum to learn more about the former shipyard located here. Different interactive workshops for you to try. A permanent exhibit comprises an impressive collection of tools and showcases the history of the island's insular residents. Take a guided or self-guided audio tour of the site. See a virtual recreation of a shipyard in 1960 and listen to the informative capsules and accounts of sloop craftsmen. Demonstrate your ability to tie nautical knots or test your potential to be a sloop maker. The perfect spot for a picnic on the bank of the St. Lawrence.
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Interpretation Centres
The Maritime Museum, located amid breathtaking scenery, affords a stunning view of the St. Lawrence River and the South Shore. Our museum talks about…
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Historical Sites
As a museum institution certified by the Québec Ministry of Culture and Communications, this Maritime Museum showcases the history of wooden naval…
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Temporarily closed
Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, QC,
G0A 3Z0
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Mélanie Jean Photographe
Mélanie Jean Photographe
Interpretation CentresThe Maritime Museum, located amid breathtaking scenery, affords a stunning view of the St. Lawrence River and the South Shore. Our museum talks about the island's history of hand-made and industrial shipbuilding in the era of wooden boats. Individual visitors, families and groups are invited to drop anchor at the Isle of Orléans! Must-sees: guided tours, audioguided tours, the interpretation centre, the Forest or rails. You can also visit the tugboat R.F. Grant and our digital exhibit about the shipyard Lachance!
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Mélanie Jean Photographe
Historical SitesAs a museum institution certified by the Québec Ministry of Culture and Communications, this Maritime Museum showcases the history of wooden naval construction on the Isle of Orléans. A designated historical site with a rowboat shop dating from 1837 featuring a collection of original tools, the tugboat R.F. Grant to visit, the Forest of rails and an interpretation centre about the shipyard of Saint-Laurent from 1908. Well worth the visit!
