Attractions

Musée maritime de Charlevoix

Establishment assessed on

Accessibility rating
Accessible

Establishment details

flooring

  • Compacted stone ground

Ramp

  • Fixed access ramp

Front door

  • Door equipped with an electric opening mechanism

Additional information

    • Pavillon Desgagnés

      Counter

      • Accessible counter

      Course without obstacles

      • No obstruction

      Additional information

        • Ticket office, boutique and washrooms.

          Door

          • Door equipped with an electric opening mechanism

          Washbasin

          • Accessible sink

          Accessible washroom(s)

          • Maneuvering space in front of the door : 1,2 m wide x 2 m deep
          • Indoor maneuvering space at least 1.2 m wide x 1.2 m deep inside

          Accessible washroom bowl

          • Transfer zone on the side of the toilet bowl of at least 90 cm

          Accessible toilet stall grab bar(s)

          • Horizontal behind the bowl
          • Vertical right
          • Oblique right

          Door

          • Door equipped with an electric opening mechanism

          Washbasin

          • Accessible sink

          Changing table

          • Accessible changing table

          Accessible washroom(s)

          • Indoor maneuvering space at least 1.2 m wide x 1.2 m deep inside

          Accessible washroom bowl

          • Transfer zone on the side of the toilet bowl of at least 90 cm

          Accessible toilet stall grab bar(s)

          • Horizontal behind the bowl
          • Vertical right
          • Oblique right

          Exposure

          • Guided tour

          Furniture

          • Accessible table
          • Bench height between 46 cm and 50 cm

          Additional information

            • Walk through the facilities of the old shipbuilding yard (schooners Marie-Clarisse, Jean Yvan, Félicia and wreck of Mont Sainte-Marie).
            • Rock dust path and boardwalk (1.20 m wide). Rudimentary rest areas.
            • Schooner St-André: multimedia immersion experience "Entre pitoune et dynamite" presented in the accessible hold.

              Exposure

              • Guided tour

              Indoor circulation

                Additional information

                  • Themed exhibitions and immersive experience "Né pour naviguer".
                  • Washroom not accessible.

                    Interior access ramp

                    • Fixed access ramp
                    • On a gentle slope
                    • No handrail

                    Exposure

                    • Guided tour

                    Indoor circulation

                      Indoor circulation

                        Additional information

                          • Universal accessible washroom.

                            Trail

                            • Slope : 9,5 %
                            • Clay coating

                            Rest area

                            • Presence of rest areas

                            Additional information

                              • 1.2 km loop, generally flat, except for a section at the start and one at the end that is quite steep (up to 10%). The surface is hard, no roots, compacted earth with small rocks. One section includes a hebertism track; this portion of the trail is covered with wood shavings.
                              • Not accessible: plant maze, arboretum (uneven natural soil with roots) and Pavillon des pilotes du Bas Saint-Laurent (5 steps).
                              • Sentier de la Forêt marine: 8km round trip up the mountainside (not accessible).

                                Description

                                Guided tour - LSQ interpreter available on request (please state your requirements when booking).
                                Virtual exhibition and podcast available on the Museum website: https://museemaritime.com/expo-virtuelle-et-balado/

                                Contact details

                                305, rue de l'Église, C.P.1, Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rive, Québec

                                418 635 1131,

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