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In the middle of town, overlooking the falls, the
Malabeam Reception Centre
(25
Madawaska Rd; 9am-9pm Jul & Aug, 10am-6pm May, Jun & Sep)
doubles as a tourist
office. Among the displays is a scale model of the gorge showing its extensive trail sys-
tem.
A 253-step stairway down into the gorge begins at
La Rochelle
(1 Chapel St; tours adult/
child $4/2, self-guided tours per family $5; boat trips adult/family $12/28; May-Oct)
, across
the bridge from the Malabeam Reception Centre and left on Victoria St. Boats maneuver
for 45-minute trips up the gorge. These run up to eight times a day but only in midsum-
mer when water levels are low (it's too dangerous when the river is in full flood). Buy
the boat ticket at La Rochelle first, as it includes admission to the stairway to the base of
the gorge.
There are dramatically situated tent and RV sites at the
Falls and Gorge Campground
( 877-475-7769; 1 Chapel St; campsites/RV sites $18/25)
.
Côté's
( 877-444-2683;
www.cotebb-inn.com
;
575 Broadway Blvd West; r incl breakfast $103-175)
is a homey, five-room
B&B with a patio and hot tub.
Le Grand Saut
(
www.legrandsautristorante.com
;
155 Broadway Blvd; mains $11-22;
10:30am-10pm)
, a popular, two-tiered spot with an inviting deck out front, serves up
salads, pastas, pizzas and steaks.
Getting There & Away
Esso station, just west of downtown.
Hwy 108 (known locally as the Renous Hwy) cuts across the province through Plaster
Rock to the east coast, slicing through forest for nearly its entirety. It is tedious, but fast.
Watch out for deer and moose.
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Edmundston
Although working-class Edmundston, with a large paper mill, a utilitarian town center
and a mainly bilingual French citizenry, doesn't bother much with tourism, it's a con-
venient stopover when heading east from Québec.
Halfway between the Québec border and Edmundston in the small community of St-
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