Attractions and Tours

There are many sights to be seen along the road from Aylmer to L’Isle-aux-Allumettes, particularly if the traveller is willing to depart from the main road (Highway 148) from time to time.

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This is not a typical Outaouais farmhouse. For George Bryson (1813-1900), farming was a sideline.

Aylmer -- now a part of the City of Gatineau -- has one of the most impressive concentrations of heritage buildings in Quebec. Many of them date from the first half of the 19th century. Many of them may be found within close proximity of one another in the old village centre.

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Built in 1827, the old Hull Township Methodist Chapel is believed to be Quebec’s oldest church building still standing west of Montreal.

The old Montebello train station (502-A Notre-Dame Street) has been a landmark on Route 148 since 1931.