Anticosti Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
island in Quebec, Canada
About Anticosti
Aboriginal peoples visited the island for fishing and hunting. Jacques Cartier 'discovered' it for Europeans in 1534, although it remained without any permanent population until Louis IV gave it to the Jolliet family in 1680, who retained it until 1753. Since then it was used for only for timber harvesting until it was sold to French chocolatier Henri Menier in the late 19th century. He built Port Menier and introduced a deer population, who without natural predators expanded exponentially. Today there are more than 100,000 deer on the island, for a density of approximately 14 deer/km².
Top Attractions in Anticosti
Explore the best things to see and do in Anticosti:
- ★Eco-museum
- ★Parc d'Anticosti
- ★Sépaq Anticosti
Where to Stay in Anticosti
- 🏨Auberge Chicotte
- 🏨Auberge de la Pointe-Ouest
- 🏨Auberge McDonald
- 🏨l’Hôtel de l’Île
- 🏨Pourvoirie Lac Geneviève d'Anticosti
- 🏨Safari Anticosti
Anticosti Travel Guide Sections
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