Things to see and do Eastern Townships

Parc national du Mont-Orford (59.5 km²) offers diversity with its hardwood and maple forests, vast ponds, marshes and lakes, as well as mountains and hills. Outdoor enthusiasts will be delighted by a wide range of activities, in both summer and winter, in total harmony with nature.

There are two visitor centres in Parc national du Mont-Orford: the service center for the Lac-Stukely sector (chemin du Camping), and the Lac-Fraser sector (chemin Alfred-Desrochers then route 220 West). Check the park's website for seasonal opening hours.

Lodging: camping, ready-to-camp tents, Étoile ready-to-camp, Nova ready-to-camp, EXP cabins, Nature cabins, refuges, Jouvence resort.

Equipment rentals: watercraft (canoes, single and double kayaks, pedal boats, rowboats, paddle boards, etc.), standard bikes, mountain bikes and fatbikes, cross-country skiing equipment, snowshoes, walking crampons, telescopic poles, children's sleds.

Activities: wildlife watching, supervised swimming, water sports, hiking and long-distance hiking on the Sentiers de l'Estrie, rock climbing, road biking, mountain biking, fatbike, golf (nearby), cross-country skiing (private or semi-private cross-country ski lessons also available), alpine hiking, snow hiking and snowshoeing. Snow sports at Mont Orford ski resort.

Sherbrooke is a city located in Quebec. Sherbrooke offers a variety of attractions and activities for visitors, and the tourist office is there to help them plan their stay in the city.

Red and rosé wine. Other products: high-open charolais beef without hormones or antibiotics. Guided tour by reservation only. Shop, participation in harvest.

Choice of Wine Grower: RoséNessa (rosé fruity aroma).

Property of the brothers François and Jean-Paul Sawyers, the sixth generation Champagne, the Cep d'Argent opens its doors to visit its vineyard and the tasting of its excellent products. Also take advantage of the interpretation centre of the traditional Champagne method (free entrance). The gourmets will opt for the Champagne visit, which includes six products accompanied by tasty local delicacies. Another package includes, for example, the visit of the vineyard and fields of Blue Lavender with a meal with local flavours. And why not a visit with the owner, to discover family history and champagne with, in exclusivity, the final stages of traditional Champagne method? The whole is complemented by a blind tasting game between the sparkling and Champagne Jean-Paul Sawyers, as well as the tasting of three other products of the vineyard accompanied by small local bites.

* New vineyards. Dry white wine, dry rosé, red, ice wine. Guided tour: 10-20 CAN $ according to the chosen theme.

Choice of Wine Grower: Black Ice (ice wine).

White wine, red in oak drum, late harvest, rosé, red are. Free visit (4 CAN $), guided carriage (8 CAN $), free tasting, exotic animal husbandry, organized harvest (learn about the Herbe workshop in grass).

Choice of Wine Grower: Selection Camille (late harvest) and La Breeze (rosé, half-dry).

Red wine, rosé, fortified white, fortified red. Guided tour every day from May to October. Shop.

Choice of Wine Grower: Chinook (red wine).

White wine Vidal half-dry, rosé, late harvest, sweet cider, ice cider Reserve, apple must and sparkling grape. Guided tour (several departures per day), apple and grape autocueillette, tasting shop, hiking trail. Festival folk and wine at the vineyard in mid-July.

Choice of Wine Grower: White wine Vidal half-dry.

Wine of straw, ice wine. Guided tour: upon reservation only. Open to the public from mid-May to mid-October. Tasting terrace - cider and cheese every weekend.

Choice of Wine Grower: Wine of straw 2006.

Dry white wine, dry red, rosé, fortified wine. Guided tour, exhibition of abstract paintings in summer.

Choice of Wine Grower: Ste-Croix (red).

White white wine, white in oak barrel, rosé and dry red, wines of white Porto and Vermouth with citrus fruit, ice wine. Guided tour by group reservation only. Shop, Hiking Trail.

Choice of Wine Grower: Les Amis d'first (Style style with citrus fruits).

White, red, rosé, late harvest, fortified wine, wine wine and ice wine. Guided tour, country meals, country shop. Sculpture exhibition from July to October.

Choice of Wine Grower: Givrée of Rosé Ardoise (rosé ice wine).

White wine, red, rosé, late harvest, fortified wine, sparkling wine, ice wine, apple cider. Guided tour by appointment: CAN $ 5 per person, 0,50 CAN $ per tasting. Picnic basket, gourmet shop, exhibitions.

Choice of Wine Grower: Black Frontenac (red wine).

White wine, half-sweet grey, fortified white, sparkling wine, ice wine, are. Guided tour (6 CAN $) every day from June to October, year by year on group reservation. Free tasting. Restaurant-terrace, wine-growing, country shop, Economuseum de la viticulture and wine.

Choice of Wine Grower: Ice wine.