#matapedia

[aryburn-trains]

With the westbound Ocean stopped at Matapédia station, the headlight of the Chaleur reflects off the stainless steel coaches as it arrives from Gaspé. The trains are combined here for the trip onwards to Montreal. August 1999

#ocean #chaleur #via rail #1999 #montreal #halifax #gaspe #trains #passenger train #history #matapedia #quebec #dome car

[lonestarbattleship]

HMCS KAPUSKASING bucks heavy seas, circa February 1945. She was "taking over a portion of the Convoy to Halifax, relieving HMCS Matapedia to continue with Convoy for New York City. This photo was taken on my [Sailor Orville "Jimmy" Manson] last trip on 'Triangle Run' during our Roughest trip just before refitting to leave home."

Photographed from the Photograph album (1943-48) of Orville "Jimmy" Manson: link

#HMCS Kapuskasing #Algerine Class #Minesweeper #ship #warship #Atlantic Ocean #February #1945 #World War II #World War 2 #WWII #WW2 #WWII History #History #Royal Canandian Navy #RCN #my post

[lighthousesbymotorcycle]

North Coast – End of the Road

It was late June 2023. Myself, some Darksider’s brothers, and my friend Greg hit the road on a sunny Saturday morning. Greg was on his HD Road Glide, and I was riding my Indian Challenger. I had just gotten my bike back from the dealership after having some electronical sensor issues that kept putting it in to limp mode. Our destination was Bathurst, New Brunswick, where our brothers from the Darksider’s North Shore charter were hosting their 9th Annual Coastal Run. The run takes place along the North Shore coast of New Brunswick. The ride up was fast. Double lane highways in the Maritimes have little traffic, and navigating a large pack of motorcycles along them is done with ease. When the highway turns to single lane just past Shediac, New Brunswick it gets more interesting. We tend to do a lot of passing, requiring lots of concentration to do so safely.

We made it to the North Shore clubhouse about an hour and a half before kickstands up and got our run t-shirts. We chatted and hung out with our brothers and the local supporters, as more clubs from across the Maritimes began to arrive.

Around 150 bikes hit the pavement heading north to a private spot where some club and family members had a BBQ set up with their famous lobster rolls and ice-cold beverages. Ice cold beverages were very important because I remember it getting extremely hot outside. It was one of the few Saturdays in the summer of 2023 that we didn’t have rain. After the run we made our way back to the clubhouse to party the night away with our brothers and friends.

Greg and I stayed at the nearby hotel for the night. Our plan was to meet up with my brother Roller and his wife Jana in the morning and embark on a journey along Quebec’s route 138 that runs along the north coast of the gulf of the St. Lawerence to the end of the road.

The next morning the sun was gone, and the road was wet. Greg and I suited up in our rain gear and headed north to Roller and Jana’s place. They would be joining us the rest of the trip on Roller’s orange HD Road Glide. By the time we arrived the road had begun to dry up. We had a cup of coffee and relaxed in Roller’s gazebo that overlooks the bay, which has a great view of the Appalachian Mountains in the Gaspe peninsula.

Our destination for the day was Baie Comeau, Quebec. It didn’t consist of a lot of riding (less than 300KM) as we were constrained by a ferry crossing, as is a normal occurrence when traveling in Atlantic Canada. We left Rollers without our rain gear on. The road had dried up, and the weather was looking promising. We crossed into the province of Quebec and travelled north along Highway 132 through the Matapedia Valley. Usually this was a beautiful ride with the twisty roads winding along the Matapedia River through the mountain range. However, that was not the case today. Just before the rainy weather had started, Atlantic Canada suffered from one of its worst dry spells in years resulting in several forest fires. We just happened to be downwind of a few big fires raging in Northern Quebec. There wasn’t a whole lot to see but the faint outline of the mountains. With the smoke partially blocking out the sun, it gave an illusion of a cloudy overcast.

We rolled into Matane, Quebec, and loaded up on the ferry that crossed the St. Lawerence River destined for Baie Comeau. The ferry ride was about 2 hours long, costing a little over 50$ for one person and their motorcycle. Between the smoke and the fog, you couldn’t see much. The ferry itself being only a few years old was very nice, especially compared to many of the relics still in use in the Atlantic. When we arrived in Baie Comeau, miraculously the fog cleared, and the smoke lifted. We found a hotel to stay at, unloaded our gear, and off we went into the town to find the best place to eat. When we finished our well-deserved supper, we went on search for what looked to be a lookoff at the top of a large hill in the middle of town. After I led us down a bit of a goat path (A little off-roading has never deterred me…) we found ourselves at a giant cross and a lookoff that hasn’t been cleared in years.

From there we made our way back to our hotel to wind down and relax. The red lights all around the hotel reminded me a bit of the red-light district in Amsterdam, but instead of sexy women in lingerie behind the doors there were weary travellers coming and going, and fire fighters who were fighting a nearby blaze.

The next morning, we were up early packing our bikes and checking tire pressures. We had around 600KM Northeast to travel to our accommodation at the end of the pavement in a small town called Natashquan, which has a population of only around 250 people. We had a quick breakfast and set out for our first stop: the Pointe-de-Monts Lighthouse. It was about 12KM off the main road, down a narrow and bumpy side road. The lighthouse was in good shape and had a couple of cannons posted up out front.

After the lighthouse, our next stop was the town of Sept Iles. The road up until this point was mountainous, running along the coast and winding inland with lots of bridges, and even a tunnel. From Sept Iles on, the road began to flatten out, hugging the coast. The trees got smaller and smaller. We had heard a lot about the local cuisine being very good along the North Coast, so we decided to stop in Havre Saint Pierre for a late lunch. I wasn’t disappointed with a good feed of cod fish. The road became even flatter and the land more barren as we neared our final destination of the day. The quality of the pavement surprised me, I hadn’t expected it to be in such good condition. A wide road with little to no potholes or bumps, with very little traffic as well which is always a bonus.

We made it to our auberge where we would be staying the next two nights and checked in. The lady there reminded us to close our blinds as the sun rose there at 3:30AM. We were quite far north having just crossed the 50th parallel. We wanted to grab a few drinks and snacks for the evening but had noticed that the one local store was closed when we rode by. “That’s okay!” said the lady from the auberge, “I’ll call the owner and get them to open it up for you!”

We were very appreciative of this, and thanked the lady for the kind gesture heading to the store. Afterwards we were treated to another amazing meal, this time at the auberge.

The sky was clear so we thought we would catch the late-night sunset on the beach and check out the historic fishing village over 150 years old called Les Galets. It turned out the be a great evening for shooting some photos. On the way out I spoke to a couple of paramedics who were enjoying the sunset and our motorcycles. One of them had recognized my Indian Challenger off the new racing series ‘King of the Baggers’ and mentioned he had never seen one before in the area. We headed back to the auberge and after a few drinks I was ready for bed.

The next morning, we woke up to some light drizzle and a temperature around +12. After having our fill of breakfast and coffee at the auberge we suited up in our cold weather and rain gear. The destination today was the end of Route 138. About 55km east of us (50KM dirt) was a small community of about 50-60 people called Kegaska. The lady at the auberge shared with us that we were a little early. In about 2 weeks they were planning to pave the 50KM section. But right now, they were just doing grading (oh, joy…).

We left and were quickly greeted by the dirt. The light drizzle was in our favour as it kept the dust down. The start of the road was newly graded but well packed down. Soon we found the freshly graded gravel, which is like driving on a bed of marbles. We passed the grader but got stuck on the wrong side of the road by the windrow of gravel it was leaving on the centerline. The road packed down again and we were able to travel along going about 70Km/hr. We passed a bulldozer in one spot spreading more gravel. We finally reached the small village of Kegaska after about an hour.

There at the end of the road was the famous 138 FIN sign. We stopped to grab a few pictures and put our stickers up on the sign. Every year it gets so plastered with stickers the Quebec government must replace it. From there we headed out to the coast to check out an old shipwreck called Le Brion. I’d guess in another 5-10 years the earth and the sea will fully reclaim this decaying ship.

On our way out we ran into a Kegaskan local named Terry, AKA “Mr. Clean”. He was busy working on his new campground that he would soon be opening for the very short tourist season. A great guy, he was surprised to see us all the way up there on our baggers, he told us that he once had a Harley V-Rod. I found this rather unbelievable as we were 50KM from the nearest paved road and it was the ONLY paved road to ride aside from the small towns off it for 600KM. He said it spent most of the time in a closet in his house, and that his wife hated that. He invited us over to his home, showed us his garage which included a mint 1996 Ski-doo Elan (the last year it was ever produced), more cool memorabilia, and a plaque celebrating the purchase of his V-Rod. He showed us his lobster shack and bar as well. I wish we could have stayed longer, but some heavier rain was scheduled to start late afternoon that could turn the dirt road into a mudhole, so we were limited with time. Before we left, he called a motorcycle friend in Natashquan who could give us a hand cleaning all the dirt off our bikes when we got back.

As we made our way back my check engine light came on, and my heart sank. No f*cking way is this happening about as far away from home as possible. I still seemed to have all my power (no limp mode). I quickly flicked to the diagnostics menu. It was a code telling me the bike was running rich and the fuel correction was out of range. The gas was terrible up there, and with the aftermarket exhaust and the slow speeds on the gravel road, I couldn’t open it up like I was used to doing. Luckily it didn’t turn out to be a problem at all, and the code disappeared the next day when we got back on the pavement.

On the ride back we got lucky, the drizzle had picked up but not enough to turn the road to mud. When we came across the bulldozer it has just spread out 2 truck loads of gravel in about a 1-foot lift. 1 foot of loose gravel is almost like riding on a dry sandy beach. The bike just sort of goes where it wants to. You must keep your momentum up, don’t let off the gas, don’t break, and stay very loose and try to just ride it out. The front wheel goes where it wants, all over the place. We all made it through in one piece with no spills.

We pulled back into the auberge and were quickly greeted by Terry’s friend in a Toyota Tacoma truck. He was there to lead us down to his place where he had his hose ready, along with a wash bucket, rags, and whatever else we needed. He was even nice enough to leave his Toyota there for us, with the keys in it in case we needed to go anywhere since it was raining! The hospitality on the North Coast is truly outstanding.

The next day we packed up all our stuff and hit the road heading west. Our destination was back the way we came to Baie Comeau. We staggered our stops in different small villages for a while. Taking in some beautiful coastal scenery, waterfalls, collecting some stickers for inside our saddlebags, and of course enjoying some more local food. I think I gained 10lbs on this trip. We got back into Baie Comeau just before more heavy rain started to fall. Greg and I were going to continue down Route 138 to Quebec City the next day, but with torrential rains forecasted for the complete 600KM ride we decided to book the ferry to Matane for the following morning with Roller and Jana.

We made it all the way south to Amqui for a lunch stop at a microbrewery when the skies opened up and it started to pour. It didn’t take very long, even in our rain gear to get soaked. From there we said goodbye to Roller and Jana as they headed home.

Greg and I stayed in Bathurst, New Brunswick for the night and made the final leg of the journey home the following morning, completing our approximately 3000KM 6 day road trip. All the way to the end of the road and back again.

#motorcycle #roadtrip #atlantic canada #lighthouse #indianchallenger #route138 #end of the road #harley davidson #darksiders

[guerrerense]

Centrebeams in the siding por Michael Berry Por Flickr: The Société du chemin de fer de la Gaspésie's windmill train is passing through the town of Nouvelle-Ouest, on its way to Matapedia and interchange with the CN. Power is three ex-CP RS-18's, two which have been repainted into an SP Black Widow-inspired paint scheme.

[whatilistenedtoatwork]

From February 12th to February 16th, 2024

12-02-2024

SQUAREPUSHER “Solo Electric Bass 1”; PHOTEK “Modus Operandi”; EUROS CHILDS “Kitty Dear”; SPARKS “In Outer Space”; EUROS CHILDS “House Arrest”; ABBA “Super Trouper”; FOO FIGHTERS “In Your Honor”;TIM HARDIN “Tim Hardin 2”; TAKE THAT “Progress”; SONIC YOUTH “Murry Street”; WEEZER “Weezer (2016)”; THE DIVINE COMEDY “Live At The Cite De La Musique, September 2008”; GUIDED BY VOICES “Do The Collapse”

13-02-2024

REPUBLICA “Republica”; X “Los Angeles”; LESBIAN HORSE “Whatever Happened To Proper Music?”; THE CLASH “The Clash”; THE BALFA BROTHERS “The Balfa Brothers Play Cajun Music, Volume 1”; THE SUNDAYS “Static & Silence”; TRANS-GLOBAL UNDERGROUND “Dream Of 100 Nations”; TAMPA RED “The Guitar Wizard”; HAIR “The Original Broadway Cast Recording”

14-02-2024

CORNERSHOP “Urban Turban: The Singhles Club”; THE SUNDAYS “Reading, Writiing & Arithmetic”; TALVIN SINGH “OK”; GUIDED BY VOICES “Motivational Jumpsuit”; VARIOUS ARTISTS “Dr. Demento's Hits From Outer Space”; SQUAREPUSHER “Just A Souvenir”; JONNY “Free EP”; DEPECHE MODE “Some Great Reward”; LIONEL BART “Oliver! Original Soundtrack”

15-02-2024

ROBBIE WILLIAMS “Reality Killed The Video Star”; SONIC YOUTH “The Eternal”; STEELY DAN “Pretzel Logic”; ABBA “Arrival”; THE DELGADOS “Peloton”; KATE & ANNA McGARRIGLE “Matapedia”; ARTHUR 'BIG BOY' CRUDUP “Rock Me Mama”; ASIAN DUB FOUNDATION “Community Music”; JIMMY SMITH “Home Cookin'”; CAN “Landed”; LESTER FLATT & EARL SCRUGGS “1961, Los Angeles, CA”; EELS “Daisies Of The Galaxy”

16-02-2024

TIMBER TIMBRE “Creep On Creepin' On”; KYLIE MINOGUE “Light Years”; KANTE “Zweilichte”; OPETH “Damnation”; CLINTON “Disco And The Halfway To Discontent”; KRISTIN HERSH “Wyatt At The Coyote Palace”

[if-you-fan-a-fire]

"Gang Clearing Snow From Roads,” Montreal Star. November 3, 1932. Page 11. ---- 2000 Men at Work on Highways in Quebec Area ---- QUEBEC, Nov. 3— (Star Special) -Two thousand men were at work yesterday as wall as numerous tractors, and as a result of their efforts the Murray Bay road was reopened last night, as well as several other highways which were affected by Tuesday's snowstorm. 

The Murray Bay road, providing an opening to Chicoutimi, was reported open last night while the 40 mile stretch on the Perron Boulevard, between Ste. Agathe and Val Brillant in the Matapedia Valley, will probably be opened during the course of today.

Twelve inches of snow in the Laurentides National Park, falling on top of snow that occurred during the last three weeks, has closed this road to traffic of all kinds and fears were expressed by J. L. Boulanger, deputy Minister of Highways, last night that the road would remain closed. 

The north shore of the St Lawrence seems to have been hardest hit by the storm, for it was reported last night that all South Shore roads were open.

#ville de québec #chicoutimi #laurentides #highway driving #snow storm #canadian winter #heavy snow #clearing snow #Perron Boulevard #murray bay road #val brillant #saint-agathe #great depression in canada #road clearing #road work

[oldcanada]

Mi'kmaq canoe and camp, Matapedia, QC, about 1865

Source - McCord Museum

#matapedia #qc #quebec #canada #canadian #mi'kmaq #canoe #history #canadian history #historical #image #images

[art-blog-nicole-beland]

Yellow fields along the Matapedia valley, Quebec, Canada #landscapephotography #nicolebelandphotography #photography #prettyflowers #fields #travellifestyle #vacationmode #roadtrip #prettyscenery #quebec #urbanizercan #coniferous #forest #summerdays #summerisnotoveryet #followme #likes ##goodmorningpost #wednesdaymorning #ipreview #matapedia #valley (à Matapedia Valley)

#roadtrip #vacationmode #likes #valley #nicolebelandphotography #forest #fields #landscapephotography #followme #travellifestyle #prettyflowers #prettyscenery #coniferous #urbanizercan #quebec #summerdays #summerisnotoveryet #matapedia #photography #goodmorningpost #wednesdaymorning #ipreview

[countrymusicandcher]

An ad for Canadian musicians Kate & Anna McGarrigle, ca 1996.

#kate & anna mcgarrigle #this has to be for matapedia #and that came out 96 #but anna and kate has their hair like on the transatlatic sessions in 95 #so the photo is from 95???

[househunting-canada]

$19,000

6 bedrooms

Saint-Alexis-de-Matapédia, PQ

Mi’kmaq territory

#house for sale #whole house #house hunting canada #6 bedrooms #saint-alexis-de-matapedia #quebec #mi'kmaq territory #fixer upper #run down #garage #rural

[aryburn-trains]

"Revelstoke Park" brings up the rear of stainless steel VIA 614, (Holiday Ocean) consist departing Matapedia at 05:10 while VIA 616 (Holiday Chaleur) prepares to leave for the Gaspe' Coast. December 28, 2006

#ocean #chaleur #via rail #2006 #montreal #halifax #gaspe #trains #passenger train #history #matapedia #quebec #dome car #observation car #dome observation car

[spacetravelerrider]

Direction de la vallée de la Matapédia.  De toute beauté... Mais le GPS nous a fait faire un petit détour off road que j’ai bien aimé. Mais je crois bien que j’était le seul à avoir du fun... je sais pas pourquoi???

#Yamaha #Super Tenere #Gaspésie #Matapedia

[toncoeurjoueavecunmetronome]

“Mange pas ça! C’est du poison de couleuvre!” Merci mamie 👵 pour les conseils // Retour aux sources sur la terre familiale 🙏👨🏼‍🌾🥕🌲 . . . #gaspesiejetaime #foretboreale #plants #fleurs #flowers #plants #wildflowers #spring #gaspesie #matapedia #aloneinthewoods #lost #recoltedujour #recoltesauvage #lichens

#lost #fleurs #gaspesie #foretboreale #lichens #plants #recoltesauvage #aloneinthewoods #flowers #recoltedujour #spring #wildflowers #gaspesiejetaime #matapedia

[whatilistenedtoatwork]

From March 6th to March 10th, 2023

06-03-23

STEELEYE SPAN “Below The Salt”; NO DOUBT “Tragic Kingdom”; ROBYN “Body Talk”; ALANIS MORISSETTE “Jagged Little Pill”; ECHOBELLY “Lustra”; KATE NASH “Made Of Bricks”; ERYKAH BADU “Mama’s Gun”; BLONDIE “Parallel Lines”; PJ HARVEY “The Peel Sessions: 1991-2004”; HOLE “Pretty On The Inside”; KRISTIN HERSH “Strange Angels”

07-03-23

NEW MODEL ARMY “Vengeance”; GEORGE MICHAEL “Faith” ; MINUTEMEN “Double Nickels On The Dime”; THE SMITHS “The Smiths”; THE COUP “Kill My Landlord”; JURASSIC 5 “Jurassic 5”; OS MUTANTES “Mutantes”; BOB DYLAN “Planet Waves”; SONIC YOUTH “Bad Moon Rising”; BARENAKED LADIES “Born On A Pirate Ship”; LUCINDA WILLIAMS “Happy Woman Blues”; BELA FLECK “Natural Bridge”

08-02-23

TONY BENN & ROY BAILEY “The Writing On The Wall: Live At Cambridge”; BEN FOLDS “Ben Folds Live”; PAUL McCARTNEY “Unplugged (The Official Bootleg)”; ALY BAIN, ALE MOLLER, & BRUCE MOLSKY “Meeting Point: Live At The Liverpool Philharmonic”; BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS “Live Jam (12-02-73)”; JEAN MICHEL JARRE “The Concerts In China”; PRIMAL SCREAM “PRML SCRM Live In Japan”

09-03-23

GUIDED BY VOICES “Jellyfish Reflector”; NED’S ATOMIC DUSTBIN “One More - No More. Live 29.07.00”; OS MUTANTES “Mutantes ao Vivo: Barbican Theatre”; MOTORHEAD “No Sleep ‘Til Hammersmith”; THE DARKNESS “The Platinum Correction”; PIXIES “Subbacultcha”; ASH “Tokyo Blitz”; CROWDED HOUSE “Farewell To The World”; OASIS “Familiar To Millions”; BILLY BRAGG “Live At The Barbican”

10-03-23

KIRSTY MacCOLL “Tropical Brainstorm”; BJORK “Volta”; VERUCA SALT “Resolver”; KATE & ANNA McGARRIGLE “Matapedia”; THE SLITS “Cut”; HOLE “Celebrity Skin”; THE BREEDERS “All Nerve”; ARETHA FRANKLIN “Soft & Beautiful”; LUSH “Spooky”; BELLY “Sweet Ride: The Best Of Belly”

[if-you-fan-a-fire]

“Responsables de feux,” L”illustration Nouvelle. June 7, 1941. Page 03. === Rimouski, (5  B.U.P.) — Trois colons, trouvés coupables d'avoir mis le feu dans les forêts ont reçu une sentence. d'un mois de prison. La police recherche encore un autre individu soupçonné d'avoir commencé le feu à Nacpes. Les colons condamnés aujour ­ d'hui sont; Arthur Claveau. Wilfrid Banville et Elias Lamarre. Les incendies dont on les tient responsables ravagent les régions de Biais et de Matapédia.

#rimouski #setting fires #forest fire #bush fire #arson #nacpes #matapedia #colons #settler colonialism in canada #settler colonialism #county jail #sentenced to prison #percé jail #canada during world war 2 #crime and punishment in canada #history of crime and punishment in canada

[oliswiftie]

I wish you would, I wish you would 🌿 #wish #puitsauxsouhaits #cute #Matapedia #falls #green (à Matapedia River)

#puitsauxsouhaits #cute #falls #green #wish #matapedia