Nearby activities and
tourist attractions include
The region of Lanaudière is set in the forests, rivers and
mountains. Here, the nature guides all the activities.
With each curve, roads offer you small pieces of paradise so you
can’t pass without stopping.
The region is ideal for snow mobile, welcoming to those who enjoy
winter sports!
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Numerous nearby activities in each season
In the summer and in the autumn
- Horse-riding
- Golf
- Theatre in Saint-Jean de Matha at 10km
- Foot paths in the Regional Park of Falls Monte-a-Peine and des
Dalles
- Visit of the Regional Park of Seven Falls
- Visit of the Regional Park of Chute-à-Bull
- Foot paths, Randonnée pédestre, climbing and mountain
bike in the Regional Park of Forêt Ouareau
- Theatre La Cabanne in Ti-Vic Sainte-Émélie de
l'énergie
- Swimming
- Fishing
- Quad trails
- Swimming-pool in the B&B
- Tennis
- Kayak
- Open-air picnic
- Hunting
- International Festival of Lanaudière in Joliette ( classical
music)
- Maskinongé Lake at 25km
In the winter and in spring
- Alpine skiing and snowboarding in Val Saint-Come at 15 km
- Cross-country skiing
- Snowmobile, snowmobile paths start directly from the house!
- Ice skating free on Sainte-Emélie de l'Energie skating
rink
- Snowshoes walking
- Ice fishing
- Classical and nordic cross-country skiing in the Regional Park
of the Forêt Ouareau
- Dogs sledding
- Super slides in St-Jean de Martha at 10km
- Hunting
Free activities in our B&B:
- Outside swimming-pool
- Badminton
- Croquet
- Soccer
- Sledge for children in the winter
- Parlour game
- Television and DVD player
From Tourisme Lanaudière
Water, snow, mountains, maple trees will
leave you fascinated.
Lanaudière’s regional parks are real natural
jewels: the parks of Lac Taureau (Saint-Michel-des-Saints);
Ouareau Forest (Notre-Dame-de-la-Merci), with its famous “Golden
Gate” suspension bridge; Sept Chutes (Saint-Zénon);
Chutes Monte-à-Peine-et-des-Dalles (with 3 gateways:
Sainte-Béatrix, Saint-Jean-de-Matha and Sainte-Mélanie);
Chutes Dorwin and Des Cascades (Rawdon); Chutes à Bull
(Saint-Côme); and not forgetting the trails of Mont-Tremblant
National Park, two-thirds of which lies within Lanaudière
territory.
The Sentier National (National Trail) is 170 km long
and links Saint-Donat, Notre-Dame-de-la-Merci, Saint-Côme,
Sainte-Émélie-de-l’Énergie and
Saint-Zénon, crossing the three great river valleys
of the Ouareau, L’Assomption and Noire (spectacular
scenery and lookout points).
Friendly, natural and authentic Lanaudière
awaits you!
Tourisme
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The village of Sainte-Emélie-de-l’Energie
Sainte-Emélie-de-l’Energie is situated in the entry of the narrow glacial valley where the fiery Noire River flows and in the village the small river Leprohon feeds into the Noire.
You can enjoy the beauty of the village’s mountain sights coming from Saint-Côme or Saint-Jean-de-Matha by the rang de la Feuille d’Erable.
Our B&B, situated on a hill, offers you superb views of the village and the mountains.
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History
In 1854, Jean-Antoine Leprohon, Quebec’s Parliament employee, leaves his job to settle with his family over the Saint-Jean-de-Matha. His strong desire is to create an establishment like his cousin, M Barthélémy Joliette, who founded the town of Joliette.
He names his establishment L’Energie. It will quickly serve as the stopping place for the Matawinie’s workers who will take the difficult road to the Saint-Zénon and the Saint-Michel-des-Saints.
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The abbot Provost, during his first trip to the North, stops by the Leprohon in 1863. He praises the pioneer who rejected the civilization for this new life. The small Leprohon’s establishment grows and becomes a village.
In 1871, 544 residents lived here. One year earlier, the church is dedicated to the Sainte-Emélie. The old name, « de l’Energie » is added to the new one. For a long time, the principal occupation for the men was working in the forest. They worked as woodcutters in the winter and cultivated the fields in the summer.
In 1924, a violent fire demolishes a large part of the locality. Even the church, also called «North Cathedral» must be reconstructed.
Today Sainte-Emélie-de-l’Energie is a pretty village full of flowers.
From Sainte-Emélie to the lake Koel stretches the picturesque footpath that winds the mountain summits to the Sept-Chutes of the Saint-Zénon.
Current population is 1676 residents.
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